Rendering profile
- Sharpness
- moderate — grain becomes visible at high EI
Film stock wiki
Ilford Delta 3200
Ilford Delta 3200 Professional is a very high-speed tabular-grain black-and-white film with a true ISO of approximately 1000, marketed and commonly used at EI 3200. It is optimised for low-light and fast-action photography, offering wide push-processing latitude up to EI 6400–12500.
Key specs
- Brand
- Ilford
- Model
- Delta 3200
- ISO
- 3200
- Process
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- Formats
- 135, 120
- Production status
- In production
- Introduced
- 1998
Grain
prominent but structured (tabular grain)
Contrast
medium-low at EI 3200
Saturation
Unknown
Latitude
Unknown
Technical details
Handling notes
- Storage
- cool (10–20°C), dry, original packaging
Profile notes
Ilford Delta 3200 Professional is the fastest film in HARMAN Technology's Delta series, using a tabular-grain emulsion structure. The film's true measured ISO (per ISO standards with ID-11 developer) is 1000/31°, but it is marketed at EI 3200 because the wide exposure latitude and push-development capability allow excellent results at that rating. Photographers commonly shoot Delta 3200 at EI 800, 1600, 3200, or even 6400 and 12500 by adjusting development time. This makes it the premier choice for concert, event, street, and documentary photography in very low light. Despite the high speed, the tabular grain structure keeps grain more controlled than traditional cubic-grain ultra-fast emulsions. Available in 35mm (36 exp) and 120 formats.
Aliases
Delta 3200Delta 3200 ProfessionalILFORD Delta 3200
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Ilford Delta 100
Ilford Delta 100 Professional is a medium-speed, fine-grain black-and-white tabular-grain film rated ISO 100. Part of HARMAN Technology's Delta series of T-grain emulsions, it delivers outstanding sharpness and tonal gradation for portrait, landscape, and studio work.
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Ilford Delta 400
Ilford Delta 400 Professional is a high-speed tabular-grain black-and-white film rated ISO 400, offering fine grain for its speed class and wide push-processing latitude up to EI 3200. A versatile all-purpose professional emulsion for documentary, street, and reportage photography.
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Ilford FP4
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