Response to TMZ vs Delta 3200 vs HP5+ pushed

John - I was surprised too at the (lack of) grain in the pushed HP5+, though I was using Microphen, not HC-110 in the hope of extracting a little more true speed. I normally use HC-110 1:47 for HP5+ (and rate it at EI 200).

I was shooting under extreme contrast conditions, metering for zone V or so on the midtones and hoping for any shadow detail I could get! Too much to expect for any film really.

I don't really mind grain all that much, in fact I prefer it in some shots, but it's nice to have the option of less grain if you need it.

If there were a TRUE ISO 3200/6400 film I'd use it, no matter what the grain was, but I'm not sure there is anything faster than about ISO 1250, based on getting D=0.1 over b+f at zone I.

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