Yeah, I've been shooting basically nothing but HP5 pushed to 1600 for months now. While I'm maybe reaching the point of grain overdose with it, I know shooting at anything below 800 basically means I can't shoot for 90% of the next six months.
As far as I'm concerned, HP5 is a 1600 iso film with a typo on the box, and the world is now divided into two groups of people, those who saw Dune properly in the cinema, and those who waited for it to be streamed, and will regret it for the rest of their miserable lives.
I saw Dune the day before it came out in theatres. I would've had to wait another day to see it otherwise. :) It also streamed in Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, and at 4K so it was better than theatres (with the right setup). I could pause, put subtitles on, rewind, repeat, and most importantly, not wear a mask!
What about those who haven't seen it at all, and will see it as a double feature when part 2 comes out, thus having the best cinematic experience of their entire lives?
I've been rescanning a bunch of negatives that have survived since the early 1970s (yes, I am unconscionably old). I came across a page of Ektachrome 100 pushed to 1600. I remember taking the photos, and that the film was pushed to 1600, but I have no memory of how they were processed. You might want to try it.
Being that I shoot mostly indoor stuff of my family, pushed HP5 is my jam. That said, it pushes even better in 120. I tend to like 35mm HP5 +1, and 120 HP5 +2 or 3.
@@mastaw the grain is less obvious so you can push it further for sure on 120. Grain gets a bit intrusive +3 stops on 35mm but some peeps like the stylised look. I have pushed to +3 stops on 120 and it still looks great.
Thanks man. I stepped into a camera shop today for the first time in a long time, they had rolls of this sitting by the till and it caught my eye; as did this video appearing from nowhere in my feed 6 hours later... I'd forgotten how free the experience is - digital always feels to me like I need a subject and for that reason I don't shoot a lot these days. Film is a canvas in of itself. Nice images. Thanks.
HP5 pushed 1 stop is what I use. Love the extra contrast, love the extra grain in B&W, love the versatility of being able to shoot in nearly any situation.
Great video. I shoot a lot of HP5 and have tried pushing two stops and it helps with low light situations. Especially here in the UK where we have 12 seconds of sun a year. However, I prefer a one stop push, though.
Loved dune. Thought the slow pace was essential for world building in the first film of the trilogy. Visuals and score kept me engaged throughout. Couldn't be more excited for part two!
Having shot exclusively HP5 at the start of my film journey (because my school had it for free), I can't help but feel that HP5 has become a little boring at box speed, and have preferred Retro400S, Bergger Pancro, and Fomapan 400 for that speed. However, HP5 at 800, oh boy what an experience, it just have so much character.
@@moeboddfrom what I understand you won't see much difference if you don't tell the lab. Otherwise you're just underexposing your shots with your metering.
I thought Dune was great Jason, was definitely the Mamiya 7ii of Sci Fi Movies as of late. Can’t wait for the second one in 2023. That is if the rapidly approaching heat death of the universe doesn’t end us all, or until Fuji finds some way to discontinue that as well.
Having fled Sacramento for Clearwater, Florida, we do get clouds here. But for street, my street rig is a Nikon fe with 1/4000 shutter speed, a voigtlander 28 mm skopar, set at f11 and in aperture priority. Basically a small point and shoot with stunning glass. If I think I might want to shoot in the f/2 area, a f100, f5 or f6 has 1/8000 shutter and power winder as well as back button focus and aperture priority with stunning matrix metering. But my reason for shooting hp5 and tmax400 at 1000 is they don't block up shadows only about 1 stop under exposed and it keeps my shutter speeds 1/250 or higher for zone focus/point and shoot mode for instant reaction street. Besides, that genre likes blocked up shadows and at 1000 iso I can darken the shadows in post with no image degradation as trying to brighten shadows could do.
