HP5+@3200 developed in EXG1, taken with XD11, 50mm f/1.4

EXG1 For Pushing HP5+ to 3200

Ashley <3 February 18, 2020

I recently developed some HP5+ shot at 3200 in EXG1. I was actually quite concerned as to what developer to use for this extreme of a push. The film had been sitting in my fridge for months due to my indecision. Finally after testing out EXG1 a lot, I decided to proceed with using it for developing these two rolls of 35mm film. I developed it for 24m and the temperature was ~71F. Normal agitation per minute was used. Overall results are great. As expected there is quite a bit of missing shadow detail that comes with pushing HP5+ this far, but the actual contrast and tonality is great, and the grain is obvious but not ugly. Anyway, enjoy a few of my favorites

More EXG1 Results

Ashley <3 February 6, 2020

So I’ve now used EXG1 with a stock pile of well preserved but ancient Kodak Plus-X (expiration 1966) that came out with excellent results. I wouldn’t really say it’s an ideal developer for this fogged film due to quite a bit of grain, but I do really enjoy the tonality of it, and the grain isn’t too bad since I’m using it in 6x4.5 format.

The Plus-X was developed at 70F for 8m30s. Overall density seemed like it could’ve used just a slight bit less time, and there was some base fogging naturally from the age of the film. However, the base fog was about comparable to a test roll that was processed in D-76.

Flat (no burn/dodge) 8x8” print on Ilford MGV

Now finally, I also made my first prints from EXG1 processed film. The film used was FP4+ in 35mm processed for 11m in EXG1. Overall wasn’t too difficult to print, but I did have to burn in the sky quite a bit in the high contrast scene on the final print (which I neglected to scan before framing). I used Ilford MGV RC paper developed in Ansco 130 and exposed at f/8 11s with contrast grade 2 filtration.

Anyway, so the developer could use a bit more highlight compensation, but other than some clipped highlights I had no problem translating the film onto paper for darkroom printing. It definitely is quite grainy for 35mm FP4+ at box speed, but I tend to like grain anyway and especially like the tonality here. It can be a bit contrasty for portraits, but is great for my other work.

Some pictures on Ilford Ortho Plus 80 in EXG1

Ashley <3 January 24, 2020

Just some pictures on Ilford Ortho Plus 80 and developed in EXG1 for 11m. Seemed slightly over developed but scanned fine. Overall turned out more grainy than expected and with some missed focus. Think my Mat 124G isn’t working so well these days

T-Max 3200 in Shanghai

Ashley <3 November 10, 2019

Every time I visit Shanghai it seems like I love it more and more for it’s photography opportunities. These are a subset of the pictures I captured mostly with a Minolta XD11 and 50mm f/1.4 lens on T-Max 3200 film and processed with HC-110 dilution B. It’s really one of my favorite films with it’s striking contrast, surprisingly good shadow detail, and wonderfully sharp grain. It’s the film I always prefer when I actually need that extra stop of speed going from 1600 ISO to 3200 ISO.

EXG1 For Pushing HP5+ to 3200

More EXG1 Results

Some pictures on Ilford Ortho Plus 80 in EXG1

T-Max 3200 in Shanghai

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