| This was something that I "played" with when trying to see what
kind of usable EI I could get to enable me to use my RB-67 in even
the lowest lighting scenarios. While the optics I own for the RB is
simply the best available for medium format, they're also very slow.
I have the 140 macro lens which I also use as a portrait lens and I
usually prefer available light portraits. Delta 3200 gives me that
capability along with a reasonable degree of enlargement. Here's a sample image that I made in my studio of my most favorite mutt ! Click on the image to see the high magnification (336K) scan. This photo was taken with the RB-67 SD hand-held fitted with a 140 Macro KL lens. Shutter speed was 1/250 @ f/8.0 and I used only the available light in the studio. She is sitting on a sectional sofa that I have about 12 feet from my front window. The film of course is none other than Ilford's Delta 3200 which I pushed to EI6400 in good old Kodak D-23. Grain is fine and sharpness acceptable.
Again, click on the image to see the high magnification (481K) scan Development details :
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