Delta 3200 ASA rating: 1250?

[Identity]

I have read that Delta 3200 has an ASA rating of 1250. Does this mean that in order to achieve 3200 ASA I need to push the film that extra stop and a half? Can anyone give me a description of their results in shooting Delta 3200 developing with the recommended time as well as developing with a 1-2 stop push?
-Joe

[Bertilsson]

I don't know much about developing the film, except that it looks great in Xtol. I used to work in a lab where the normal film speed was considered about EI 1000. So a 1-1/2 stop push seems about right.
I'm sorry, but I cannot remember the time adjustment made from the normal. One of the great portrait photographers in the Twin Cities, Hillary Bullock, used that film extensively shooting 6x6 and I remember looking at the prints we made for her with amazement. She shot the film at box speed, and for an almost two stop push there was still significant shadow detail, but the grain would become rather pronounced. However, if you're using Delta 3200, something tells me you either don't care about grain, or like it.

Good luck,

- Thom

[verdesca]

You may want to take a look at these suggested combinations:

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[Ornello]

I have read that Delta 3200 has an ASA rating of 1250. Does this mean that in order to achieve 3200 ASA I need to push the film that extra stop and a half? Can anyone give me a description of their results in shooting Delta 3200 developing with the recommended time as well as developing with a 1-2 stop push?
-Joe

The true speed of Delta 3200 is indeed about 1000. The true speed of T-Max 3200 is about 800, and the true speed of Neopan 1600 is about 650. The last-named is by far the finest-grained of the lot. In practice, there is hardly any difference in speed among the three films, so I use the Neopan 1600.

[Jay DeFehr]

Delta 3200, unlike the other super-fast films mentioned, is available in 120, which makes it worth geting to know, in my opinion. While it's true that its nominal speed is around EI 1000, results will be very flat at that speed, and the reason it's so good for pushing is that contrast builds slowly with increased development, allowing shadow detail to build more than would be possible with 400 speed films. I use my own super-fine grain developer, but Xtol is a good match as well. Good luck.

Jay