Watching this just as I've gotten my first roll of Ilford HP5. Seems like a good idea to push to 1600 for all the cloudy days I get in late fall and winter, but I'm in the midst of a rain storm now and I nearly broke the light meter in one of my cameras after taking it out in hard rain
I have not pushed HP5 (yet, I've got rolls in the fridge awaiting my amateur caress), but I have become addicted to OG Acros 100 pushed 2 stops with a deep orange filter. It's deliciously grainy and contrasty, and completely opposes what box speed stood for (grainless and boringly balanced mids). Insofar as Dune, it's also on the list.
Sitting here on a cold night (it’s beautifully warm in Melbourne where I’m from) in Seoul Korea during a business trip, got half way through this episode and thought “why am I sitting here instead of out on the street using that roll of Delta 400 I shoved in my Pentax P30” so out I went, dumping the iPad for some amazing Asia architecture and squiggly signage…only to find once I’d found an epic composition the winder stopped winding correctly, and it was at that moment I went “oh yeah, as much as I love my Pentax P30, it’s not a Leica M6….and that’s why I should’ve stayed in the warm hotel watching the rest of the episode”. 😢 True story.
Definitely adds another tool to my arsenal. I went and shot the Naval Aviation museum in pensacola and having only one 1.2 lens and maximum 800 speed film was severely limiting but I did get some cool-ass photos from it. Now starting my own development I can now push film. Great video as always
"how great should the video be?" Jason: "Yes". In truth man , you´re the only one on youtube i dont skip the Squarespace Add. Dune was awesome dude. i love it and looking forward to the second part.
You kind of can save underexposed images with stand development though. I've gotten very consistent results without any issues by doing semi stand. I do constant agitation the first minute, then 15 seconds once every 15 minutes, end at all hour. Usually much sharper including sharper grain
@ 4:12 one other reason to push/pull is to adjust the contrast, aka as the Dynamic range of the scene is too close or far away, that is, the highlights and shadows, from the middle grey; same with the 'zone_system', you are doing this to give a FLAT scene some depth and 3D pop, as an affect for your vision of the scene.
if you ever are struggling with a video idea, I would love to see one on the process of your creative journey: ie where you started and where you are now. Love your videos, I hope ypu are stoked on your current lifw.
if you can't make up your mind about HP-5+, try going up in format, aka to 4x5" sheets, and also selenium toning, as Rachel Brewster-wright did, in an Ilford video, on toning, a lady, with tattoos, but wow, a nice image (and darkroom paper too!).
Great video and there are some photos I really love in there. It'd be interesting if you could develop on how the contrast from pushing is different from adding contrast digitally? I'm waiting for my first pushed b&w film to get developed at the moment 🙂
I like to push my B+W 2 stops so I can have faster shutter speeds, and when I am in bright light I just put a 2 stop ND on to get my aperture opened up to f 5.6 - 8 .
when i used to shoot hp5 i wold use the box speed but i never worked with it digitally only really worked with it in the darkroom but i found that if the correct contrast filters and exposure time were used with the enlarger i got somewhat similar results tho it did vary sometimes
If you really want to have some fun, develop your own HP5 in the Semi-Stand method... DDX @ 1:9 45 minutes 5 agitations during 1st minute... 5 agitations at halfway mark... 1 more agitation just for fun at the end... THE BEST HP5 CAN LOOK. (hundreds of hours of research)
Agreed. Though DD-X @ 1:4 for 13:30 for 1600 also works just great and very low grain. I really believe DD-X is one of the truly great film developers out there even if it is expensive compared to Rodinal, HC-110 etc. 👍
I think 800 is the sweet spot for HP5, I was never all that impressed with it at box speed and always gravitated to Tri-X, but shooting HP5 @ 800 gives it the contrast and punch I feel it lacks at box speed.
HP5 @3200 is perfectly fine. I've even developped it in Rodinal 1+50, with one gentle inversion every minute for 52 minutes, with great results. The grain is, oddly enough, not that distracting. The shadows are mostly lost but I'm fine with that. You should try it someday ;)
What a good habit to read the comments :D I'm thinking to shoot this film at my friend's concert and if I decide to do it, it will be my first time ever using this film and first concert to shoot and with Rodinal which I use often or only but with Fomapan or Ilford Pan 400. I don't know if those film are good to push for 3200 also with Rodinal. You got any advice?
