jos__garese Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I am planning some night shooting and did my homework before posting a question on how to calculate reciprocity failure for hp5: I searched the photo.net and the apug forums. However, there were two answers: Some people recommend Ilford's formula: http://www.photo.net/film-and-processing-forum/00JC3f?start=10 Other people recommend Geiner's formula: http://www.apug.org/forums/forum37/95877-reciprocity-failure-correction-gadget-gainers-formula-05-efke-pl100m.html Apparently, Ilford's formula, and the chart they provide in the data sheets, are old and have not been corrected for contemporary Ilford films. Is that so? The resulting adjustment recommendations vary a lot. For example, if my metered time is 30 seconds I would have to expose for: According to Ilford: 30 ^ 1.48 = 154 seconds According to Geiner: 30 + 0.101 * (30 ^ 1.62) = 55 seconds Those figures are WAY apart. Of course, I have to shoot and test and blah, blah, blah. And I will. But the whole purpose of this is going out with some point of departure. Forgive my poor maths (and do point out where I went wrong should that be the case) Opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 It is not way apart, it is about one stop when considering the failure. I'd suggest you trust the official Ilford HP5 plus datasheet as the starting point. I have never managed to overexpose a evenly lit night scene (to the point where it is not printable), and it is better to err on the "over exposure" side than under exposure. Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_santamaura Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 <p>Neither. Use Figure 6 in this article:</p> <p><a href="http://phototechmag.com/black-and-white-reciprocity-departure-revisited-by-howard-bond/">http://phototechmag.com/black-and-white-reciprocity-departure-revisited-by-howard-bond/</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_stockdale2 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 <p>That's a good article, Sal. Thanks for posting it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_waller Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 <p>By the formula I use the Ilford figure is a little high and the Geiner figure is low! Using my formula, I get 120 seconds actual exposure time for a metered reading of 30 seconds.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I don't think it is beneficial to look at this as too much of an exact science. I do understand what Howard Bond presents, and I believe it is valid in an evenly lit scene, and if that is what you are shooting, you'll probably benefit from following it. However if shooting eg. a city night scene with illumination ranging from brightly lit billboards to pitch black shadows, the task is more that of scene evaluation of what exactly to measure and to have knowledge of your personal skills in post processing to capture the important parts within printable range. Even with Mr. Bonds formular, the difference between HP5+ at 50 and 150 sec is only 2/3 stop making the scale less important than good scene evaluation. Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jos__garese Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 Thanks for the inputs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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