B&W Sheet Film Survey Pt. 1 (ISO 25-50)

[borgida]

FP4+ grain is large. Pan F offers the tightest grain with a very smooth gradation. Works best in PMK Pyro IMHO. Still doing some testing.

 

[Kilgallb]

Imagine if you will...

You're leaving on a shooting trip. You're presently all out of film and must restock before you go. You will not be able to restock while traveling.

You can only pick one of these films for your trip (don't worry, there are two other parts to this story, you will be able to pick some other films as well).

TMX 100 4x5 (Develop in D76)

 

[Robert Hall]

First choice would be fp4 after that, Acros, after that trix. Since those were not my choices, I choose the r3 ( a tad overpriced. )

 

[JBrunner]

FP 4 rated @64, developed in PMK Pyro.

Ditto

 

[jandc]

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_prod.php?pid=5120

Or get the equivalent here fresh at 3/4rd the price:

http://www.jandcphoto.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=457

Also available in 5x7, 8x10, 11x14, 7x17 and 8x20.

35mm is here:

http://www.jandcphoto.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=611

120 early next year.

 

[jstraw]

Or get the equivalent here fresh at 3/4rd the price:

http://www.jandcphoto.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=457

Also available in 5x7, 8x10, 11x14, 7x17 and 8x20.

35mm is here:

http://www.jandcphoto.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=611

120 early next year.

What do you mean when you say "equivalent?"

 

[JBrunner]

Just to clarify, if I had to go with one film, and one film only, it would be FP4 because it is very versatile. I always have Efke/Adox PL25 on hand, because it is great at what it is, and if it had to be a film on the list, that would be my choice. There is no magic bullet. Different films are suited to different things. Thats why we have them. I like J&C pro 100 in 8x10. HP5 is also grand for LF if you need speed, and some other films I haven't tried are probably really good as well.

 

[jstraw]

Just to clarify, if I had to go with one film, and one film only, it would be FP4 because it is very versatile. I always have Efke/Adox PL25 on hand, because it is great at what it is, and if it had to be a film on the list, that would be my choice. There is no magic bullet. Different films are suited to different things. Thats why we have them. I like J&C pro 100 in 8x10. HP5 is also grand for LF if you need speed, and some other films I haven't tried are probably really good as well.

You saw the other two threads, yes?