What's your favourite 400-ISO-film for your RF?

[Peter]

The only B&W I am using now is the Ilford XP2 Super. I cannot find time for traditional B&W anymore and hence this C41 B&W is the closest to the real deal. 🙂

 

[childers-jk]

There are a lot of good comments here, but I thought I would add my amateur note. I have been shooting HP5 for B/W, and NPH for color. I found that you can hardly see the grain on the NPH. If you need a faster film, I would use the NPZ or Fuji Press 800. I have had good luck with both.

OTOH, I am delving into to world of Tri X. I have seen some of the posts here, and I like D-76, so I thought I would try out a classic combo. (Sounds like a fast food order, sorry.)

 

[darkkavenger]

either PAN-400 or HP5+ 🙂

 

[Bertram2]

Hi everybody,

so far my only film-experiences come from medium format (and earlier SLR). As I think of ordering some rolls of film for my upcoming RF, I simply can't decide, which one to get, so I decided to ask you, which preferences you have.

Thorsten

Tri-X (now TX400) for bright sky
BW400CN (C41) for dull weather
Superia 200/400 for nature,
Kodak 200/400 for architecture, street.

When it comes to ISO I've got rather scraping with the time and use 400 only if I really need it.
Superia 200 is significantly sharper and clearer for example.
BW400CN is an exception, concerning sharpness and "grain" best @250, good at 400, still acceptable at 800, with a push really fine at 800. This is a really versatile and forgiving film.

bertram

 

[RayPA]

B&W: TriX & NP400
Color: Kodak 400 UC




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[RayPA]

Whatever B&W film you choose, shoot about 25 rolls before trying something else. By then you might have a handle on most of its properties. Shoot 1 or 2 rolls of one brand and then a couple of rolls of another and you'll never know the strengths or shortcomings of any...

Exactly. Buy by the brick or 100ft rolls and shoot with it exclusively, then switch and do the same with another film. It's like switching between pairs of sunglasses.



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[JimG]

I'm going to name my next child HP5.

 

[allthumbs]

My favorite is HP5/TriX. They look the same to me, but then I'm just a beginner. Works out well--TriX is the cheaper one in bulk, HP5 the cheaper one in rolls, so I buy reels of TriX and rolls of HP5. HC-110 developer. You can get different "looks" by rating them at different speeds, varying development. They may be grainier than you like, though.

As for your color example, why not shoot the same film (Velvia-- though that's a slide film)? A cheaper alternative is Kodak Elite Chrome Extra Color (EBX). It's a little warmer, not as green-o-philic. Especially if you scan, you may as well shoot slides vs negatives.

But if you want a similar look in a negative film, you might want to try Konica Centuria, Agfa, Kodak UltraColor.

That's about all I can tell you from my own limited experience.