Which BW Film for Landscape in the summer?

[papo]

I know that it also depends on what developer you may use but generally speaking, i am looking for film that has depth in greytones, something i am looking for in shooting landscape/architecture. Any idea? Thanks

 

[Deleted member 65559]

Assuming i'm shooting landscapes, i almost always use a tripod, so film speed doesn't matter much to me. So exposure/development decisions & filtration (yellow, orange or green) The outcome (for me since i wet print) depends as well on which paper & paper developer combo i'm thinking of. Almost always for me, Ilford FP4 is my choice( in all formats 35,120 & 5x7). I develop in Pyrocat HD in glycol & print on FB papers Ilford Classic or WT or Foma Variant iii in Formulary Ansco 130 or LPD.

 

[Kai-san]

For lovely grey tones I would recommend Fomapan 100. It's a finegrained film with good contrast and I like the results I get developing it in Xtol. I scan my films, I do not wet print.

 

[v0sh]

FP4 + D-76 is a nice combination for that purpose.

 

[Dan Daniel]

Give a Green-Yellow filter a try- XO is Hoya's name for it, maybe others use the same. Rollei has a Light Green- Hellgrun- which is very similar. It lightens leaves a bit, and I've found it gives more room for how trees and such render in B&W.


All in all, it's really going to be your experience running up against what you really want. So many factors involved...

 

[retinax]

I have to ask - what is depth in greytones?