what B+W film for general use?

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at the moment ive been using Delta 400 (35mm) for general stuff, it seems ok.

what would other people recommend as a good general walkabout film to use for anything that crops up while im out and about?#

also where to buy from?

the Delta im using at the moment I boufght about a year and a half ago from 7dayshop.com for about £10 for 5 rolls, now its alot more expensive from 7dayshop! are their cheaper places to buy from (if i want to buy 10-15 films)
 
Discount films direct have it a little cheaper, but still no where near £2 a roll!, there must've been a pricing mistake at 7DS when you ordered :D
 
It must've been!, sorry I cant help you with any other film ideas, i shoot colour myself so it's not really my area.
Are there any characteristics your looking for though ? Fine grain, Grainy ? low contrast high contrast? etc.
 
I would save £0.46 buying 10 films from films direct! (£43.24 for 10films)


something similar to delta would be good, but im happy to experiment!

information on
kodakTX400
Kodak Tmax400
Agfa APX400
fuji neopan400

as they are all alot cheaper than delta
 
Try the above from ,Ag photographic,got mine the other day,fast delivery
 
Remember though that postage from 7 day shop is free so you don't have to factor that into the cost as well. Discount films direct and mailshots also have a £10 minimum order level.

Try Tri-X and Plus-X from Kodak, their supposed to be quite good.
 
Neopan 400 is reasonably priced from Silverprint and Legacy Pro 400, which is the same thing in a different box, is very cheap from Digital Truth.

Personally I very much like the default graininess of TriX.
 
20 rolls of that Rollei Retro 100S for under £40 delivered...
 
gingerjon said:
Neopan 400 is reasonably priced from Silverprint and Legacy Pro 400, which is the same thing in a different box, is very cheap from Digital Truth.

Personally I very much like the default graininess of TriX.
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Do you think Legacy Pro400 will go the same way as Neopan or is it made in a different country were they're not so bothered about the environmental aspects of one of the materials?
 
Kev M said:
Do you think Legacy Pro400 will go the same way as Neopan or is it made in a different country were they're not so bothered about the environmental aspects of one of the materials?
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An odd one - I think Neopan in 35mm is as safe as any film is these days but the 120 is going.

So, in short: :shrug:
 
I use FP4 for just about everything, I'd only use 400 if I knew I would be shooting in crappy light.
 
gingerjon said:
An odd one - I think Neopan in 35mm is as safe as any film is these days but the 120 is going.

So, in short: :shrug:
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They'll probably re-release it in a while with different materials used in manufacture if theres enough demand like there was with Velvia 50.
 
up until recently, I've been a pretty staunch FP4/HP5 user, however, I've just been trying out that LegacyPro stuff that's nothing to do whatsoever with Fuji Acros ;) and I've been pretty pleasantly surprised. Still got a nearly a full pack of the Ilfords though, so i'll be shooting that for a while too :)
 
I use HP5 at present, if only because it is rather forgiving. However the Rollei and Super Legacy stuff is looking very tempting!
 
Have to say got some results back from a roll of Acros and two of TMax 100. Not my usual sort of thing but I am impressed. They almost make my shots look good.

Almost.
 
I've just got some Tmax 100, I have only ever used one black and white film ever and that was years ago when I was about 10. Naturally I didn't know about colour filters and black and white so I did the whole roll unfiltered. Some shots were really nice though.
Anyway I have just got a Tmax 100 and a cheap orange filter to have another go, going to get Ilford to develop and print it as for only £9.95 you can get a mailer from 7 day shop. I know I could get it developed and scanned and have no prints elsewhere but I like having a physical set of prints that I can just flick through. Might as well get it done on real black and white paper like Ilford do if I want quality prints.
 
s162216 said:
I've just got some Tmax 100, I have only ever used one black and white film ever and that was years ago when I was about 10. Naturally I didn't know about colour filters and black and white so I did the whole roll unfiltered. Some shots were really nice though.
Anyway I have just got a Tmax 100 and a cheap orange filter to have another go, going to get Ilford to develop and print it as for only £9.95 you can get a mailer from 7 day shop. I know I could get it developed and scanned and have no prints elsewhere but I like having a physical set of prints that I can just flick through. Might as well get it done on real black and white paper like Ilford do if I want quality prints.
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May as well treat yourself for your first proper roll on B&W... That reminds me, I've got a couple of the Ilford mailers which I really should use up. Bought a bunch of them then got the kit to process films myself and just never used 'em.
 
Depends what sort of stuff you shoot as normal stuff. I do landscapes and architecture so I'm fine with super slow films at 25 or 50 iso. If you do anything that moves and value sharpness then something 100 or up might suit. Beyond that, its down to dev choice and how you dev more than individual film type. At least, thats what I think.
 
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