Chances are, if you're into film photography, you've at least heard the terms 'pushing' and 'pulling' film. In a nutshell, you take your film and meter for light over (pushing) or under (pulling) the box speed of film. There's an excellent breakdown guide here: The Darkroom
I have quite often shot both Kodak Tri-X 400 and Ilford Hp5 at 1600 iso. It gives a bit more versatility when shooting in low light, or trying to capture faster action. I had a fair bit of film sitting in the fridge, so I decided to see what would happen if I pushed Kodak Tri-X to 3200. I need to further refine my development times, but I'm pleased with the results.
Rain on the car window
Skate Park Shoes
Teddy, suspicious of where we're going
Rainy Bussell Highway, Western Australia
Workout Time!
There doesn't seem to be a lot of info online about pushing Kodak Tri-X to 3200. After shooting the roll, and then searching for a while to get some guidance, I came across a solitary post with a few suggestions. I can't recall what website it was on, unfortunately.
I developed using Kodak HC-110 with the following method:
- 22 minutes @ 21 degrees Celsius
- 10 inversions every 60 seconds
- 60 second stop bath (Ilfostop)
- 5 minutes in fixer (Ilfofix)
- Rinsed using the Ilford method (fill tank, 5 inversions, empty and refill, 10 inversions, empty and refill, 20 inversions)
I think it could benefit from another 60 seconds or so of dev time, but not a lot of extra time.
This won't be my last attempt @ 3200!