@@Bartosz10000 Unfortunately, I have no experience with pushing Foma 400 or Ilford Pan 400, so I cannot answer you for sure. In theory, I don't see why it wouldn't work, but HP5 is known for being super tolerant to push process ; I've never particularly read that about the other 2 films. As for pushing in Rodinal, the Massive Dev Chart has a similar "recipe" than the one I used for Foma 400 pushed to 3200 in Rodinal 1+50, 52 minutes, but no recipe for Pan 400 at 3200 and 1+50 (only 1+25, which will probably give you even more contrasty negs - I haven't tried it). Or you can do a stand dev in 1+100. Rodinal is perfect for that :) Hope it helps ! Enjoy the concert :)
I shot a protest a few months ago and only had HP5 in the fridge, but the protest was at night, so i had to push 3 stops - I'll be honest, those rolls of HP5 were just cheap back ups but I loved how it looked pushed so far, and got some really cool results! Go for three stops, why not?
Im in Perth too......when you plant a seedling in the garden, and the label says suits full sun conditions...you know they dont have Western Australia in mind. Victoria, perhaps.
Dune was the only thing on my mind for about a week. My only problem with it was that it wasn't shot on 35mm because the grain would have looked really nice in the sand.
HP5 is hit or miss with me, pushed or not. Haven't shot it in a while, might be time for a revisit. Best description of Dune I've seen is that it's Star Wars for people who like Tool.
Maybe it is just my area but I have found developing B&W is usually twice as much and pushing also cost extra sometimes twice again. So I don't think that I would shoot pushed HP5 because I cant take the wallet hit.
The entire point of black and white is it's insanely cheap and easy. You can buy all the equipment and chemicals to develop over sixty rolls of film for $100. And after that, $20 for every additional 60 rolls.
@@lobsterbark I don't think I'd go so far to say the only reason to shoot B&W is because it's cheap. But it is more affordable than color dev/processing.
If you really like HP5 pushed grain and TMX 400. I'd suggest trying Delta 400, normally it feels kind like the in-between film. Maybe push 1 stop or so, add Rodinal developer for extra spicy grain if you are into those grainy look.
Funny this, I did exactly the same thing. Took the film to my usual lab and they laughed! 1600?,,,you mean 2 full stops??? Yes 2 stops, that's what I've written on the label. They laughed, I laughed, siri laughed, but I got the last laugh, the images are wonderful.
Great video, beautiful pics! 👍🏻 As I live in Norway where the winters are dark and long, I shoot HP5 at 1600 ISO out of pure necessity. From November to March. Works fine, but I allways long for the days when I can put FP4 and PanF in my camera. Keep it up! 😊
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In the UK we call this "how to shoot in anything other than the 12 seconds of sunshine each year"
hp5 minutes of sun per year 😔
Yeah, I've been shooting basically nothing but HP5 pushed to 1600 for months now. While I'm maybe reaching the point of grain overdose with it, I know shooting at anything below 800 basically means I can't shoot for 90% of the next six months.
It was sunny for fully 45 seconds back in 2007. Truly those were salad days.
Must be in scotland
was in Bristol 3 years ago.. had plenty of sunshine
As far as I'm concerned, HP5 is a 1600 iso film with a typo on the box, and the world is now divided into two groups of people, those who saw Dune properly in the cinema, and those who waited for it to be streamed, and will regret it for the rest of their miserable lives.
And those still waiting for it to come out in their country😭
I saw Dune the day before it came out in theatres. I would've had to wait another day to see it otherwise. :) It also streamed in Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, and at 4K so it was better than theatres (with the right setup). I could pause, put subtitles on, rewind, repeat, and most importantly, not wear a mask!
