Which is your favourite 35mm B&W film?

I need a favorite

I need a favorite

It's been ages since I used B&W film. Panatomic-X is gone. I guess my new favorite might be among the 10 rolls of Delta 100 or 7 rolls of APX 25 in my freezer. :D We shall see.
 
apx100
tri-x (used from ISO 200 - 3200)
neopan1600 <- am i the only one here, who loves this film?!

and about to try some rolls of plus-x

currently processing with x-tol only
 
As above, Tri-X from 200 upwards in Xtol.

Pan F for slow film.

Still have some rolls of Acros to try, just haven't had a chance.

Not keen on 35mm FP4 or HP5+, like them both in 120 format.

Ian
 
I shoot more FP4 than anything, but have been warming up to HP5 lately. I develop both in Rodinal.
I also mean to tinker with Fuji's Acros 100 since I shoot a lot of long exposures. I don't know what to expect in terms of grain, but good reciprocity failure figures could be SO useful...
 
Ilford XP2 and Fuji Neopan 400CN are my first choices for 35mm B&W film.
It's the flexibility of being able to take it to the local wal-mart for processing that appeals to me most.

For 120 stuff I currently have stocks of SHANGHAI GP3 100iso / Kodak Tmax 100 and a roll of Tri-x currently in the camera. The verdict is still out for 120 as I haven't shot a lot of it.
 
Like beers, can't say I found one yet I really hated or I couldn't find something to like about.

High Speed (1000 - 1600 rated) Tri-X in Diafine. (I think this combo is amazing, personally) Tri-X is my desert island film due to its versitility. You can rate it or soup it in almost anything.
Don't throw rocks but I really like T-Max 100 in D76 too. In fact, I don't see why people diss the T-Max stuff so much. I think it's beautiful, esp. the 100.
FP4+ very nice, esp. in Rodinal.
HP5+ also nice, like the rich blacks...

Not a big fan of the Acros films but don't hate them either.
 
Well, I give another vote for PlusX in D76. I really like the tonality. I guess there aren't too many of us out there. My father used to use it 30 years ago and I still like it to this day.

BH
 
Magus, what did you find real speed of Neopan 1600 to be? 800-ish?
 
Naïve question and opinion:
Do you have a single favorite film, and always the same, regardless of the lens you use, or do you have favorite film/lens combination?
For instance, I prefer to use TriX with my Summitar, and Neopan 400 with Elmar or Summicron. Is that irrational?
Need you opnion.
Marc
 
I notice that Delta 400 isn't very popular and I was wondering about the reason i.e. HP5, Tri-X and Neopan 400 are clearly far more popular. I have shot some Delta 400 and it seemed pretty good, with very little grain for the speed. Anyone got any thoughts on this?
 
Delta 400 is a fine film, but just not versatile enough to be (my) favorite. It feels a tad slower than 400, is relatively picky about developers, and without remarkable look/tonality. That said, I would certainly be able to shoot my stuff on a stock of D400 alone: it's a fine film, just doesn't feels the best.
 
That's an answer I didn't expect shutterflower, you must be quite a fan of infared film.
Do you shoot much of it?
 
deadsexy said:
neopan1600 <- am i the only one here, who loves this film?!
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The vast majority of my concert photography work is on Neopan 1600, usually pushed to 3200 or even 6400 (not much light in most of the small venues).
 
I really, really like HP5+. I love its tonality, and the exposure latitude it has amazes me.

I shot some of Kodak's P3200 a while back and really liked that, although it's not very versatile in older cameras unless you're shooting in the dark.

Other than that, I quite like FP4+ (although I know people who dislike the way it scans).

The chromagenic films always seem to be pale imitations of "proper" films to me - I never liked XP2 as much as I liked HP5+, although that might be due to my exposure or its development at the lab I guess.
 
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Just one film?

Just one film?

APX 100 FOR SLOW STUFF
TRI X FOR ALL OTHER
XP2 SUPER GENERAL

BOY, I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THAT CHOICE!:bang:
 
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