Favourite 400 speed B+W film?

[Roberto V.]

While I've mostly shot Tri-X, I'm really starting to dig TMY-2. I'm working through a brick of it right now. Stuff looks pretty good.

I'm also starting to lean towards TMZ for my 'gritty' Tri-X look. Too bad it's twice the price.

TMY-2 is awesome. Right now I'm shooting AP400 (Tri-X) due to prices though. I've been pushing it to 1600 and it looks great.

 

[luiman]

TMY-2 is awesome. Right now I'm shooting AP400 (Tri-X) due to prices though. I've been pushing it to 1600 and it looks great.

Yes, AP400 pushed to 1600 for grain and character: but developped with T-Max or Rodinal?

 

[l.mar]

Yes, AP400 pushed to 1600 for grain and character: but developped with T-Max or Rodinal?

Tri-X at 1600 in D-76 works for me . . .

 

[Fotohuis]

Classical iso 400 cubical film test:

http://www.digitaltruth.com/products/product_tests/400ISO_filmtest_001.php

Rollei Retro 400S: very sharp
Fomapan 400: iso 250 only (no details in the shadow)
Legacy/Neopan 400: finest grain
HP5+/Tri-X (400): overall good

 

[Lilserenity]

I really like TMY-2 but I have spent this year really concentrating on improving my development of a slower ISO film (FP4+) and a fast film (Tri X in the end, although I may revisit HP5+) and I have to say that Tri X is just so hard to beat. I have tended to shoot it at 200 and develop it for 6mins in HC-110 dil. B at 20C.

 

[Brian Levy]

XP-2 and BW400CN for now. I do not have a place to develop right now and most of the developers around here either only use D-76 and charge an arm and a leg to vary from standard development or no longer offer b&w development. So, I am a realist. I would like to find a film that has the charactoristics of Tech Pan that I loved to shoot for years and it was my standard b&w film for quite a few years. I sorely miss it.

 

[sreed2006]

I am still trying out various films. Today, I got back a roll of Kodak BW400CN from the one-hour-photo lab at the pharmacy. I think they messed up the printing, because slight shadows turned out very dark and minor highlights are near white - the prints are pretty bad. Besides, they are not gray, they are some shade of cyan or green which doesn't look good.

After post-processing the scans that they did, I got a better result, but cannot say that I am ecstatic with the results.


From inside the bird blind by sreed2006, on Flickr

I'll keep trying and searching - this is just one stop on the road.

 

[Colin Corneau]

TMY is fast becoming a favorite, followed or tied by Neopan 400. Just fantastic grain, tones and exposure latitude...whether I wetprint or scan, they always are so nice to work with.

 

[amateriat]

sreed2006: BW400CN is a great film, but you'll never know it from the indifferent scans and machine prints you'll receive from most non-pro labs. I use my local CVS minilab a good deal, but only have them process the film (and return it to me uncut, at that). I do all the scanning and printing myself. Most likely, your lab did a decent job processing the roll, meaning all the good stuff is there, but getting all the information out is ideally a DIY job.

- Barrett

 

[HHPhoto]

I would like to find a film that has the charactoristics of Tech Pan that I loved to shoot for years and it was my standard b&w film for quite a few years. I sorely miss it.

Hi Brian,

loving the characteristics of Tech Pan?
No problem, try the Rollei ATP film (ATP: Advanced Technical Pan).
Same resolution, sharpness and extremely fine grain as Kodak Tech Pan.
Same extended red sensivity like Tech Pan.
And even a bit better tonality with the dedicated ATP DC developer than Kodak TP in Technidol.

Cheers, Jan

 

[paulfish4570]

I am digging Arista Premium 400, which is rebadged Tri-X, souped in D76 1:1 or Tmax. I need to order some more from freestyle soon ...

 

[HHPhoto]

Two new 400 BW films

Two new 400 BW films

We will soon have two new alternatives:

Rollei RPX 400 (now available in 135, 120 available in december)

Adox Pan 400 (available next spring)

Good news!

Cheers, Jan

 

[Peter_S]

Neopan 400 all the way. Do it with HC-110, may try it with XTol soon.

 

[semilog]

Neopan 400 all the way. Do it with HC-110, may try it with XTol soon.

E.I. 800, XTOL 1+3 for the win .

 

[tonyc]

Neopan 400 all the way. Do it with HC-110, may try it with XTol soon.

I wish it was still available :-(
[ in 120 format ]


-tc

 

[Ken Smith]

I asked this question elsewhere with no reply. Can anyone tell me how 120 format Tmax compares to the extinct Neopan 400?

Thanks,

Ken

 

[Johnny RF]

Tri-X 400 and @1600 in rodinal

 

[Fotohuis]

RPX 400 (Rollei) in RPX-D @ 1600 if you want an universal B&W cubical type film with a push developer.

Rollei RPX 400:
ISO 400/27°, Dilution 1 + 11, Temperature 20 ° C, Dev. time 11 Minutes,
ISO 800/30°, Dilution 1 + 7, Temperature 22 ° C, Dev. time 13 Minutes,
ISO 1600/33°, Dilution 1 + 5, Temperature 24 ° C, Dev. time 14 Minutes,

Rollei RPX 100:
ISO 100/21°, Dilution 1 + 15, Temperature 20 ° C, Dev. time 6 Minutes,
ISO 200/21°, Dilution 1 + 11, Temperature 22 ° C, Dev. time 8 Minutes.

 

[gholen]

HP5+ and D76 1-1.

I just started using it, but I really love the results!

 

[guoshuo]

after switching between trix and Hp5+ in hc110, am i understanding right that trix gives more oily/dirty results while Hp5+ looks like surface of a clean marble? i kind of prefer Hp5 for the purified/washed look right now.