Vince Lupo
Whatever
I voted 'other' -- Monochrom!
But seriously, I like Tri-X.
But seriously, I like Tri-X.
Snowbuzz
Well-known
Tri-X and then Pan F.
MartinP
Veteran
That Foma make the EDU films? It is hardly a secret. Visitors on the tour of the Foma plant at Hradek-Kralove have seen the rolls being made and packed. I have also seen fotos of that, here or at APUG.
Ilford are on record as saying that they do not repackage their own branded films - however they will make anything else anyone wants (for example, they produce 120 size rolls to a Rollei specification), given a high enough order quantity, but the recent (last few years) Arista brand films have been Kodak, Foma and Fuji. This has been discussed ad-infinitum in RFF and Apug.
EDIT. Here is a link to the factory visit RFF-thread.
teleparallel
Established
hp5+
Cause I use it.
Never shot tri-x. I shot, fuji. But I like hp5+.
Cause I use it.
Never shot tri-x. I shot, fuji. But I like hp5+.
oilman930
Established
I voted other...
Classic emulsions: Plus-X and Verichrome Pan.
I've got a freezer full of these two films which will last me for a while.
Current emulsions: Ilford Pan F.
Classic emulsions: Plus-X and Verichrome Pan.
I've got a freezer full of these two films which will last me for a while.
Current emulsions: Ilford Pan F.
CK Dexter Haven
Well-known
Tri-X, historically.
Currently in love with APX100/Rollei Retro 100 in ID-11/D-76.
Currently in love with APX100/Rollei Retro 100 in ID-11/D-76.
airfrogusmc
Veteran
tri-x 320 pro 4X5 film processed in a special dilution of HC110
RobGetz
Member
Oh I know it has. It's just that I still hear many different claims.
I heard from a man who recently toured the ilford plant that ilford and kodak were now supplying the edu/arista line. Edit: They were the ones who told him this. I can't verify that but that's what he told me.
I also read through that thread and I don't see a mention anywhere that this is supplying the arista line.
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
I voted for Acros 100...I have about 120 rolls of Acros 100 and about 70 rolls of Neopan 400 in 120 format...
Voted for Acros 100 since I can still buy it...
Voted for Acros 100 since I can still buy it...
Bruno Gracia
Well-known
Tri X, but want to try rollei 80s and Across 100..
DNG
Film Friendly
Tri-X for me, because I can get it for $3.00 a 36x when it is re-branded.
But, Delta 400 is what I'd like to shoot...just not in the budget.
But, Delta 400 is what I'd like to shoot...just not in the budget.
ssmc
Well-known
I voted HP5+, but I'm about equally a fan of Tri-X. I think it's hard to go wrong with either one. When shooting in harsh desert sunlight, HP5+ gave almost delicate images with "creamy" mid-tones, while Tri-X seems to have more "punch". But a lot of that could be down to processing as I send my negs to NCPS for developing and scanning. They're both great, just different.
For lens testing (i.e. shooting maps taped to a wall) I use Delta 100, but I find I get uneven results with that film in real-world use - sometimes it's great, sometimes it's... not so great.
For lens testing (i.e. shooting maps taped to a wall) I use Delta 100, but I find I get uneven results with that film in real-world use - sometimes it's great, sometimes it's... not so great.
zsas
Established
I prob shd have been more clear, my vote for other was PanF+
Harry Lime
Practitioner
Tri-X
Followed by TMY-2 400, Delta 3200 and FP4+.
Followed by TMY-2 400, Delta 3200 and FP4+.
alfredian
Well-known
Plus-X, while it lasts
Plus-X, while it lasts
Plus-X. While my supplies in 120 & 135 hold out. Goes back to first-roll-of-35 ever shot, back in 1969 (Minolta SRT101). Wish I'd picked up on Verichrome Pan, which was "Mom's film in 620 for the Bakelite Brownie she used. I recall seeing boxed 35mm VP waaaay back, but gave it a pass. KB25 is another fave gone the way of the Kodasaur.
Probably changing to FP4 & HP4 & Pan-F. Odd, but I visit Upstate NY where I grew up and find myself putting Ilford Film into my M4-P & M5 bodies. Irony?
Plus-X, while it lasts
Plus-X. While my supplies in 120 & 135 hold out. Goes back to first-roll-of-35 ever shot, back in 1969 (Minolta SRT101). Wish I'd picked up on Verichrome Pan, which was "Mom's film in 620 for the Bakelite Brownie she used. I recall seeing boxed 35mm VP waaaay back, but gave it a pass. KB25 is another fave gone the way of the Kodasaur.
Probably changing to FP4 & HP4 & Pan-F. Odd, but I visit Upstate NY where I grew up and find myself putting Ilford Film into my M4-P & M5 bodies. Irony?
Benjamin Marks
Veteran
My "favorite" has changed over the years.
In 35mm:
Years 1-7 Tri-X in D76 (loved the classic look)
Years 8-20 Ilford Delta 400 in XTOL 1:1 (loved the finer grain and found the Delta films less finicky than TMAX)
Years 21-30 Fuji Neopan 400 in XTOL 1:1 and in Patrick Gainer's Vitamin C-Phenidone homebrew (loved the grainier grain)
In Medium format: any 320-400 speed film I could find
In Larger Format (4x5, 8x10): any emulsion at all.
A point of clarification: For many years I would keep a slow film and a fast film around. So: PanF or Pantomic X when I wanted fine grain, Plus-X or FP4 when I wanted medium speed and Tri-X or Delta 400 as my "standard." This would have been a standard menu in, say, 1991.
In 35mm:
Years 1-7 Tri-X in D76 (loved the classic look)
Years 8-20 Ilford Delta 400 in XTOL 1:1 (loved the finer grain and found the Delta films less finicky than TMAX)
Years 21-30 Fuji Neopan 400 in XTOL 1:1 and in Patrick Gainer's Vitamin C-Phenidone homebrew (loved the grainier grain)
In Medium format: any 320-400 speed film I could find
In Larger Format (4x5, 8x10): any emulsion at all.
A point of clarification: For many years I would keep a slow film and a fast film around. So: PanF or Pantomic X when I wanted fine grain, Plus-X or FP4 when I wanted medium speed and Tri-X or Delta 400 as my "standard." This would have been a standard menu in, say, 1991.
sebastel
coarse art umbrascriptor
APX 100
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MartinP
Veteran
Then why are there large amounts of Arista-EDU boxes in the photographs of the goods-out area?
The only two Arista films on the Freestyle website are these, with the country of origin quoted alongside:
Arista Premium - "made in USA"
Arista EDU - "made in Czech Republic"
Some of the papers carrying the Arista brand are "made in the UK" (Harman Technologies ie.Ilford) but they are off-topic for this thread.
filmfan
Well-known
You mean film?
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
It's tied at #1 w/Tri-X for me.