Your prefered film speed

[ulysses.o]

160 seems to be my sweet spot. 160T, 160 pro S, Portra 160. never seems to let me down on the development either.

 

[olleorama]

Different films for different moods and subjects. E.g. medium/large format in studio, defo 100 or 80 (fp4+, acros, reala, portra or tmx), outside with tripod, basically the same, outside handheld usually 400 or faster (fuji 400H, neopan, trix, tmy)

Different films for different effects. For projects I try to stay with the same film and dev.

So I can't really vote.

 

[menthel]

I love the fine grain and look of 100iso but the flexibility of 400iso wins out, especially here in the UK where the light cannot always be relied upon! 😉

 

[denmark.yuzon]

400 for me...

 

[jsrockit]

For film, 400. For digital 160 for M9 and 200-3200 for the Fuji X100.

 

[RAZOR]

Depends on the subject matter & anticipated light for the roll?

Edit: I tend to have on hand and shoot more 400 than other speed but I like to have a variety in the fridge/bag ready to go.

 

[RanceEric]

I shoot a lot of low-light and love the look of Tri-X shot @3200 (devo in Michrophen)

 

[RAZOR]

+1 on microphen

 

[Texsport]

It depends upon the camera and the situation, but in general, since I tend to use BessaL. XPan, and Widelux as "walking around" or street cameras---I use 400 with an occasional 800--generally hand held.

For higher quality shots---mostly scenics with Fujica 670/690, Linho 617, and Noblex150-----I use 50, 100, and occasonally 160 + a tripod.

Use Astia 100 for Nikon 135/2 portrait shots.

I only shoot color.


Texsport

 

[Mcary]

Don't know if I'd call it my "preferred" film speed, but ISO 800 or higher is what I seem to use the most these day's. As I often find myself shooting in locations that require ISO 800-1600 to even get 1/30th 1/60th at F 2.8-F4 when shooting medium format.

 

[Mauro]

I still remember the wonderful slide film Kodak Ektachrome 64 ASA...and I miss it!
At present my favourite film speed is 100 ASA, but if I plan to street shooting I load my camera with a 200 ASA film.
With regard to Black & White, now I am using the Polypan 50 ASA

 

[Instantclassic]

I shoot almost exclusively 80 ISO film. B&W both in 35mm and 6x7.

 

[DougFord]

I take pics while out and about during the daytime hours typically, so there's plenty of light available. I'll shoot 400 speed film through a yellow filter most often, followed by TMZ3200@1600 through a yellow filter, and occasionally apx100 sans yellow filter.

 

[htimsdj]

I like grain and high contrast for my black and white work, so I'll shoot 400 film at a higher rating.

 

[chomski]

50 panf and HP5 avec deux boitiers

 

[jbielikowski]

funny, I'm the only one in love with ultra slow emulsions.

 

[kdemas]

I like to shoot wide open during the day many times so 100 speed film tends to get the nod in my shutter-speed-hampered Leica's. Developing a roll of TX shot at 100 this afternoon as a matter of fact.

 

[bfffer]

i love low asa like 50 and 100, but i use 400 for street snapping

 

[Mablo]

funny, I'm the only one in love with ultra slow emulsions.

Here's another fool for slow film. ISO 50 speed is plenty.

 

[a10101100]

I used to buy a variety of speeds to try all out but find myself sticking to just 400 as it is just easier.. Without having to worry about the different conditions