Thank god that I went to see Dune in IMAX on its last day, would hate myself if I missed that chance
Damn I'm already regretting it by this comment alone smh 🤦
What about those who haven't seen it at all, and will see it as a double feature when part 2 comes out, thus having the best cinematic experience of their entire lives?
Besides the entertainment and photos: the audio quality of your voice/mic/post-prod. is just amazing
Was just thinking about that. Now how do I get my voiceovers to sound that good?
Wanted to like this post but didn’t wanna ruin the 69 likes. Carry on sir
I've been rescanning a bunch of negatives that have survived since the early 1970s (yes, I am unconscionably old). I came across a page of Ektachrome 100 pushed to 1600. I remember taking the photos, and that the film was pushed to 1600, but I have no memory of how they were processed. You might want to try it.
what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu thats like 4 stops
I'm okay with being called a pimp when it's by you Jason 🙂
Get a room
top ten anime crossover
You have redeemed HP5 in my eyes .... I might think about looking in its direction again
Ilford HP5 literally is the only thing that turns me on anymore
I like shooting it at 3200 and developed with DD-X
That chrome slot canyon shot at 9:18 is beautiful.
Those garden chairs at 9:01 - muack - chef's kiss!
Being that I shoot mostly indoor stuff of my family, pushed HP5 is my jam. That said, it pushes even better in 120. I tend to like 35mm HP5 +1, and 120 HP5 +2 or 3.
Because of the less pronounced grain in 120? Or is there a different reason too?
@@mastaw the grain is less obvious so you can push it further for sure on 120. Grain gets a bit intrusive +3 stops on 35mm but some peeps like the stylised look. I have pushed to +3 stops on 120 and it still looks great.
I strongly assume that’s because the 120 needs less magnification than a 35 mm negative.
Maybe you can push more on 120 but you kind of have to because you’re losing lens speed.
@@mastaw correct. Still looks relatively "clean" pushed 3 stops with 120. Big reason to push it +3 is shit indoor light.
Trev is absolutely correct, there is only one Sierra Nevada Mountains. Learned that in my first geology class in 1978.
Also, I recently learned that sierra is the opposite term to cordillera with the former meaning a patch of mountains and the later more of a string.
Thanks man. I stepped into a camera shop today for the first time in a long time, they had rolls of this sitting by the till and it caught my eye; as did this video appearing from nowhere in my feed 6 hours later... I'd forgotten how free the experience is - digital always feels to me like I need a subject and for that reason I don't shoot a lot these days. Film is a canvas in of itself.
Nice images. Thanks.
HP5 pushed 1 stop is what I use. Love the extra contrast, love the extra grain in B&W, love the versatility of being able to shoot in nearly any situation.
I'm a simple man. I see a new upload by @grainydays, I get six taquitos and spend two hours on the toilet.
Great video. I shoot a lot of HP5 and have tried pushing two stops and it helps with low light situations. Especially here in the UK where we have 12 seconds of sun a year. However, I prefer a one stop push, though.
Thank you for curing my morning depression and helping my through Friday. Love you
Hell yea a new GrainyDays video!
Loved dune. Thought the slow pace was essential for world building in the first film of the trilogy. Visuals and score kept me engaged throughout. Couldn't be more excited for part two!
Another great video. The 12mm shots are amazing. Very nice portrayal of pushed HP5 also.
In the old days we used to push HP5+ not only for grain and contrast mostly because we needed the extra speed at low light situations.
Would you develop regular or push the process as well
Dune was amazing! The pictures, music and the story had a great depth and quality.
And HP5 pushed two stops too, with a bit more grain
That shot at 5:06 is just lovely.
Nice pics, Mr. J. These are great.
Love it! Thank you for sharing your experience. I have been hooked on pushing HP5 for a while now and really enjoyed seeing your captures
Just ordered some HP5 the other day....I'm about to rock out with my stock out!
Having shot exclusively HP5 at the start of my film journey (because my school had it for free), I can't help but feel that HP5 has become a little boring at box speed, and have preferred Retro400S, Bergger Pancro, and Fomapan 400 for that speed. However, HP5 at 800, oh boy what an experience, it just have so much character.
