Ilford Delta 3200 Black and White Negative Film (120 Roll Film) - Manual (Page 2)

Page 2 of 7 Nov 2018
DELTA 3200 PROFESSIONAL Technical Information
HANDLING
DELTA 3200 Professional is a very fast film. Always load and unload the camera in subdued light.
We advise that DELTA 3200 Professional film is not subjected to airport scanners – but if it is, we advise to
always carry the film as hand luggage.
FILTER FACTORS
DELTA 3200 Professional film may be used with all types of filters (eg colour, polarising and neutral density
filters) in the usual way. Follow the instructions given by the filter manufacturer.
The exposure increase in daylight may vary with the angle of the sun and the time of day. In the late afternoon
or the winter months, when daylight contains more red light, green and blue filters may need slightly more
exposure than usual.
Cameras with through-the-lens metering will usually adjust the exposure automatically when using filters. With
some automatic exposure cameras, the correction given for deep red and orange filters can produce negatives
under exposed by as much as 1 ½ stops.
MAKING LONG EXPOSURES
For exposures between ½ and 1/10 000 second, no
adjustments are needed for reciprocity law failure.
When exposures longer than 1 second are given, DELTA
3200 Professional, along with other films, needs to be
given more exposure than indicated by a meter. Use the
graph to calculate the increased exposure time which
should be given once the metered time is known.
The graph is based on the formulae Ta = Tm
1.33
Ta = Adjusted Time
Tm = Metered Time
CHOOSING THE BEST ILFORD DEVELOPER FOR THE JOB
DELTA 3200 Professional will give good results in a wide range of developers when exposed at meter settings
up to EI 6400/39. At higher speed ratings, ILFOTEC DD-X and MICROPHEN developers are recommended.
Further details are given in the table below.
Manual processing (eg spiral tank, dish/tray, deep tank) and rotary processors
Liquid Powder
Best overall image quality at
meter setting:-
EI 400/27
EI 800/30
EI 1600/33
EI 3200/36
EI 6400/39
ILFOTEC DD-X
ILFOTEC DD-X
ILFOTEC DD-X
ILFOTEC DD-X
ILFOTEC DD-X
PERCEPTOL (stock)
PERCEPTOL (stock)
MICROPHEN (stock)
MICROPHEN (stock)
MICROPHEN (stock
Finest grain ILFOTEC DD-X PERCEPTOL (stock)
Maximum sharpness ILFOTEC DD-X MICROPHEN (stock)
Maximum film speed
(up to EI 25000/45)
ILFOTEC DD-X MICROPHEN (stock)
One-shot convenience ILFOSOL 3 (1+9) or ILFOTEC DD-X -
Replenishable ILFOTEC DD-X ID-11
Rapid processing ILFORD DD-X MICROPHEN (stock)