Help me pick 120 B&W film

Ken Ford said:
Plus-X and Tri-X.
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You can't go wrong with the classics! These are my favorites - plus-x more than tri-x. Others that I use and like very much are FP-4+ and HP-5+ - FP-4 more than HP-5.
 
Ken Ford said:
Hmmm. I think I'll start simple with Plus-X and Tri-X.

Thanks for the insights, all!
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Yup, cannot go wrong with that at all. Gorgeous films. Keep it real "classic" and use D-76 1-1. Or for the same development times use Rodinal 1:50 for 12-13min at 20C for both as a good starting point.
 
Ken Ford said:
I have Rodinal in the house, so I'll try that. Thanks!
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As you surely already know, be ready for a bit of grain in the Tri-X but many people really like that combination. I just finished developing not a moment ago a 35mm roll each of Tri-X and Agfa APX100 and a 120 roll of Plus-X in Rodinal 1:50 for 10 min at 22C. The 35mm stuff was shot in an FM2 with a 105/2.5 Nikkkor-P I just bought from Dante Stella and the 120 a roll shot through a Zeiss Ikonta 521/16 with Tessar lens (also bought from someone on this site). Will post some of the shots as soon as they dry and I can scan them, perhaps tonight.

Just dawned on me how many cameras and lenses I buy from the classifieds on this site! That FM2 was bought here too. :eek:
 
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TriX and PlusX are just fine. Go for the 400TX

Now, the Ilfords are very nice and if you are on the cheapo side, try the FOMAS
If you want smooooottthhhh film with no grain Fuji Acros is the ticket

Agfa went down the drain in 2005, but the films are still sold as Rollei Retro
even though a new batch is on the works thanks to Mirko from Fotoimpex who bought one of the factories and (re)-hired most of the tehcnicians
 
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