Ilford Delta 400
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1. and are only a general guide Other good results adjust the recommended manufacturers can and do change their product development times until the desired contrast level is specifications from time to time and the obtained development times may change as a result 35mm film and rollfilm Dilution Meter setting El 200 24 250 25 320 26 400 27 500 28 800 30 1600 33 3200 36 Spiral tanks and deep tanks unreplenished developers min 24 C 75 F ILFORD developer ID 11 stock 514 Z 8 9 11142 15 1 1 8 1112 14 18 143 14 2 1912 a MICROPHEN stock 4 5 6 614 7 2 10 1 1 7 9 11 12 1514 1 3 11 16 20 PERCEPTOL stock 7 9 a 1 9 7 11 2 z 3 gt a 143 Av 1712 z ILFOTEC DD X 1 4 Al 514 7 7 V2 91 2 13 ILFOTEC HC 14 15 41 2 514 8 1 31 4 5 7 10 2 ILFOTEC LC29 1 19 4 5 7 10 1 29 514 E 71 2 11 16 ILFOSOL S 1 9 5 71 2 1114 1914 14 14 8 1112 17 Non ILFORD developer Agfa Rodinal 1425 5 7 16 1 50 Cie ue a 16 5 a Kodak D 76 stock 514 8 9 1112 15 1 1 8 1112 14 18 1 3 14 1912 E Kodak HC 110 A 41 2 514 8 B 4 z 5 E 7 10 z Kodak Microdol X stock 71 2 9 1 1 1014 1212 143 15 a A gt 2 Kodak T Max 1 4 4 5 51 2 7 814 11 Kodak Xtol stock 4 s 41 2 6 71 2 91 2 12 1 1 612. hardening from a fixer hardener is not usually needed or recommended for processing in spiral tanks dishes trays deep tanks rotary processors dip and dunk hanger machines and short leader card processors unless the processing temperature is above 30 C 86 F or poor drying performance is being experienced To minimise the risk of physical damage a fixer hardener may be needed when using a roller transport film processor Using a fix hardener will require the recommended fix and wash times to be extended Depending on the film and processing conditions the hardened fix time will be between 4 and 10 minutes and the subsequent wash time 10 20 minutes in running water The amount of HYPAM HARDENER that can be added to the fixer is dependant on the film and process conditions used In some processors the full amount of hardener cannot be used as the fix and wash times cannot be extended adequately In these circumstances we recommend starting with the minimum amount of hardener to have some effect This is around 3 6 mls of hardener per litre of working strength HYPAM used This increases the film hardness slightly but has a negligible effect on the fix and wash efficiency When fix and wash times are restricted the maximum amount of HYPAM HARDENER recommended is 10 20ml of hardener per litre of working strength HYPAM used This higher amount gives a definite increase to the hardness of the films processed and while fixing and wash
3. indicated by a meter Use the graph to calculate the increased exposure time which should be given once the measured time is known 175 150 125 8 75 50 25 Adjusted exposure time sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 Measured exposure time sec CHOOSING THE BEST ILFORD DEVELOPER FOR THE JOB DELTA 400 Professional will give good results in a wide range of developers when exposed at meter settings up to El 3200 36 After choosing your developer refer to the development times table to check the meter setting needed with that developer CHOOSING THE BEST ILFORD DEVELOPER FOR THE JOB Manual processing eg spiral tank dish tray deep tank and rotary processors Liquid Powder Best overall image quality ILFOTEC DD X ID 11 stock Finest grain normal contrast ILFOTEC DD X ID 11 stock Finest grain El 200 24 ILFOTEC DD X PERCEPTOL stock Maximum sharpness ILFOSOL S 1 9 ID 11 1 3 Maximum film speed ILFOTEC DD X MICROPHEN stock El 3200 36 One shot convenience ILFOSOL S 1 9 ILFOTEC DD X ID 11 1 1 MICROPHEN 1 1 Economy ILFOSOL 1414 ID 11 1 3 ILFOTEC LC29 1429 MICROPHEN 1 3 Replenishable ILFOTEC HC ID 11 Machine processing Dip and dunk ILFOTEC DD Best overall image quality liquid and long tank life ID 11 Best overall image quality powder and long tank life ILFOTEC HC Flexible process time range of dilutions and economy Sh
