verry sharp, very contrasty, very nice grain. This film is great.

It is no longer being made, It has no weakness for a 1600 35mm black and white flim.

The first time I used this film I was blown away by the sharpness, the grain, and the contras. This film in 35mm zsize is much better that Ilford 3200 in 120 size. It has better grain structures, it is grainy but much more pleaseing than the Ilford 3200 120. I have no idea why fuji stoped making this film. But for my money I will use it over the ilford 3200 or kodak 3200 as long as I can get it.

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Ilford 3200, Kodak 3200, tir-x pushed to 1600 (good also).

Low Grain for ISO 1600, Makes good prints at even 11x14, has that wonderful Neopan look

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This film is amazing. I've never seen a 1600 ISO film like this! I bought it originally thinking it was going to have a lot of grain but upon printing I discovered that it had amazingly low grain for its speed, even comparible to the 400 Neopan! It looks great when printed at 8x10 and even at 11x14! Of course, it also has the wonderful look of Fujifilm Neopan film.

Since that first roll I have used this film many times and wouldn't use anything else in low light situations. Go forth and try it out, you will not be dissapointed!

Great sharpness. Obviously the speed.

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This is the first film review I have written. I have just developed my third roll of this film, always using XTOL neat for 5.75 minutes. I remember first using films of ISO 400 in the 1960s. This is at least equivalent quality - probably better. No-one expects a film of this speed to be perfect, and such an expectation woul;d be unrealistic. The negs out of the developed almost make me gasp (how sad is that?), and they scan really well.

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None of this speed. Used to uprate Tri-X. No competition!

True 1000 ASA with low grain and excellent sharpness. Well scannable, if properly exposed.

High contrast in general; low sensitivity in the far red. Susceptible to overdevelopment (as may be done at a commercial lab).

Although not perfect due to high contrast, the only real choice for b/w available light photography without push processing since true sensitivity is ~ 1000 ASA. For daylight outdoor photography, Neopan 400 or Delta 400 give smoother tonality. Superior to T-Max 400 for indoor photography because of the higher sensitivity at same graininess.

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Neopan 400, T-Max 400 (old), Delta 400, Superia 1600

I have not tested pulling Neopan 1600 to 800, or pushing it to 3200. So far.

I did a nice test for the ISO 1600 territory that may interest the reader. I printed 4 prints by the size of 24 x 30 cm from 4 different films rated by me as 1600: Tri-X, Tmax400, Tmax3200 (i.e. "pulling), and Neopan 1600. All films where processed accurately (my own times) with Tmax developer. Then I glued all 4 prints on a white board for straightforward comparison. Most of the photographers that have seen my test, me including, agree that the Neopan print is the best. The following best is controversial: Tri-X for its rich tones and contrast, or Tmax 400 film (pushed to 1600) for its finer grain. No controversy that Tmax3200 pushed to 1600 is the worst far and large.

Tolerable grain. Crisp appearance compared to colour 1600.

Tonal range not quite right.

This review is intended for those accustomed to colour print films. Black and White print paper has higher resolution than colour. So real BW film will look sharper and have no colour cast compared to a chromogenic lab print at 6x4. Fuji Neopan 1600 when exposed properly does not have bad grain considering its speed, but you should not expect the sharpeness of slow films from it. Prints are attractively crisp, but I see the tonal range as curtailed in all the pictures. If this review doesn't sound all that favourable I beg your pardon- I am keen to use it again.

-good speed -fine grain

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I’ve used this film to photograph dimly lit concerts several times and was amazed at the result. Even with a slow lens it was capable of producing good contrast images, in the most difficult circumstances. I’ve also used T-max 3200 film under the same conditions but I absolutely prefer this one.

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T-max 3200

Fine grain for speed. Can handhold 1000 mm lens.

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When I came across this film in the expired bin and saw the price of $.50, I jumped at the chance and bought 8 rolls. I was delighted with the results. It developed beautifully in T-Max developer and printed well.

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T-Max 3200, Kodak Gold 1600, Fuji Superia 1600

No light, no problem.

Contrasty, but solvable with filters when printing.

This is a truly remarkable film. Rated at 1600 it gives results that will astonish, both in terms of relative fine grain (finer than HP 5+ at 400) and tonality. It will handle the most difficult light, poorly lit live concerts and club musicicians, and produce 11x14 prints that are simply wonderful, especially under sofetr contrast filtration and on warm tone paper. I develop this film in Xtol, 1:1 for 7.5 minutes at 20 degrees C.

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Not sure this is customer service, but Fuji is doing a poor job marketing this film. It is too hard to find.

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Pushed HP5+

very sharp, low grain for such a high speed film, great tonal range

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This semester at college I used this film almost exclusively for a documentary project i had to do for my photo class. My friend's mobile entertainment company was the subject and the light was always low. Neopan 1600 handled everything from DJ lights to stage lighting, to flash indoors perfectly. I don't find it to be as contrasty as other reviewers have said, i've been able to get dark shadows but still hold detail in people wearing black tuxes. Great tonal range, no grain compared to Delta 3200, enlarges well. This is now the only B+W film I will ever use in low light conditions.

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Ilford Delta 3200, Tri-X, Neopan 400