IlfordHP5+ 35mm, 36 exposures, 5 Rolls

Personally, I prefer ilford for my camera. The exposures always come out beautifully.

A classic film.

Good for photography classes, shipping comes fast

I discovered Ilford HP4 back in the mid-1970's. By the time I was doing photography professionally, HP4 had become HP5... with the cutting-edge for the time structured grain. Develop in D76/ID11 or whatever version of Agfa Rodinal you can manage to mix for yourself. Watch the temperature of your chemistry, including the wash water. Use a wash aid and store the negatives in polymer sleeves... not glassine envelopes.Years ago, I used this product in my Leica M3 with a 90mm Leitz Canada Tele-Elmarit as I leaned over a smelly dumpster to take a photograph of then presidential candidate Ronald Reagan receiving a dog as a gift from a supporter. I ended up having to crop the resultant image series a bit, but it held up well enough to produce acceptable sharpness as an 11x14 enlargement.If need be, this film can be pushed to 800 & 1600 speeds, but as my first photography teacher Herr Walter Kolbe once angrily told me, "With ASA 400 film, you can take a photograph in almost any kind of light... IF YOU KNOW HOW!" You have to just imagine his German accent. He lived in Hanau, Germany back in the day.So, as Herr Kolbe pointed out to me so forcefully in 1976, if you do your job properly, the film will do it's job as well. You certainly can make use of the "f/8 and be there" adage, but you can do so much more if you just make a little bit of effort. That said, the "be there" part of this equation is the most important element.

I have a Contax G2 and was looking for a nice B&W 400 ASA film. In the 80's I shot and developed a lot of Tri-X and came to appreciate the nice quality and fine grain. The HP5 seems to recreate that feeling but with more contrast. It has lots of dynamic range so it is forgiving for some challenging lighting situations. It gives that high contrast look and can compress the background just a bit. I find myself narrowing my depth of field to add depth. Some folks may not like the grain of this faster film, but I love it. Took some photos of Paris in the winter and a few shots on set in Ireland. I was very pleased with the results. Attached photos shot at 400 ASA with a Contax G2 with a 2.8 28MM lens auto metering.

Items arrived on time and in as promised condition.

Film showed up on time. All boxes in good condition with a exp date 2 years out. Very pleased, will buy again.Planning to shoot pushed 2 stops at 1600, love love love HP5. Tri-X is solid but I don’t prefer how it pushes as much as I do HP5

HP5+ is my go-to film stock for black and white everyday photography in 35mm and 120. Easy to push up to 1600 ISO with great results, and dead easy to develop at home. Scans and enlarges beautifully.