4. or at least within 5 C 9 F of the developer temperature Stop Bath After development the film can be rinsed in water but we recommend that an acid stop bath is used such as ILFORD ILFOSTOP with indicator dye or ILFOSTOP PRO without indicator dye ILFFOSTOP PRO is recommended for all machine processing applications When tanks or dishes trays of process solutions are in use a stop bath immediately stops development and reduces carry over of excess developer into the fixer bath This helps to maintain the activity and prolong the life of the fixer solution ILFORD Stop ILFOSTOP ILFOSTOP PRO Bath Dilution 1 19 14 19 Temperature 18 24 C 18 24 C range 64 75 F 64 75 F Time seconds at 20 C 68 F w 19 Capacity films litre 15x 135 36 22x 135 36 unreplenished The process time given is the minimum required if necessary a longer time may be used and should not cause any process problems provided it is not excessive Fix The recommended fixers are ILFORD RAPID FIXER and ILFORD HYPAM liquid fixers and ILFORD ILFOFIX Il powder fixer all are non hardening fixers ILFORD Fixer ILFORD HYPAM amp ILFORD ILFORD RAPID FIXER _ILFOFIX II Dilution 1 4 stock Temperature 18 24 C 18 24 C range 64 75 F 64 7 5 F Time mins E at 20 C 68 F xa ae Capacity films litre 24x 135 36 24x 135 36 unreplenished Page 6 of 7 DELTA 400 PROFESSIONAL WASH When a n
5. 2 814 91 2 1114 14 18 Acufine stock 41 2 514 7 71 2 10 19 Tetenal Ultrafin SF stock 514 7 8 9 11 141 1 1 9 12 1512 1714 Tetenal Ultrafin Plus 1 4 5 6 8 814 10 131 Agfa Atomal FF stock 5 6 z ILFOLAB FP40 roller transport and short leader machines sec 26 C 79 F ILFOTEC RT RAPID 1 14 2 55 65 7 84 104 1 1 5 65 78 104 127 166 Kodak Duraflo RT stock 65 71 84 104 Page 4 of 7 DELTA 400 PROFESSIONAL PROCESSING AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES DELTA 400 Professional film can be processed over a range of temperatures Development at 20 C 68 F or 24 C 75 F is recommended and the times are given in the development times table If development is not possible at 20 C 68 F or 24 C 75 F the following chart can be used The chart is based at 20 C 68 F for a general developer and can be used to give an estimate of development times at temperatures around 20 C 68 F For example if 6 minutes at 20 C 68 F is recommended the time at 23 C 73 F will be 412 minutes and the time at 16 C 61 F will be 9 minutes ww 22 3 4 5 6 New development time min 8 10 1214 17 20 24 2832 le 2 RYKS 4 NS YO 8 YO VI2N14 YI7 20424428 Te 2243 4 5 6 8 New developoment time min 10 1214 17 20 24 2
6. 832 Note The chart can only be used as a guide because different developers and processing techniques can vary the results 24 23 22 21 12 2 WYNS 4 NS NS 8 JO Y12414 VIZ N20 2428 n0 9 8 7 Oo 2 J oe o 4 o CONTRAST TIME GRAPHS The following graphs show the contrast of DELTA 400 Professional negatives when developed over a range of development times ID 11 4 i 1 0 5 0 8 0 6 0 4 1O 02 5 O 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 Development time min DELTA 400 Professional film developed in ILFORD ID 11 stock at 1 24 C 75 F and 2 20 C 68 F MICROPHEN i 1 10 2 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 2 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 Development time min DELTA 400 Professional film developed in ILFORD MICROPHEN stock at 1 24 C 75 F and 2 20 C 68 F PERCEPTOL 0 8 Temperature F 0 6 0 4 0 2 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 Development time min DELTA 400 Professional film developed in ILFORD PERCEPTOL stock at 1 24 C 75 F and 2 20 C 68 F Contrast G Contrast G Page 5 of 7 DELTA 400 PROFESSIONAL ILFOTEC DD X 1 T 2 98 0 6 0 4 10 02 O 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 Development time min DELTA 400 Professional film developed in ILFORD ILFOTEC DD X 1 4 at 1 24 C 75 F a
