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Favourite 400 ASA B/W film?


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Well, I quess everything I have in 100 ft. bulk is my favorite.

In fact all of them are 400 ISO.

 

Kodak Tri-X 400

Kodak Tmax 400 Pro.

Ilford Delta 400

Fuji Presto 400 (Neopan Japan Import)

 

-Ron

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Ilford Delta for 135-sized cameras, HP5 for 120 film.

XP2 is also great if you want low grain. For convenience on the road or in a pinch, Kodak BW400 shot at 200 asa is lovely. No special development instructions apply. Just expose at 200 and drop it off at your color lab. Great look.

 

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I prefer to use slow films to capture more detail and have a long history of using Agfa 25 and PanF.

 

However, when I want more speed Kodal Tri X is my favourite for effect, with 400CN getting used more often now for its convenience.

 

Develop most films in ID11 or Rodinal.

 

Rolo

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Wouldnt Adelaide be a bit glarey and contrasty for trix? How do you find it? I dont like it on the coast here at Newcastle.

 

Rob, thanks for the comment, you are, I feel 101% right, Adelaide light is very harsh and glarey. I've noticed this a lot but a little filtration either either before or after the pic is taken can improve it I feel.

 

No much else you can do but capture the light as it comes and apply filters.

 

Tim

 

PS: this is a great topic for another thread!

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