xcapekey.com Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Hey all...i've been shooting a lot of neo 1600 the last week and am trying to fine tune it....i develop using d76 1:1...my first batch seemed really contrasty...blocked highlights...i redecued the time and changed my agitation and am getting better negs...however, I find that when I print, I still have to use low grades like #2 and even #1 filters to get any middle tones....is this just the nature of the film? thanks russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goemon Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Neopan isn't really a true 1600 film--more like 800 or 640--and as a result yeah, the tones get compressed and you tend to need low grades. I haven't shot TMZ or Delta 3200 a lot, but I think the problem is similar there. You can shoot it at 800 and not have these problems, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve g Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Delta 3200 has a higher actual speed, around 1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank.schifano Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Not necessarily true with TMZ at least. It's a much lower contrast material. When exposed and developed for an EI of 1600 to 3200, it can usually be printed on a #2 or #3 paper or equivalent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 You might try Microphen. I haven't tested it on my trial rolls of Neopan 1600 but based on my previous experience with this developer on contrasty films or films exposed under contrasty conditions, Microphen may help. I use it both for push processing TMY, normal processing of Delta 3200 and normal processing of TMX and it does a very good job of controlling highlights while retaining midtone gradation. One trick is to keep agitation to a safe minimum - no more than three agitations every minute. For some conditions I'll agitate only every three minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kunihiko Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 As LEX said, Microphen helps. I've shot many NEOPAN 1600s at EI1600 and deved in Microphen. Grade #2 papars worked fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markrinella Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I have been shooting Neopan at 1600 and developing in XTOL 1:1 (68 degrees for 7 1/2 minutes) and have been extremely happy with the results. No blocked highlights, scans and prints very well. I agitate 2 gentle inversions and turns every 30 seconds. How much are you agitating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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