Delta 100 pushed two stops was my favorite film as well. Now days when I work B@W I open my favorite film processed image and process the digital file side by side on 30" screen. It helps tremendously as we tend to forget the real look. Exposure 2 is OK but by itself does not compare to results that I am looking for. The grain is not acceptable as it screams digital to me. Also it flattens the image a lot and that is the exact opposite to what I am looking for. Generally I never convert my images to grayscale. I desaturate them completely and adjust the temperature and color and process several versions of it and work them in different layers in PS. Than I generate few versions of grain and over impose them in layers.
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channel mixer really helps to get the right feel in terms of contrast but I've yet to see the grain dealt with properly...
the great thing about exposure2 is that they've given you the option to selectively adjust the spread of grain in the highlights, midtones and shadows (I had suggested that to the creator...but i'm sure other people had made such a suggestion too)
Until I see a software that specifically works on giving a more controllable spread of grain and texture of grain, I doubt we'll be seeing much in the way of getting some of that lovely BW film look...
ironic that Realgrain's samples don't show anything new about their grain capabilities...seems like more for getting the colour looks of previous films
the files below are from ilford delta 100 pushed 2.5 pushes and then contrast adjusted in photoshop...
love the way the fuzziness of the shadow edges blend together with the highlights