I'm a college student who's been in and out of the darkroom for about 6 years. Right now I'm shooting for a portfolio to enter for a juried exhibition--mostly outdoor stuff, with some indoor/low lighting and maybe a few nighttime shots. The enlargement size will (only!) be 8x10.(posted 8682 days ago)I used Neopan 400 for a project last year under recommendation from my prof, but "pull" developed it at 200. I was making 11x14s at the largest, and they were somewhat grainy but in a nice way--so, I've never used it at it's true 400 speed. I've also used tri-x 400 for a class.
Has anybody used both of these specific films who could give me some direct comparisons? I've read some of the reviews at photographyreview.com, but they don't always compare them directly against one another. I want to do the best I can with this project but don't want to start completely from scratch comparing them because 1) I don't have the darkroom time, and 2) some of these photo situations can't be reproduced!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! By the way, I tend to like contrasty prints (but not sacrificing all shadow detail!) and I'll likely use Ilford Multigrade IV fiber paper.
~keri