Personally I think this is an interesting question and I'm looking forward to the results. For once, I don't agree with Roger as a controlled test should show up the differences more quickly and decisively than general usage. A crucial point, I think, is which developer to use -- D76/ID11 1:1 would probably be a good choice. I've recently been shooting a lot of Tri-X and Neopan 1600, which are like chalk and cheese with Tri-X giving better gradation in the shadows and Neopan better in the highlights (both rated at EI640). By the way, I am scanning rather than printing. Past use of HP5+ tends to show that it is more grainy than either Tri-X or Neopan but the tonality is more important that grain and also, for films in this class, pushability. Good luck with the test. |