If you could shoot only one Black & White film, what would it be?

[Samu]

But it has a grey base. For reversal I would recommend a film with a clear base like Adox CHS-100 or HR-50 / Scala instead.

FP4 is my favorite for negatives. For B&W slides I use Fomapan R100, because ISO 50 is a bit too slow in our, often rainy and cloudy climate.

 

[benjiboy]

Ilford Delta 400

 

[chriscrawfordphoto]

Tmax 400

 

[rduraoc]

FP4+.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Tri-X 400 @ ISO 400

 

[Besk]

Favorite: TMY2 But I am hoarding my stash from 120 to 5x7 and shooting expired Try-x in 4x5 mostly.

Edit: TMY2 is my favorite film emulsion. But I only use polyester base roll film (35mm and 120) for archival purposes. At present that is Rollei Superpan.

 

[retina_restoration]

Some days I'd say FP4+ and other days it'd be TMX

 

[DREW WILEY]

Wow this thread is so long-running that I wonder if anyone listed Daguerrotype yet. But at the present, my vote would go to TMY400 for sheet film, and TMX100 in roll film formats.

 

[Randy Stewart]

HP-5

 

[Daybreak135]

I have to say I really love Eastman 5222 (Double-X) it is a shame that Kodak does not sell bulk 35mm to consumers anymore...

 

[Donald Qualls]

I have to say I really love Eastman 5222 (Double-X) it is a shame that Kodak does not sell bulk 35mm to consumers anymore...

The film is still available, AFAIK, from Cinestill. They don't sell bulk rolls, to my knowledge, and their prices may be higher than you like -- but the film is there to be had. Also in 120.

 

[Ivo Stunga]

Monopoly isn't really a market though. And Cinestill doesn't have a world-wide reach, and US isn't the World.
Nice film it was indeed. Past tense intentional.

 

[MattKing]

CineStill is the worldwide distributor for Kodak branded photo chemicals, so at least part of their expanding operation is in a lot of the world.

 

[Donald Qualls]

I thought Fotoimpex was carrying (some) Cinestill products...

 

[Ivo Stunga]

Oh, you're absolutely right!

Fotoimpex Berlin - The Analogue Photography Specialists

The Shop for analogue photography. Stocking more than 3.000 items for photography. Fast shipping and excellent customer service are always included. Downtown store in Berlin plus a large mailorder center in Brandenburg.

www.fotoimpex.com

I used to buy it respooled locally for 7€.
16€ for a cine BW film does not make me a client, but I'm glad it's available in Europe too. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Steve York]

I've been shooting a lot of Fomapan in bulk rolls over the last 15 years. I live in the land of the sun, so iso 100 is fine by me, and I actually like the old school look of Foma -- the grain, the contrast.