Ilford Delta 100 Sample Photos
Ilford Delta 100 - A Quick Look
Ilford Delta 100 Professional Black and White Film
I have now had a chance to run a couple of rolls of Ilford Delta 100 Professional through my Nikon EM and a Hasselblad 503CX medium format camera and wanted to share a few sample photos.
For the most part, I will let the images do the talking in this “quick look” review. I have been shooting a few rolls of Ilford HP5 Plus, 400 ISO, lately but wanted to try something with a finer grain and picked up a few rolls of Ilford PAN F Plus at 50 ISO but also the Delta 100 at 100 ISO.
Ilford Delta 100, 120 Medium Format Film
The first roll of Ilford Delta 100 I ran through a Hasselblad 503CX I was renting and when I first got the shots up on the screen I was floored to see the fine grain detail and good tonality. I am sure we can credit the Zeiss glass on the Hasselblad for some of this but the Delta 100 shows plenty of detail, perhaps even too much for some.
Continue below for 35mm photos. Click to view larger photos.
Ilford Delta 100, 35mm Film
I just got a roll of Delta 100 back from the lab and was really happy with the results after copying the negatives.
This roll was captured with my Nikon EM and 50mm f/1.8E. The small 50mm Series E lens continues to impress me despite it being a budget choice in the Nikon lens lineup.
At 100 ISO, the Ilford Delta is a fine-grain film and yet the grain does show, and in a very pleasing way to my eye. This test roll was shot in February with harsh lighting and dark shadows in many cases. I found the film retains details nicely in the darker areas.
I will be getting more Ilford Delta 100 for the fridge for sure and I have been very happy shooting the Nikon EM as well. In the latest news from here, I received a Nikon FM2n by FedEx from Japan this week. I have already been out for the first few pics and looking forward to sharing more down the line.
The negatives in this post were copied using a Fujifilm X-Pro2, an AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D lens, and Skier Sunray Copybox 3. RAW files were imported to Lightroom and I used the Negative Lab Pro plugin to convert the files.
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