Rogier
Rogier Willems
Wish you made 3 polls for B&W, Slide Color, Negative Color
pesphoto
Veteran
Tri X is KING!!!
Ronald_H
Don't call me Ron
For some reason I have excellent FP4+ negs from the days when I did not do my own processing yet. Getting to grips with it myself seems to become a bit of a challenge.
Bog standard Fuji Superia in 200-400-800 for most color, some Sensia too, but slides slow me down when shooting my M2. Neopan 1600 is nice for high contrast work in Diafine.
But the film I have been most impressed with so far is Tri-X. It's hard to believe that something from 1954 can be so devastatingly good. You have to understand that I don't have a wet darkroom (yet), but it scans so well and works so brilliantly together with Diafine that I vote that for my favourite film.
Bog standard Fuji Superia in 200-400-800 for most color, some Sensia too, but slides slow me down when shooting my M2. Neopan 1600 is nice for high contrast work in Diafine.
But the film I have been most impressed with so far is Tri-X. It's hard to believe that something from 1954 can be so devastatingly good. You have to understand that I don't have a wet darkroom (yet), but it scans so well and works so brilliantly together with Diafine that I vote that for my favourite film.
mh2000
Well-known
+1
though I also voted for TX and TMX/Y since I use them in MF... though if the prolab was closer I'd probably just shoot BW400CN for MF as well.
though I also voted for TX and TMX/Y since I use them in MF... though if the prolab was closer I'd probably just shoot BW400CN for MF as well.
mh2000
Well-known
in a traditional darkroom, totally agree! (I've yet to figure out how to scan it well in 35mm though...)
navilluspm
Well-known
Pan F+ for me too
julianphotoart
No likey digital-phooey
Modern lenses have such inherent high contrast that I really really prefer to use a less intense colour film like Astia.
As for B&W, I recently bought 10 rolls of Plus-X and wow, was it refreshing to again use just a nice straight-forward traditional medium-grain film. These days I usually have to use a lab to develop B&W. I use A&I in Santa Monica. They develop with D-76. Thank goodness. Lots of other places use T-Max for all B&W films, regardless of the results. Results can be awful. Recent development of Plus-X at A&I worked out very very well. As with colour, they also offer a wide range of scans that are done while the film is developed.
As for B&W, I recently bought 10 rolls of Plus-X and wow, was it refreshing to again use just a nice straight-forward traditional medium-grain film. These days I usually have to use a lab to develop B&W. I use A&I in Santa Monica. They develop with D-76. Thank goodness. Lots of other places use T-Max for all B&W films, regardless of the results. Results can be awful. Recent development of Plus-X at A&I worked out very very well. As with colour, they also offer a wide range of scans that are done while the film is developed.
thomasw_
Well-known
gdi
Veteran
Kodachrome
400UC for old low contrast lenses
E200G
HIE/Efke IR820
400UC for old low contrast lenses
E200G
HIE/Efke IR820
Aziz
Established
Slide Film : Provia 400X. Beatiful colors, slight grain, and speed. The perfect combo.
BW: Tri-X
BW: Tri-X
urban_alchemist
Well-known
I've been an avid Fuji Pro 400H man for quite a few years now.
Just found and bought a 5-pack of Kodak Portra 400NC.
Woah.
The colour-handling blows even 400H, an absolutely amazing film, into the weeds. I'm trying to track down some 160NC here in Israel to try, even though I cannot imagine it topping 400NC.
Well done Kodak... seems you're still in the game after all...
Just found and bought a 5-pack of Kodak Portra 400NC.
Woah.
The colour-handling blows even 400H, an absolutely amazing film, into the weeds. I'm trying to track down some 160NC here in Israel to try, even though I cannot imagine it topping 400NC.
Well done Kodak... seems you're still in the game after all...
Erik L
Well-known
i love velvia 50 but so hard to get around here unless i order 20 rolls at a time.
i want to vote kodachrome. i use it about 80% of the time
i want to vote kodachrome. i use it about 80% of the time
whitecat
Lone Range(find)er
Velvia for this guy.
ChrisPlatt
Thread Killer
I've tried many but keep returning to Kodachrome.
Chris
Chris
geek
Member
TriX for win, and it looks like I'm in good company 
Melvin
Flim Forever!
The past year I used tri-x, plus-x, pan-f, velvia 50, hp-5, acros 100, kodachrome 64, efke 25, and a bunch of others. They are all available in heaven.
Harry Lime
Practitioner
Kodachrome...
Shelley-Ann
Girl Wonder
I really like Provia, particularly the way it handles night scenes.
For black and white, I like 5222-XX.
For black and white, I like 5222-XX.
samuelphoto
Established
Other
Other
As far as color goes, Fuji Astia 100F for portraiture, because the skin tones are incredible. Kodachrome for everything else, though Velvia 50 is an acceptable stand in, darned good for landscapes.
Other
As far as color goes, Fuji Astia 100F for portraiture, because the skin tones are incredible. Kodachrome for everything else, though Velvia 50 is an acceptable stand in, darned good for landscapes.
Pierre-Christian H
Member
*Confession
I have never shot a roll of Kodachrome.
:-O
I have never shot a roll of Kodachrome.
:-O