How many B&W emulsions do you use for personal work?

[michaelwj]

Curious as to how many B&W emulsions you typically (>90%) use for personal work? I typically just use one, Fomapan 400 in their LQN developer.

Please post and let us know why. Do you use one fast and one slow film? Different films for different styles/projects/formats?

 

[sepiareverb]

HP5+, RPX25 and Rollei Ortho. I always have a body loaded with each.

 

[Johnmcd]

For 35mm I have settled on Foma 200 in LQN and Delta 400 (when I need a little extra speed up to 1600) in DDX or Microphen. FP4 gets a run also.

But I have some Acros 100, FP4 and HP5 for 120 use.

 

[lynnb]

Normally I use one slow speed film (currently Agfa APX100, but sometimes also FP4+ or whatever else I have in my fridge); and one faster film - usually HP5+ or TMY2-400, pushed to 800.

I have quite a few emulsions in the fridge to choose from - Pan F+, Plus-X, FP4+, Fomapan 200, Tri-X, HP5+, BW400CN, TMAX3200. Once these are gone I'll probably go with FP4+ and HP5+.

 

[brennanphotoguy]

I'm set with Tri-X for paid and personal work. I can shoot it at 200 and I like it, I can shoot it at 1600 and I like it and I can shoot it at 3200 if I really need to in 35mm and 6400 in MF and it's great too.

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Fomapan 100, in all formats. In HC-110 or R09

And sometimes one other flavor, if the mood hits me...at the moment I'm trying to figure out Fomapan 200.

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Acros 100
Tri-X
Pan F 50+

What I have settled on for the last few years. Subject to change; have tried majority of emulsions still left, I think, but certainly not all, so there is still work to be done. Wish I could narrow it down to less than three, which would make life simpler. If I only used one emulsion, perhaps I could say I then had a "style" or a "look", but I can't convince myself that having a "look" is actually a good thing. Maybe it is, but I'm not a professional, so maybe it isn't.
Finally decided to quit doing C41 last week, and that was quite liberating.

 

[Jake Mongey]

Acros 100
tmax 400
Tri x (i recieved 60m of tmax for free but tri x will always be my love)

 

[narsuitus]

Two B&W emulsions; both ISO 200 or less
One bargain priced image quality
One higher image quality

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Polypan F 50 for tests. I do CLA for cameras and lenses from time to time.
For 100 it is Kentmere 100. Portraits, landscapes.
For 400 it is Kentmere 400. Street, daytime.
For 1600 it is HP5+, which I'm trying to have between October-April and use it for indoors and street.

 

[De_Corday]

I use Tri-X and HP5 pretty interchangeably. and FP4 in Rodinal is a look I love dearly.

 

[Roger Hicks]

HP5 Plus in 35mm and MF. But FP4 and Ortho Plus for LF and ULF (12x15 inch), plus Bergger for ULF.

Cheers,

R.

 

[f16sunshine]

HP5+, RPX25 and Rollei Ortho. I always have a body loaded with each.

Hi Bob
You sent me some rolls of Ortho one time when we had a classified exchange.
I've been keeping and using some since then. Thanks for the hu 🙂

Although I use several others, I Voted 3 as primary films
HP5
Tmax400
Acros

(Less frequently Rollei retro 80s, and Rollei IR400, and, as mentioned I also use ortho25)

Ortho 25 Bob sent me a few years ago

 

[mike rosenlof]

with rare exceptions, hp5+ for everything from 35mm to 8x10

 

[Tom A]

For me the standard film is Kodak Double X (EK 5222) and/or TriX, Arsita Premium 400 (as long as that supply lasts.
For slow films, Acros 100, Orwo UN 54 mainly.
For really slow stuff: Technical Pan, Polypan F, Orwo duplicating film (6-12 iso).

 

[kiemchacsu]

Polypan F 50 for tests. I do CLA for cameras and lenses from time to time.
For 100 it is Kentmere 100. Portraits, landscapes.
For 400 it is Kentmere 400. Street, daytime.
For 1600 it is HP5+, which I'm trying to have between October-April and use it for indoors and street.

I am doing the same thing. Kentmere films are great within their price range and hp5plus is wonderful.


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[Mackinaw]

For me, Tri-X, Plus-X (just started my last 100' bulk roll), Eastman XX (just started using it) and Efke25.

Jim B.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Tmax400 for >90% of my work. Can't put a finger on why but I've always enjoyed the results more than Tri-x and HP5+...

I've also got a few rolls of Tmax100, Acros100 and Pan F 50, but it's rare I use the slower B&W films in 35mm...

 

[benmacphoto]

I use Kentmere 400 the most, followed by HP5.
Occasionally I use Tri X and then T-max 400.

 

[farlymac]

T-Max 100
T-Max 400
Tri-X 400
FP4+ 125
HP5+ 400
Kentmere 400
BW-400CN

And one roll of Delta 3200 exp 4/12 I need to shoot up some day.

In other words, whatever I can get my hands on locally. I'll try to order some other stuff once the weather cools off a bit.

PF