7. ILFORD September 2002 FACT SHEET 2 400 PROFESSIONAL ISO 400 27 FINE GRAIN BLACK AND WHITE PROFESSIONAL FILM FOR SUPERB PRINT QUALITY ILFORD DELTA 400 PROFESSIONAL is a fast fine grain black and white professional film It is ideal for action and available light photography and also gives fine grain results for pictorial and fine art photography DELTA 400 Professional film gives excellent performance in seasoned developers Although rated at ISO 400 27 DELTA 400 Professional film can produce high quality prints when exposed at meter settings up to El 3200 36 and given extended development in ILFORD ILFOTEC DD X ILFOTEC HC MICROPHEN or ILFOTEC RT RAPID developers DELTA 400 Professional 35mm film is coated on 0 125mm 5 mil acetate base and is available in 24 or 36 exposure cassettes or in bulk lengths of 30 5 metres 100ft DELTA 400 Professional 35mm film is supplied in DX coded cassettes suitable for all 35mm cameras DELTA 400 Professional rollfilm is coated on 0 110mm 4 mil clear acetate base with an anti halation backing which clears during development It is available in 120 lengths and is edge numbered 1 to 19 EXPOSURE RATING DELTA 400 Professional has a speed rating of ISO 400 27 400ASA 27DIN El 400 27 to daylight The ISO speed rating was measured using ILFORD ID 11 developer at 20 C 68 F with intermittent agitation in a spiral tank Best results will be obtained at norm
8. al contrast but good image quality will also be obtained at meter settings from El 200 24 to El 3200 36 It should be noted that the exposure index El range recommended for DELTA 400 Professional is based on a practical evaluation of film speed and is not based on foot speed as is the ISO standard SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY Wedge spectrogram to tungsten light 2850K 05 400 450 500 550 600 650 Wavelength nm FILTER FACTORS DELTA 400 Professional film can 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 throughthe 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 11 2 stops Page 1 of 7 Sensitivity DELTA 400 PROFESSIONAL MAKING LONG EXPOSURES For exposures between 1 2 and 10 000 second no adjustments are needed for reciprocity law failure When exposures longer than 1 2 second are given DELTA 400 Professional along with other films needs to be given more exposure than
9. ing efficiency are reduced the films will be adequately fixed and washed for most purposes When fix and wash times can be extended the maximum amount of HYPAM HARDENER needed to achieve fully hardened films is 1 part to 40 parts working strength HYPAM i e 24 ml per litre Drying To avoid drying marks use a clean squeegee or chamois cloth to wipe DELTA 400 Professional film before hanging it to dry Dry DELTA 400 Professional film at 30 40 C 86 104 F in a drying cabinet or at room temperature in a clean dustfree area STORAGE Store DELTA 400 Professional film in a cool 10 20 C 50 68 F dry place in its original packaging Exposed film Once exposed process DELTA 400 Professional film as soon as practical Images on exposed but unprocessed film will not degrade for several months when stored as recommended Negatives Store processed negatives in a cool 10 20 C 50 68 F dry place in the dark Suitable storage sleeves include those made of cellulose triacetate Mylar paper pH6 5 7 5 or inert polyester A wide range of fact sheets is available which describe and give guidance on using ILFORD products Some products in this fact sheet might not be available in your country ILFORD Imaging UK Limited Town Lane Mobberley Knutsford Cheshire WA16 7JL England www ilford com Page 7 of 7 00028A www September 2002
10. nd 2 20 C 68 F CHARACTERISTIC CURVE 2 0 o Density 1 2 3 4 Relative log exposure DELTA 400 Professional 35mm film developed in ILFORD ID 11 stock for 8 minutes at 24 C 75 F with intermittent agitation PROCESSING DELTA 400 Professional film can be processed in all types of processing equipment including spiral tanks rotary processors dishes trays deep tanks and automatic processors Standard capacity figures and replenishment rates can be maintained When fixing DELTA 400 Professional film however slightly longer times than used with conventional film are recommended for best results Safelight recommendations Handle DELTA 400 Professional film in total darkness For very brief inspections during processing use the ILFORD 908 very dark green safelight filter with a 15W bulb fitted in a darkroom lamp such as the ILFORD DL10 or DL20 Do not allow direct lighting from the safelight to fall on the film Agitation Intermittent agitation is recommended for use in spiral tanks and deep tanks With spiral tanks invert the tank four times during the first 10 seconds then invert the tank four times again during the first 10 seconds of each further minute Otherwise follow the recommendations given by the processing equipment manufacturer Stop fix wash and rinse For best results it is recommended that all process solutions are kept at the same temperature