If i shot hp5 at 800 do I tell the lab push 1 stop? Or just develop normally
I would like to know as well!!!
@@moeboddfrom what I understand you won't see much difference if you don't tell the lab. Otherwise you're just underexposing your shots with your metering.
I thought Dune was great Jason, was definitely the Mamiya 7ii of Sci Fi Movies as of late. Can’t wait for the second one in 2023. That is if the rapidly approaching heat death of the universe doesn’t end us all, or until Fuji finds some way to discontinue that as well.
Having fled Sacramento for Clearwater, Florida, we do get clouds here. But for street, my street rig is a Nikon fe with 1/4000 shutter speed, a voigtlander 28 mm skopar, set at f11 and in aperture priority. Basically a small point and shoot with stunning glass. If I think I might want to shoot in the f/2 area, a f100, f5 or f6 has 1/8000 shutter and power winder as well as back button focus and aperture priority with stunning matrix metering. But my reason for shooting hp5 and tmax400 at 1000 is they don't block up shadows only about 1 stop under exposed and it keeps my shutter speeds 1/250 or higher for zone focus/point and shoot mode for instant reaction street. Besides, that genre likes blocked up shadows and at 1000 iso I can darken the shadows in post with no image degradation as trying to brighten shadows could do.
Amazing images, thanks for another cool video.
Watching this just as I've gotten my first roll of Ilford HP5. Seems like a good idea to push to 1600 for all the cloudy days I get in late fall and winter, but I'm in the midst of a rain storm now and I nearly broke the light meter in one of my cameras after taking it out in hard rain
I have not pushed HP5 (yet, I've got rolls in the fridge awaiting my amateur caress), but I have become addicted to OG Acros 100 pushed 2 stops with a deep orange filter. It's deliciously grainy and contrasty, and completely opposes what box speed stood for (grainless and boringly balanced mids).
Insofar as Dune, it's also on the list.
Sitting here on a cold night (it’s beautifully warm in Melbourne where I’m from) in Seoul Korea during a business trip, got half way through this episode and thought “why am I sitting here instead of out on the street using that roll of Delta 400 I shoved in my Pentax P30” so out I went, dumping the iPad for some amazing Asia architecture and squiggly signage…only to find once I’d found an epic composition the winder stopped winding correctly, and it was at that moment I went “oh yeah, as much as I love my Pentax P30, it’s not a Leica M6….and that’s why I should’ve stayed in the warm hotel watching the rest of the episode”. 😢
True story.
Always an inspiration watching your vids. Thanks for the upload brotha.
Definitely adds another tool to my arsenal. I went and shot the Naval Aviation museum in pensacola and having only one 1.2 lens and maximum 800 speed film was severely limiting but I did get some cool-ass photos from it. Now starting my own development I can now push film. Great video as always
your shots are pure poetry
"how great should the video be?" Jason: "Yes".
In truth man , you´re the only one on youtube i dont skip the Squarespace Add.
Dune was awesome dude. i love it and looking forward to the second part.
You kind of can save underexposed images with stand development though. I've gotten very consistent results without any issues by doing semi stand. I do constant agitation the first minute, then 15 seconds once every 15 minutes, end at all hour.
Usually much sharper including sharper grain
@ 4:12 one other reason to push/pull is to adjust the contrast, aka as the Dynamic range of the scene is too close or far away, that is, the highlights and shadows, from the middle grey; same with the 'zone_system', you are doing this to give a FLAT scene some depth and 3D pop, as an affect for your vision of the scene.
