Your favourite B&W 100-speed film?

[Colin Corneau]

My favourite 100 EI films is long discontinued Agfapan APX100, so I switched to Tmax100, now I use Delta 100 which is just as good but more readily available.

Ian

I'm more a 400 speed shooter, all around, but when I've shot slower speed film this has been my experience too. I just marvelled at APX100 ...but TMax or Delta are pretty amazing too. You do have to nail your exposure and developing for them, I've found - less forgiving than FP4 or such but the results are pretty special.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I shoot ISO 400 films for color and black & white. I use Ilford FP4, Kodak Plus-X [from my freezer stash] , or Kodak Portra 160 when I use slower films.

 

[Dali]

Arista Premium 100 (aka Kodak Plus-X) until my freezer is empty. Then, I will go back to Ilford FP4.

 

[Wallendo]

I prefer Fomapan 100 in its Arista EDU Ultra 100 incarnation. It is a good film, but quite different from Acros, so it wouldn't really be a good substitute. It is grainy, and has a somewhat nostalgic look to it. I usually develop it in D76 1+1 or Rodinal 1+50.

 

[P.johnson14]

I like FP4 because it is pretty forgiving. I enjoy tinkering with old cameras, and FP4 allows me to keep one film in my stash that will work well in everything from a box camera to a folder to a 35mm SLR, even if my speeds are a bit off.

I also really like the look of this film.

 

[Rhodes]

Agfapan APX100 in Rodinal 1+50!

 

[K-G]

I used to use Plus-X, when it went away, I tried Delta100, T-max 100. They were OK but I liked Plus-X better. I then tried HP4+ and felt I was back home. I used to process in HC-110, but several years ago switched to Xtol. HP4+ in Xtol has been my working combination now for a long time. I could get very good results with T-Max and Delta but found they were not as forgiving. HP4+ exposure a bit off, no issue, development a bit wrong, no issue. Get them both off in the wrong direction, maybe a flat negative. Does not happen very often. It's not that it was difficult to get good results from T-max or Delta, but I find HP4+ easier and I like the look better.

I agree, FP4+ in Xtol ( replenished for me ) is a devine combination.

Karl-Gustaf

 

[flavio81]

Delta-100 if I have the money, otherwise FP4.

I think Plus-X (or Verichrome Pan) was perhaps the best, but isn't available anymore. In any case i think Delta 100 is amazing, perhaps Ilford's best film.

 

[Adrian Bacon]

In 135, TMAX 100 hands down, though FP4+ is a close second place. It doesn’t have the resolution you’ll get with 100TMX, but it’s very pretty and forgiving.

For medium format, TMAX 400 is a better option as it allows stopping down by 2 stops to get a little more DOF, the same for 4x5. I like having the extra speed as then I can stop down and get more focus.

I really wish I could get delta 3200 in 4x5, or Kodak started doing p3200 in sheet form. Delta 3200 in 120 is pretty good. You get the MF look, but about the same amount of granularity as a traditional cubic grain 400 speed in 135 format. My MF work is mostly 6x9 so I get basically 135 aspect ratio, but with a negative that is over 4x the size. Stepping up to 4x5 from that isn’t actually that big of a step up.

 

[naaldvoerder]

I don't shoot film for nothing. I want to see distinct grain. Have been shooting FP4 for ages. Recently discovered Kentmere 100 and 400. Nice films to. With Ilford quality control.

 

[David T T]

Fomapan 100 is my new jam for its deep contrast and vintage look, although I love TMax 400 and 100 and HP5+ as well. HP5+ pushed 2 stops is a look I've come to love for its grain and vibe in medium format (6x7), which is 90% of what I shoot.