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Used to be Neopan 400. Now Ilford HP5+ all the way (and FP4+ for good light), but mostly at ISO 800. Pushed well, forgives a lot, nice tonality and dries completely flat.
Favourite 400 speed B+W film?
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taylan
Street Dog
My new favorite 400 film is Rollei RPX400. I am pulling it 250 and developing in X-tol 1+1. It is a old look grainy which i love.
thegman
Veteran
I like Rollei Retro, probably my favourite ever photo was shot with this. Even though I'm a colour shooter generally, I think this film can look fantastic.
Jani_from_Finland
Well-known
Fuji Neopan 400, mostly with HC110.
Adanac
Well-known
HP5 done in HC110 / TRI-X souped in Rodinal
p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
Any film will do for me except the C-41 b&w ones. I usually buy 12 films a year, depends which one is on offer. I like Tri-X, HP-5 and Foma - I haven't tried Neopan yet.
Jani_from_Finland
Well-known
I am wondering when the new Adox Pan 400 is coming out and how it will look like. They will have to clean out the old Agfa APX stock first of course, otherwise it would be hitting the stores all ready. I think this could be a nice real Iso 400@400 Panchromatic bw film to switch to now when the neopan 400 is getting difficult to get.
Colin Corneau
Colin Corneau
Has anyone tried Ilford Pan 400?
I found this a year or so ago in China - needed a faster film so I gave it a try. Mostly pushed it to 800 or 1600, and in DD-X it gave really easy to print negs with a very appealing grain.
I've shot it since at 400, with either DD-X or Rodinal or D-76...never quite got the magic I found that one time, but it definitely gives an old style feel in terms of grain and tone...for the benefit of those who try for that older, classic look.
Be curious what others' experience with this film is, it can't be purchased in North America.
I found this a year or so ago in China - needed a faster film so I gave it a try. Mostly pushed it to 800 or 1600, and in DD-X it gave really easy to print negs with a very appealing grain.
I've shot it since at 400, with either DD-X or Rodinal or D-76...never quite got the magic I found that one time, but it definitely gives an old style feel in terms of grain and tone...for the benefit of those who try for that older, classic look.
Be curious what others' experience with this film is, it can't be purchased in North America.
Ljós
Well-known
I did not "want" to, but I have to say I keep getting along very, very well with the "new" Tmax 400. I develop it in HC-110 Dil. B, 5.30 minutes at 20 deg. Celsius for normal contrast and 6.30 to seven minutes for "pushing".
I never used the old stuff, I cannot comment on that. But I can say that regarding Tmax being finicky or requiring extra care when exposing and developing... that I did not have to change my exposure and developing habits one bit, as compared to using HP5plus and Tri-X. HP5 and Tri-X might be even more forgiving or bulletproof, but in my experience, with an easily obtainable standard of care, Tmax 400 is a treat to shoot and develop and print from.
The purplish tint (I double-fix and wash plenty, that's not the issue) that remains with the new Tri-x does not affect printing of course, but kind of puts me off on the light table. For some pictures the coarser grain of Tri-x works better, but most of the time it is just plain nice to have the high image quality of Tmax 400 and still having the speed of a 400 film. Kodak really got it right with this one.
Greetings, Ljós
I never used the old stuff, I cannot comment on that. But I can say that regarding Tmax being finicky or requiring extra care when exposing and developing... that I did not have to change my exposure and developing habits one bit, as compared to using HP5plus and Tri-X. HP5 and Tri-X might be even more forgiving or bulletproof, but in my experience, with an easily obtainable standard of care, Tmax 400 is a treat to shoot and develop and print from.
The purplish tint (I double-fix and wash plenty, that's not the issue) that remains with the new Tri-x does not affect printing of course, but kind of puts me off on the light table. For some pictures the coarser grain of Tri-x works better, but most of the time it is just plain nice to have the high image quality of Tmax 400 and still having the speed of a 400 film. Kodak really got it right with this one.
Greetings, Ljós
phil devries
phil devries
Ilford HP2S isn't film?
Bob Michaels
nobody special
Phil means XP2Super.
DNG
Film Friendly
Has anybody used the NEW HOLGA 400 film?
Expose from 200-1600 with no adjustment in development times!!!
Is this a re-spooled film?.... If so which one
B&H sells it out of NYC, as soon as they get the 1st shipment...
SNIP>>>>>
Meets high requirements for low granularity, good resolving power and good contour sharpness
Due to its wide exposure latitude the film gives good results even when overexposed by +1 EV (as ISO 200/24) or underexposed by -2 EV (as ISO 1600/33) without any change in processing, i.e. without lengthening the development time or increasing the temperature of the developer used<<<...
Expose from 200-1600 with no adjustment in development times!!!
Is this a re-spooled film?.... If so which one
B&H sells it out of NYC, as soon as they get the 1st shipment...
SNIP>>>>>
Meets high requirements for low granularity, good resolving power and good contour sharpness
DNG
Film Friendly
Has anybody used the NEW HOLGA 400 film?
Expose from 200-1600 with no adjustment in development times!!!
Is this a re-spooled film?.... If so which one
B&H sells it out of NYC, as soon as they get the 1st shipment...
SNIP>>>>>
Meets high requirements for low granularity, good resolving power and good contour sharpness
Due to its wide exposure latitude the film gives good results even when overexposed by +1 EV (as ISO 200/24) or underexposed by -2 EV (as ISO 1600/33) without any change in processing, i.e. without lengthening the development time or increasing the temperature of the developer used<<<...
Is this Fomapan 400??
What is Fomapan 400 similar to in grain... Does it dry flat after a Photo-Flo treatment?
El Jonbre Grande
Established
Neopan 400 in ID11 - though I'm going to try out some Tmax 400 in Xtol to see how it compres.
Snowbuzz
Well-known
Tri-X. I wish Fuji hadn't discontinued Neopan 400 before I decided to try it!
Pirate
Guitar playing Fotografer
For anyone that loves the old Agfa APX 400 and didn't catch it, Rollei makes a replacement for it and still uses the Agfa name.
http://www.macodirect.de/agfa-substitute-c-1_6_32_239.html
http://freestylephoto.biz/810436-Rollei-RPX-400-35mm-x-36-exposures-2-pack?cat_id=402
They also make the 100 ISO version.
http://www.macodirect.de/agfa-substitute-c-1_6_32_239.html
http://freestylephoto.biz/810436-Rollei-RPX-400-35mm-x-36-exposures-2-pack?cat_id=402
They also make the 100 ISO version.
goo0h
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So they got rid of Neopan 400 too, in 35mm? Does that mean Fuji has no black and white film at all?
Lately I've oddly enough been shooting more color than b/w, but I've been using TMAX 400 and Tri-X the most for that these days. I like Neopan, but sometimes the contrast would just be a bit too much.
semilog
curmudgeonly optimist
B&H seems to have it in stock. The 120 is gone but I've heard nothing about the discontinuation of the 135 stuff.
Fotohuis
Well-known
Yes, RPX is Kentmere type emulsion (so Harman/Ilford). At least you have it now in 120 roll film format too.
And unfortunately Neopan 400 is discontinued in all sizes. What rests in B&W is Acros 100 from Fuji.
But it will take some time till all Neopan 400 stocks are finished.
The next worry will be Kodak.
And unfortunately Neopan 400 is discontinued in all sizes. What rests in B&W is Acros 100 from Fuji.
But it will take some time till all Neopan 400 stocks are finished.
The next worry will be Kodak.