My face is in a grainydays video for .2 seconds 😱 Momma I made itI! It was great hanging out with you again bro. See you at the next one :)
bears&cameras event... sounds cool! getting drunk and geeking over film cameras at the same time 😛
I can’t wait to make this stock my whole personality. My family thanks you 🙏
More frequent videos please Jason 🙏😉
Nice collection of pics. Nice video too
I leave here smiling every time
Hey Jason. Try it at 1600 with a red filter : and a polar (tricky with any non slr, but.) It would so magic with the blue LA skies.
if you ever are struggling with a video idea, I would love to see one on the process of your creative journey: ie where you started and where you are now. Love your videos, I hope ypu are stoked on your current lifw.
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Best Film Channel on RUclips!
if you can't make up your mind about HP-5+, try going up in format, aka to 4x5" sheets, and also selenium toning, as Rachel Brewster-wright did, in an Ilford video, on toning, a lady, with tattoos, but wow, a nice image (and darkroom paper too!).
Haha "Apocalypse now, hell hole..." couldn't have come up with a better description!
I always push hp5 to 800 or 1600 the develop with DDX. The results are *chef's kiss*.
thank you man, i was missing you already
Great video and there are some photos I really love in there. It'd be interesting if you could develop on how the contrast from pushing is different from adding contrast digitally? I'm waiting for my first pushed b&w film to get developed at the moment 🙂
Great stuff. I've only ever pushed Ilford HP5 +1 stop and I loved the results. You may have inspired my next shoot!
I love this channel ❤
Great shots Jason!
I have no clue what you’re talking about but I keep coming back.
Very tasty shots of the Getty
I swear you pushed HP5 when you were using the 2x3 camera in le mountains a while back
Thanks for introducing me to "Beer and Cameras".
I like the message from sponsor in the last part :D
+3 stops is also great, only that development takes more time. You can even push it more with still development, something worth trying
Considering everything with KODAK marked on it costs 50% more in Europe, I'll stick with HP5+ (6,80€) rather than TMax400 (11,80€).
I've been on a Dune bender and I can't stop thinking about the grain. Guess this means, I need to buy some HP5 and test out the +2 stops.
I like to push my B+W 2 stops so I can have faster shutter speeds, and when I am in bright light I just put a 2 stop ND on to get my aperture opened up to f 5.6 - 8 .
Jesus Christ the inside the hotel room shots were insane i actually gasped at work
Another great Video Jason
when i used to shoot hp5 i wold use the box speed but i never worked with it digitally only really worked with it in the darkroom but i found that if the correct contrast filters and exposure time were used with the enlarger i got somewhat similar results tho it did vary sometimes
Those pics at the Getty are super dope!
Good experiment ! No pain no grain !
If you really want to have some fun, develop your own HP5 in the Semi-Stand method...
DDX @ 1:9
45 minutes
5 agitations during 1st minute...
5 agitations at halfway mark...
1 more agitation just for fun at the end...
THE BEST HP5 CAN LOOK. (hundreds of hours of research)
Agreed. Though DD-X @ 1:4 for 13:30 for 1600 also works just great and very low grain. I really believe DD-X is one of the truly great film developers out there even if it is expensive compared to Rodinal, HC-110 etc. 👍
What iso though?
Dune was magical!
loved Dune, love your work as well, but I especially love your commentary style.
I’m happy to see the legendary Budweiser camera making another appearance
I think 800 is the sweet spot for HP5, I was never all that impressed with it at box speed and always gravitated to Tri-X, but shooting HP5 @ 800 gives it the contrast and punch I feel it lacks at box speed.
Are you pushing it 1 when developing?
@@ttracemusic I am.
@@JenniferM13 Very cool. Will try it. Thx.
“Punch” meaning higher contrast, to you ?
This is my fifth time watching this video. It's just that incredible. I love it so much. Shout to grainydays for this visual sex of a video.
Nice lines and shots.
HP5 @3200 is perfectly fine. I've even developped it in Rodinal 1+50, with one gentle inversion every minute for 52 minutes, with great results. The grain is, oddly enough, not that distracting. The shadows are mostly lost but I'm fine with that. You should try it someday ;)
What a good habit to read the comments :D I'm thinking to shoot this film at my friend's concert and if I decide to do it, it will be my first time ever using this film and first concert to shoot and with Rodinal which I use often or only but with Fomapan or Ilford Pan 400. I don't know if those film are good to push for 3200 also with Rodinal. You got any advice?
