Wonderful grain - it's quite marked, and thus is good for portrait, because of the 'texture'. I like it. Contrast is very good, and there is also good exposure latitude thus allowing for easy shooting.

Images are a bit 'dense' in low contrast situations. Negatives are not very easy to scan.

If you want some decent black and white film, with good contrast, and which is easy to process at home - then T-Max is the film. Processing your own film at home is easy with the T-Max line of developer, and fixer...it's hard to misunderstand the instructions.

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Ilford Delta 400

Good exp. latitude, can be pushed up to 1600 and still look decent. Good film for sports and low-light portraits.

A bit on the grainy side, which is typical of fast films. Also a little too contrasty sometimes. Needs to be fixed longer than other films I've tried.

Great film for press and sports photography, as it scans beautifully and is fast enough for action and low-light shots. Unless you like grain, stay away from D76. Tmax dev. does a much better job, HC-110 (B) isn't half bad either. Good tonality, but shadows occastionally appear muddy. Too much contrast can be annoying sometimes, but on an overcast day, this film really adds a touch of ommph that it needs. I rarely make prints larger than 8x10, so the grain isn't really a problem, but I much prefer tmax 100 when I don't need the extra 2 stops of tmax 400.

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Ilford HP5, TMax 100, Kodak B&W+

great contrast and grain
good for sports and portraits

hard to find at stores such as k-mart

great overall film, perfect for overcast days

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Kodak Max 400

incredible laditude(400-1600), good contrast, GOOD GRAIN!

NONE!

This year for publications at my school i shot 300 rolls of film. Whenever possible i used this film over any form of 3200(ilford delta or TMZ). The grain of the film i admit is poor if you use the wrong developer. D-76 which is provided by the school does a piss-poor job with and it and i recomend using either T-MAX developer or XTOL. Both do great jobs with the grain and with the contrasts.

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Can be easily pushed, Cheap

can get very grainy.

Very good film for journalistic use, but i prefer Ilford HP5 for my personal black and white photgraphy. I think the image is much clearer with less grain.

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Ilford HP5 plus
Kodak Tri-x pan 400

available everywhere

need to be consistent

I never cared for this film until I started using it in 35mm. I've used hundreds of rolls a year for several years. I use it primarily for outdoor shooting and indoor low light. Lots of people don't like the film, but it works for me. I always process in Tmax developer 1:4 @72 degrees. 5 and a half minutes always gives me excellent long-toned negs. If it's strobe work, I use 6 minutes; if it's contrasty outdoor, I drop back to 5 minutes. I Use Nikon f3, n70, and f100. I print on Ilford mg rc paper with no filter and a cold light head. Occasionally, I'll use a #3 or 4 filter--but not often. All in all, it's a great film--virtually all my prints are between 8x10 and 11x14-- good sharpenss, controllable contrast, and low grain. What more could you ask?
I think this film will work best for people who do their own processing or work with labs that are pro quality.

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lots of kodak specs available

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trix agfa400, delta400

Good tonal value, good clarity, easy to process and very forgiving, can be slowed down or pushed with same development times very versatile film

Easily scratched and a bit grainy for 400 ISO on occasion, Highlights will block up when shooting on bright days

Despite the occasional block-ups, I really like this film because it comes through when I need it to. The depth and clarity are excellent. Tonal values are excellent as well

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Very good, I was told the T-Max developer would fix the problem I was having (I have been processing D76 1:1). Thier website is very informative

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Tri-X
T-Max 100, 3200

fine grain when used with ilford perceptol@1+2 dilution.the time in a jobo CPP2 is 14 min @ 24 deg C.

processing needs to be consistant.this is a must when processing so i dont see it as a downside. my processing is by a Jobo CPP2

I have used this film/dev combination in both 5x4 and medium format ie 6x4.5 mm. At this point i have been very happy with the results. my film speed is 320 with this combo. Try it!

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agfa 400

Very flexible film, it gives pleasant result for portraits.

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I'm not developping films by myself and the best results I could achieved from the lab is with this film. Very pleasant tones for portraits, I can't say the same from the Delta 400 which had too high contrast for me. I think that this film is really perfect for beginners too.
When pushed to 800 ISO, you don't even need to warn the lab before processing it. But the contrasts increases then very fast.

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Delta 400

My favorite B & W film. Easy to process at home. I don't have problems with contrast like some other reviewers do. It works great in all kinds of lighting conditions, early morning pre-sun, even the nasty mid day sun. Cloudy days--and clouds always add some interest, evenings. I shot buildings, landscapes, animals, people, flowers, old barns and homesteads to name a few with excellent results.

None for me.

I process my film in HC-110 at 68 degrees for 6 minutes and it's consistently good. I get good contrast using a yellow, red or green filter on the camera and adjust the contrast to the mood of the shot using VC paper and Ilford Multigrade filters on the Omega enlarger. This is a great film that's easy to find, cheap as long as you don't go to camera stores, easy to process and the prints are fantastic.

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Kodak's website has a wealth of information on all of their b & w films and papers.

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