John Mason wrote:
> Bill, I'm curious about your results with TMZ@12,800.
I just located some 5x8inch prints I made from a dance/theater
piece a little while back. I'll try to get a few scanned in soon.
Either I'll post to my web or email to you.
> I often shoot in extremely low light (orchestra pits,
> music clubs, for instance), using Delta 3200@6400.
> I'm not averse to grain, in fact I like the mood it
> can create. But even for me 6400 is as far as I like
> to push the film because beyond that the grain becomes
> intrusive (for my taste) and because I begin to lose
> detail significantly. My developer is Microphen.
Lighting here sounds similar. I had loan of a PZ1-p
for this night and had it ASA'ed to max 6400 and just
winged an extra stop in development. Had the 85mm f1.9
SuperTak mounted and would focus/track manually 'til it
did its in-focus beep, at which point I'd quick fine tune
the framing and fire. I loved the beep signal :^)
> I'd like to hear more about your experience with
> TMZ@12,800. What do you soup it in? How do your negs
> look? How large will you print them?
I use the TMax developer w/ the TMZ, and quite warm at that.
75-80degrees, whatever the chems measure after sitting in a
warm water bath long enough to stabilize. Though th e prints
are 5x, I almost always re-compose on the easel, so the actual
enlargement factor is probably closer to 8x to 10x
> Thanks, John (who is always looking for alternative to
> F1.4@1/30sec)
I kept the lens set to f5.6 and was getting, if memory serves,
around 1/250th, give or take. In such situations I tend to ignore
viewfinder info and just listen to the shutter and adjust aperture
if needed. Too busy following the action and maintaining a framing
to look at LED's or readouts ;^)
Bill
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