Decent speed. Not much grain. Good contrast. Great price!

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In my opinion, the ideal general-purpose B&W film. While I don't shoot much B&W, I've shot a few rolls of this in the last year or so and got some great results. My fiancée has a camera body with HP5 pretty much permanently loaded... I would if I had another body!

I tend to use a yellow filter with this film much of the time - just helps a little with the contrast. I can't comment on processing or printing as I send it off to a lab.

Customer Service

Not needed.

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Ilford FP4+
Ilford Delta 3200

You can push the hell out of this film, excellent contrast, $4.00/roll, about as easy to find as any B&W film.

Ugly green canister?

This film is to my B&W photography what cereal is to my diet - I use it all the time even if people might say there's better stuff out there. I only use it pushed 2 stops anymore. Increase the development time by ~4 minutes and bang! - sharp, high-contrast 1600 film. I started using this stuff when my photo teacher told us what film to buy so that we could develop in bunches. Soon I tried the Kodak and even the Delta 3200 in my experimentations with other film but this stuff is my favorite. It's versatile, cheap, and easy to find. I recommend visiting the Ilford website - the Acrobat files are great for learning how to push the film and use it properly in general.

Customer Service

great website - very helpful info about processing

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Kodak T-max and Tri-X, Ilford Delta 3200

Beautiful grain
Excellent tonal range

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This is the only film I use for shooting B&W in my 8x10. Developed in Pyro, the negs are exquisite after a minimum of 30 minute wash. I meter this film at 200 instead of the rated 400.

Customer Service

NA

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Ilford FP4

Easy to get
Reasonable price
Speed for low lighting conditions

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First time I looked at the prints using this film, I was extremely impressed with the overall picture quality. In fact on my way home, I had to lool at the prints at evewry trafffic light. I normally do this when I am happy with the prints. This film gave me portraits and outdoor shots that look much superor to those from T400 CN, which was C41 processed. The T400 CN shots all had a brown tinge in them. Recently, I have been experimenting with several films, both B&W and color, including Fuji Reala and NPS 160. I must admit that Ilford gave me the best pictures. In fact, because of Ilford 400 performance, it will be difficult for me to use color films again, especially for portraits.

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Kodak T400 CN

Good sharpness, the contrast is wonderful. With a good developer, it's easily pusheable

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It's my favorite 400 iso film.

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Agfa apx 400, Ilford Delta 400.

Great contrast, fine grain for 400 film, does not require special processing/chemicals. Most any b/w lab can handle it. It's pushable too!!

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My favorite 400 b/w film. Sharp with just a little extra contrast with normal developing. Looks great even when processed in T-Max developer. I'm glad this film has stood the test of time as most labs can handle the processing. I can push it to 1600 with very good results.

Similar Products Used:

T-Max 400, Agfapan 400

It is the only 400ASA film that can be pushed to 3200. It is a very old emulsion; if it aint broke dont fix it

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Good fast film whih is very versatile

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TMAX 400