11. on hardening fixer has been used wash the films in running water for 5 10 minutes at a temperature within 5 C 9 F of the process temperature For spiral tank use when a non hardening fixer has been used the following method of washing is recommended This method of washing is faster uses less water yet still gives negatives suitable for long term storage After fixing fill the spiral tank with water at the same temperature 5 C 9 F as the processing solutions and invert it five times Drain the water away and refill Invert the tank ten times Once more drain the water away and refill Finally invert the tank twenty times and drain the water away Rinse For a final rinse use ILFORD ILFOTOL wetting agent added to water it helps the film to dry rapidly and evenly Start by using 5ml per litre of rinse water 1 200 however the amount of ILFOTOL used may need some adjustment depending on the local water quality and drying method Too little or too much wetting agent can lead to uneven drying Remove excess rinse solution from the film before drying FIX HARDENER ILFORD RAPID FIXER and ILFORD ILFOFIX II must not be used with fix hardeners as they are not compatible with them If a fix hardener is required then only ILFORD HYPAM fixer can be used Add ILFORD HYPAM HARDENER to turn HYPAM into a hardening fixer Generally for most applications modern camera films are sufficiently hardened at manufacture Additional
12. ort leader ILFOTEC RT RAPID ILFOTEC HC Rapid processing best overall image quality and long tank life Range of dilutions flexibility and economy Roller transport ILFOTEC RT RAPID Rapid processing Page 2 of 7 DELTA 400 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TIMES The table gives development times for processing DELTA 400 Professional film The times in bold will produce negatives of normal contrast G0 62 The development times are intended as a guide and may be altered if a different result is needed For manual processing in spiral tanks and deep tanks the development times are based on intermittent agitation Where continuous agitation is used for manual processing as in a dish tray or with some types of developing tank reduce these times by up to 15 For use in rotary processors without a pre rinse reduce the spiral tank development times by up to 15 A pre rinse is not recommended because it can lead to uneven processing 35mm film and rollfilm ILFORD developer Dilution Meter setting El 200 24 250 25 320 26 400 27 500 28 800 30 1600 33 3200 36 Spiral tanks and deep tanks unreplenished developers min 20 C 68 F ID 11 stock 7 91 2 111 1412 19 1 1 10 14 1714 1 3 18 MICROPHEN stock 5 S 614 71 2 81 2 1014 14 1 1 814 11 1312 1514 19 143 16 z 2 2 2 2 z Z PERCEPTOL
13. stock 10 12 1 1 1214 1512 1 3 1814 ILFOTEC DD X 1 4 6 8 91 2 1014 1314 18 ILFOTEC HC 14 15 4 514 7 V2 13 14 31 5 71 2 10 1314 ILFOTEC LC29 1 19 5 71 2 10 1314 1 29 814 1112 17 ILFOSOL S 1 9 61 2 9 14 14 14 10 13 2 a Non ILFORD developer Agfa Rodinal 1425 6 9 1 50 1114 5 S 20 _ Kodak D 76 stock 7 91 2 1114 1412 19 1 10 14 ive 1 3 18 7 Kodak HC 110 A 4 514 7 V2 13 B 5 71 2 10 1314 Kodak Microdol X stock 11 1312 z 2 1 1 14 2 1612 1 3 Kodak T Max 1 4 5 61 2 7 81 2 1014 1314 Kodak Xtol stock 6 s 71 2 81 2 10 13 17 1 1 9 11 13 1514 20 Acufine stock 7 9 11 13 16 Tetenal Ultrafin SF stock 8 10 12 131 17 20 141 14 19 3 2 a Tetenal Ultrafin Plus 1 4 6 71 2 10 12 1614 Agfa Atomal FF stock 8 9 Dip and dunk machines and deep tanks replenished developers min ILFOTEC DD 1 4 6 7 10 13 14 24 C 75 F Kodak T Max RS stock 5 614 9 1214 22 C 72 F Kodak Xtol stock 514 7 814 11 14 24 C 75 F Page 3 of 7 DELTA 400 PROFESSIONAL Note Development times may need adjusting to Note Development times in other manufacturers suit individual processing systems and working developers are included for your convenience practices If an established system is producing
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