Observations: In certain cases, Delta 3200’s graininess tends to overpower an image, and grey tones have no choice but to appear gritty as a result. But in other instances and with the proper settings applied during scanning, that grain can have a positive and rather dramatic effect. When using this film stock in low light at night, I lean toward overexposing by a stop more than what my light meter recommends.
Left: Nikon F with Nikkor-S 50mm f/1.4 lens, Ilford Delta 3200 film, 1/60 sec., f/2.
The most eye-catching feature of this image is the amount of halation around sources of bright light.
Right: Nikon FM10 with Nikkor 50mm f/2 AI lens, Ilford Delta 3200 film, 1/2000 sec., f/4.
The level of contrast in this image is a bit too flat for my tastes.
For both of these images, I applied the standard monochrome Negafix profile in SilverFast.Nikon F with Nikkor-S 50mm f/1.4 lens, Ilford Delta 3200 film, 1/125 sec., f/5.6, SilverFast Kodak T-Max T400 CN Negafix profile applied.
Left: Nikon F with Nikkor-S 50mm f/1.4 lens, Ilford Delta 3200 film, 1/30 sec., f/1.4.
Right: Nikon F with Nikkor-S 50mm f/1.4 lens, Ilford Delta 3200 film, 1/60 sec., f/2.
For both of these images, I applied SilverFast Kodak T-Max T400 CN Negafix profile.
