Recomend Me a 100iso 120 film

[al1966]

OK I asked about Shanghai films and have excluded them from my search. So I want a nice 100 film, I do not like Ilfords Delta or Kodaks Tmax films. I am in the UK so please bear in mind what is available to me. I intend to use it in the first place for textural details, then I will be doing some portraits as well under studio lights. In 400 I have enjoyed HP5, Fuji and Tri X, HP5 was my favorite mono film. I am looking for a fine grain and would consider going lower, it will be shot on an ETRS with the standard lens. Thank you all very much for your thoughts

 

[arunrajmohan]

FP4+ is not 100 but pretty close and is one of the two 120 BW films (TMAX400) that I use.

Arun

 

[Phil_F_NM]

Plus-X is probably my favorite film. It can be contrasty but it's a fine grained emulsion and has a ton of latitude. Granted, I tend to also use all older lenses which are sharp but lower on the contrast in their drawing. This is also a consideration for what emulsion to choose.
Easy to process and get a great image from it, so it's forgiving. On 120 the tonality is superb. My $.02

Phil Forrest

 

[al1966]

On a side note do Ilford make their film in the UK? I do like to buy British, I thought they were but it might have been a deluded imagination😀

 

[Renzsu]

I like Fomapan 100, may not be the finest grain and it curls quite badly, but it looks really quite nice and is pretty cheap.

 

[John Lawrence]

Acros 100 or FP4+

John

 

[ampguy]

This is a neutral and medium contrast film, and very un-hipster like Tri-X - Neopan 100 SS. I got 10 rolls at Freestyle a couple of years back and got great images from various D76 dilutions, as well as Caffenol recipes.

 

[wlewisiii]

Plus-X. There is no substitute.

 

[varjag]

Really about any 100-125 ISO film from the big three vendors I tried was pretty darn good. The 2nd tier manufacturers can be good too, but too often ruin the fun by emulsion defects.

 

[Roger Vadim]

Easy choice here - if you like HP5 go for Ilford FP4, very nice tonality esp with portraiture!

Acros is also a very nice film, very sharp, but different in tonality than "classic" films like FP4. In 120 it almost looks a bit digital because you just don't see any grain (and it's got a "orthopanchromatic" emulsion - whatever that is...). Very very smooth.
Shoot a roll of each and decide.

Definately worth the test.

 

[LeicaM3]

Acros in Rodinal.

 

[larmarv916]

Adox "Art Films" CHS come in 25-50-100 ASA's But I find that the "50" rated at 100 and then developed at that rating. Will give very good values. Also you can develop it in several different developers based on preference. I would also suggest the Rollei "Retro 80" and rate it a 100. Very neutral values and long tonal range. Also another good choice. A thin film with very nice fine grain.

 

[andredossantos]

Rollei Retro 80 is close to 100 and is superb stuff. Definitely a unique look all it's own.

 

[Bob Michaels]

Shoot 50 rolls of any of the films mentioned in the previous posts and that will be your favorite.

 

[dfoo]

Perhaps it would be easier to help if you said what you are looking for in the film. What don't you like about Delta and TMAX for example?

 

[jamesdfloyd]

Fuji Acros 100...unless you can find some Agfa 100

 

[bojanfurst]

One more vote for Plus-X. It's a lovely film.

 

[sojournerphoto]

Rollei retro 80S - very fine grain, red sensitivity in ir and nice tonality

FP4+ - nice tonality, not as fine grain, but fine in mf

Acros - i prefer rodinal to xtol

fomapan or adox are also interesting - noce tonality and more grain

 

[bradbrok]

+1 for Fuji Acros, fantastic film, develop it in Rodinal and it's gorgeous.

Also, Plus-X is a close runner up in 120.

 

[Tim Gray]

I personally use Plus-X, but FP4+ or Acros should be good too. If you want a bit finer grain and better reciprocity behavior, go Acros. If you want more of a classic look, go with one of the first two.