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Ilford Delta 3200 vs Kodak T-Max 3200

Which fast black and white?

Ilford Delta 3200 applied to a reference photo — Ilford Delta 3200

Kodak T-Max 3200 applied to the same reference photo — Kodak T-Max 3200

The same photograph, same exposure, both looks at full strength. See the untouched original.

The difference

Neither is really ISO 3200 — both are roughly ISO 1000 films designed to be pushed, which is why their push variants matter more than their base renderings. Delta 3200 has larger, softer grain and lower contrast, so highlights bloom and shadows go grey. T-Max 3200 is a little tighter and holds more midtone separation. Delta is the more atmospheric, T-Max the more legible.

Which to use

Delta 3200

When the grain and the glow are the point.

T-Max 3200

When you still need to read the scene.

Side by side

	Ilford Delta 3200	Kodak T-Max 3200
Type	black & white	black & white
Maker	Ilford	Kodak
Speed	ISO 3200	ISO 3200
Produced	1998–present	1988–present
Renderings here	5	6
Download	.cube	.cube

Try Ilford Delta 3200 on your photo → Try Kodak T-Max 3200

A comparison on somebody else's reference photograph only tells you so much. Both of these render on your image in the tool, alongside the other 294.