Tales on Film

Today I’m giving my opinion on Ilford Delta 3200, a black and white film at ISO 3200. A film rated at 3200 iso means you can use it in a very dark place, but off course there are trade offs. But since you don’t have a lot of options, it’s worth trying it out

The first thing you notice about the Ilford Delta 3200 is that it has a very small grain for such a high ISO film. I would even dare to compare the grain to an older ISO 400 film. That’s pretty awesome.

Because Ilford Delta 3200 is really a iso 1000 film, that you are actually pushing in development. That means you are going to loose detail in the shadow parts of the photo, especially in a dark environment. This is showing pretty good in the photo above.

The biggest advantage of this film is that you can almost shoot in any situation, inside, outside, at a concert, you name it, you can shoot it.

The biggest drawback of this film is that it doesn’t handle overexposure or backlighting very well. You tend to get a really washed out look, which I personally do not like.

Overall it’s a high iso film, personally I like it better than Kodak T-max 3200. But that doesn’t mean it’s a pretty high contrast film in dark situations, which is not always what you want. I prefer it better when shooting it in natural light with high shutterspeeds.

I noticed in the search results of this site, that there is a huge interest in the different film types you can find. I’m only reviewing the film I have used till now and keep in mind that these are my personal opinions