Neopan 1600; Grain and tonal scale.

[Nicole]

Wayne, I am no expert on this film but from my own experience Neopan works beautifully in open shade and less contrasty conditions. But so many factors come into play and it's not just the lighting you need to control. It can lose the highlights just as quick as the shadows, depending on, well, everything.
Go and give it a good run and see what you think.
Cheers
Nicole

[waynecrider]

Wayne, another vote for XTol here. But what do you mean by "blocking up but keeping the highlights"? Sounds contradictionary to me and I'm not sure what you mean.

It's just me and my strange vocabulary. I meant that the shadows go dark in the print.