Your prefered film speed

Your prefered film speed

  • 25 ASA (or slower)

    Votes: 2 0.7%

  • 50

    Votes: 13 4.3%

  • 100/125

    Votes: 84 27.7%

  • 200

    Votes: 22 7.3%

  • 400

    Votes: 152 50.2%

  • 800 (or faster)

    Votes: 30 9.9%
  • Total voters
    303
  • Poll closed .
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This doesn't necessarily mean the film's rated ASA/ISO but what you shoot it at.

It seems a lot of forum users shoot high speed films, but I wanted to see if that is actually case. If your rating falls between, choose the closest ASA.
 
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I much prefer the look of the slower emulsions ... 100 is a sweet spot IMO but if I'm not sure what I'm going to encounter I'll always load 400 and shoot it at that speed.
 
I shot 400 films at 1600 for about 2 years almost exclusively. I'm now shooting at 400 a bit more, but I still like 1600 for film, 640 or 1250 on M8.2, even for sunny outdoor shots.

Edit: B/W only.
 
I used ASA50 as my standard film for about 20 years, with the ASA100 film as my fast film. Color transparency film looks awesome at such speeds. Now, ASA100 is my standard film.

What has the world come to!
 
It seems that if I shoot Tri-x and stand develop, I cannot screw it up. So its 400 for me. However, some of the slow speed films shot/developed/printed by those more talented than I, produce some very indelible photographs.
 
I shoot mostly color and in color I much prefer 100 (or 160) so thats what I chose. OTOH, when I shoot B&W I mostly shoot 800 or 1600 (400 pushed 1 or 2 now that Neopan 1600 is gone RIP).
 
400 BW for me, 200 and 400 for the occasional color roll, and 100 every now and then for BW. i need the speed to counter minor hand tremors ...
 
I prefer color and voted 200 only because affordable (as in daily-habit-affordable) 100 speed has vanished.

I used ASA50 as my standard film for about 20 years, with the ASA100 film as my fast film. Color transparency film looks awesome at such speeds. Now, ASA100 is my standard film.

What has the world come to!
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Add 1 stop and it's my sentiments exactly, Raid.

400 is neither here nor there. Too fast for many daylight scenes with modest (1/500 top speed) cameras, not fast enough for available light.
 
Usually 400 but I'm shooting less MF these days so I bought some 100 in 35mm. Still have some Rodinal left so it should look good. Maybe not enough grain...
 
i have been shooting fuji superia 800 since february, it's pretty useful as it allows 1/30 at f1.4 at night, but if it's underexposed it can look pretty bad.

iso 400 film has a wider latitude, for ocasional underexposed shots i believe it leaves a better margin for recovery. got some new portra 400 arriving in october, looking forward to trying them!
 
I've been shooting 400 for too many years lately...when I first started it was Plus-x or Pan-X never wanting that grainy Tri-X...
That being said I've been buying a bunch of 100 in bulk rolls...go figure...
 
I shoot mostly at IS0 400 (right now my favorite is HP5) But I enjoy slow speed films like Pan 50 and Across 100. Hope to shoot more at slow speeds now that I have a secondary camera :)
 
400 is the slowest film I feel like i could just put in a camera and walk out of the house without worrying about various lighting conditions. I use Tri-X and was planning on using Superia 800 and/or 400H for color.

Someone just gave me a grip of 160NC though so as long as it develops ok I guess I'm going to learn to like 160. It is pretty trippy to use the little numbers on the shutter dial ;)
 
I like so shoot wide open and run out of shutter speed while using 400 film.

Also I am surprised how much I can still shoot with 50 :)
 
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