@@Bartosz10000 Unfortunately, I have no experience with pushing Foma 400 or Ilford Pan 400, so I cannot answer you for sure. In theory, I don't see why it wouldn't work, but HP5 is known for being super tolerant to push process ; I've never particularly read that about the other 2 films. As for pushing in Rodinal, the Massive Dev Chart has a similar "recipe" than the one I used for Foma 400 pushed to 3200 in Rodinal 1+50, 52 minutes, but no recipe for Pan 400 at 3200 and 1+50 (only 1+25, which will probably give you even more contrasty negs - I haven't tried it). Or you can do a stand dev in 1+100. Rodinal is perfect for that :) Hope it helps ! Enjoy the concert :)
God your black and white stuff is amazing
I love the look of hp5 at 1600! And if you’re going indoors and outdoors on the same roll it’s great unless you want bokeh of course
I shot a protest a few months ago and only had HP5 in the fridge, but the protest was at night, so i had to push 3 stops - I'll be honest, those rolls of HP5 were just cheap back ups but I loved how it looked pushed so far, and got some really cool results! Go for three stops, why not?
i didnt know i needed a budweiser camera so bad
Really like all the shots. Your light maybe bright but ours is almost blinding. (Perth W Aust) Thanks for the video. BTW the music works well.
Im in Perth too......when you plant a seedling in the garden, and the label says suits full sun conditions...you know they dont have Western Australia in mind. Victoria, perhaps.
I have not, but now I will try it.
I refuse to watch Dune as it was shot with an Arri Alexa. How do you shoot a movie about *grains* of sand on digital?
I shoot a lot of HP5 and Kentmere 400 to 1600… it’s amazing on 35mm, and I LOVE the grain!
Dune was the only thing on my mind for about a week. My only problem with it was that it wasn't shot on 35mm because the grain would have looked really nice in the sand.
HP5 is hit or miss with me, pushed or not. Haven't shot it in a while, might be time for a revisit. Best description of Dune I've seen is that it's Star Wars for people who like Tool.
Pushing HP5+ is my mainstay for low light photography.
now do a video about pulling film, like ilford delta 3200 at 400
or even doing a video about ilford 3200 in the day time
loved Dune, watched it twice in theatres, soooo enjoyable
Maybe it is just my area but I have found developing B&W is usually twice as much and pushing also cost extra sometimes twice again. So I don't think that I would shoot pushed HP5 because I cant take the wallet hit.
Develop and scan at home if your can. Cheapest way to do film.
The entire point of black and white is it's insanely cheap and easy. You can buy all the equipment and chemicals to develop over sixty rolls of film for $100. And after that, $20 for every additional 60 rolls.
@@lobsterbark I don't think I'd go so far to say the only reason to shoot B&W is because it's cheap. But it is more affordable than color dev/processing.
If you really like HP5 pushed grain and TMX 400. I'd suggest trying Delta 400, normally it feels kind like the in-between film. Maybe push 1 stop or so, add Rodinal developer for extra spicy grain if you are into those grainy look.
Tri-X 400 is another stock that looks absolutely fantastic pushed 2 stops
Excellent Photos!
I want the In and Out Airplane please make it available to purchase!
that first shot is the single greates b&w picture i ever saw
Funny this, I did exactly the same thing. Took the film to my usual lab and they laughed! 1600?,,,you mean 2 full stops??? Yes 2 stops, that's what I've written on the label. They laughed, I laughed, siri laughed, but I got the last laugh, the images are wonderful.
I really enjoy your videos
Great video, beautiful pics! 👍🏻 As I live in Norway where the winters are dark and long, I shoot HP5 at 1600 ISO out of pure necessity. From November to March. Works fine, but I allways long for the days when I can put FP4 and PanF in my camera. Keep it up! 😊