Kodak Tmax P3200 - Exposure Test

Hey folks, in this video we go over some of my recent discoveries when shooting with Kodak Tmax 3200. Enjoy.

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[dan.allen.digital]

Nice video. I know the term pushing and pulling film is often confusing. If you shot 3200 at 800 then you overexposed it by two stops so the lab would need to pull two stops in development not push like you said. Right?

[Nerdzombiedisco]

Now that's how a test roll should be shot! Text, trees, buildings, people, shadows and mixed contrast. Very helpful to me. I have 5 boxes of this stuff. And was gonna expose it as 800 film.

[renemies]

Wow. I actually have a roll of this film and I'm going to be shooting it under low light conditions and I have to say I'm extremely impressed. The beach shots are grainy but I love it. They look so good. Hopefully you're able to do a similar test with Ilford Delta 3200 as well. Really cool video.

[miroslavnovotny]

I really like these grainy films because of the atmosphere. You do a great job.

[bailyzain]

Great video thank you so much - so helpful!!

[dianeyoung]

Wow these are really beautiful Dakota! I love your eye for black and white photography. 😍

[Chrisjonpage]

this was exactly what i was looking for! thanks for uploading, also your shirt made me lol

[alexbearden]

The two stop push wasn't too exciting, but the 3 stops was rediculously impressive. You'd think the negative would have started to fall apart, but it took it like a champ. Its a shame P3200 is only available in 35mm. It would really sing in 120.

[vas-y]

thank u so much for your effort to make this video! looks amazing

[jasonlamarking]

If you have another roll it would be interesting to see what it looks like shot and developed at 800 compared to the ones shot and developed at 3200. It should have a little less noticeable grain than your first set here which looks really good to me. Thanks for the video!

[_itscharis]

Great video!! I’m now even more excited to shoot this film. What lens did u use for the beach photos? The 4th photo at 7:57 is soooo cool!! The ocean looks like a back drop with that dept of field and angle!

[johnsonofjohn]

Years ago I was shooting Tmax 3200 at ISO 1000 and developing the film myself using Tmax developer. Unfortunately I don't remember the development time. But my photos turn out great. The secret to avoiding excessive grain is to not over-agitate the film during development. Very slowly and gently invert the development tank twice every minute or so.

[srtacrx]

I am so confused. I've watched this video over and over because I'm trying to understand what exposure works best for this film but I do not understand what you're doing.

When you push film you under expose the film and compensate in development. So if this was 800 pushed to 3200 you would shoot at 3200 and write +2 on the cart. But it sounds like you are shooting at 800 and writing +2 which is not a thing as far as I know? It's not pushing or pulling? I'm very confused.

I know this is an old video but it's actually the only video I can find comparing different exposure tests for this film and I like the images you got but I have no clue what you did to get them.... If you remember would you be able to clarify? Thanks

[rvisani]

thxs for the vid! I'm getting ready to shoot this film for its grain. This gives me some understanding on how to adjust it.

[lennartpennart]

Great video! What do you think the result would be if you shot this at 3200 and push it one stop to 6400? Similar to the 3rd test or would it be less grain cause your pushing it two stops less?

[yikoncheung]

Nice video !!! I have expired P3200 I will try to shot 800 iso push to 3200 iso.

[Markeymarc]

800 pushed 3 stops when shot with such low light, I think they came out beautifully.

[anthonydennis]

Try shooting at ISO 100 or 200 and develop for 3200 time and temp. Famous photographer Jesse Dittmar does his famous celebrities head shots on 120 TMax 3200 and shoots at ISO 100. His book called OVEREXPOSED shows these headshots. Fantastic images.

[dislocational]

so the 3rd film you shot at 800, not 6400, and then developed as 6400?

[Astyanaz]

I don't understand what you mean when you speak of shooting at 800 and pushing to 3200. When you do this, how do you change your development? Generally, I send mine off, so what do I tell people at the lab.