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T-max i like especially in 120 format, got a nice look from it |
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Fomapan 400 is my all time favorite film,followed closely by the 200, I never use anything else, and far prefer the results fron Fomapan to HP5. Why not try a roll or two.Tom, it is half the price of HP5, and I always get 2 or 3 extra exposures from 35mm
Richard
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The Adox, Foma and Rollei films wont replace the Ilford films for me. I do like Kodak T-Max 400 and Tri-X though and the Ilford Delta films are good too. This is just my own personal preference though and there is nothing bad about the other films I mentioned. |
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delta is good if you go down a stop with it too.... saying that im having to use some delta 3200 on sat night, going back to the old school and shooting a gig on film! also kentmere films are quite user friendly |
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Fomapan 100 is attractively priced for 5x4 though.
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I stopped using HP5 many years ago when XP1 was released as I found it far better for push processing as was XP2.
About 8 years ago I used a roll of HP5 in my 617 camera while in Peru after running out of Tmax 400 but found I proffered the Tmax. Because of availability issues while living abroad (very hard to find Kodak B&W films) I switched to Delta 100 & 400. I found Ilford and surprisingly Foma films very much easier to find and in larger quantities. Because I started shooting 5x4 hand-held while in Turkey & Greece I needed a film faster than Delta 100, there's no Delta 400 in sheet film so I began using HP5. I love the resulting prints and have been using it for about 8. Now I'm happy shooting HP5 when I need a fast film for LF work but prefer Delta 400 for my 120 work 6x6 & 617. Ian |
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I don't recall seeing any answer from Ilford Mike |
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I think the question came up on our factory tour and the answer was that Ilford felt that offering Delta 400 in sheet film sizes again would weaken HP5 sales. One problem is that almost all LF photography is done with the camera on a tripod so a high film speed is far less important and demand for 400 ISO LF sheet film is proportionally much lower compared to 35mm & 120. Ian |
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Thanks Ian. Makes sense
Mike |
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From what I've seen HP5+ seems quite popular among ULF shooters (that is to say formats bigger than 10x8"). I presume because A. it's very forgiving/robust (at the price-per-sheet of ULF film it needs to be) and B. with those big cameras tiny apertures are often needed for depth of field, and since it's all contact printed they would rather have the speed, since fine grain is largely irrelevant.
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