Ilford HP5 Plus 8x10" 25 Sheets Black & White Negative (Print) Film (ISO-400)

Comments about Ilford HP5 Plus 8x10" 25 Sheets Black & White Print Film (ISO-400):

Because of it's great reciprocity characteristics, my favorite film in 8x10 has been T-Max 400; it threw me off when Kodak discontinued it so I started trying other films. I make large pigment landscape prints for gallery exhibition so it was important to me to have consistency. Let's face it, when you shoot in this format, grain is really no longer a consideration so it is all about the look of the film. I have always liked Delta 100 as it scans so well but in 8x10 it is too sharp for the look I am after. I was pleasantly surprised with HP5+, it is a very forgiving film and exposed at E.I. 100 and processed in Xtol gives me the shadow detail I prefer- and a beautiful tonal pallet! Bravo to Ilford for offering this lovely emulsion in 25 sheet boxes.

Comments about Ilford HP5 Plus 8x10" 25 Sheets Black & White Print Film (ISO-400):

Its not the "best" for B&W film but it will do the trick. I have been able to get high contrast negatives using this product which is good for alternative printing.

Comments about Ilford HP5 Plus 8x10" 25 Sheets Black & White Print Film (ISO-400):

I am a photographer working in the Brooklyn area and I shoot almost exclusively at night. I aim for high quality, high contrast, low grain images...and for this I trust Ilford HP5 plus film from B+H. 8x10 film is in general going to be expensive just about everywhere you go, but at about 4 or 5 dollars a sheet from B+H, it is well worth the price. This film can easily be pushed and pulled a good 4 stops, while retaining good shadow and highlight detail in even the most extreme of situations.

In the darkroom, prints from this film are gorgeous: amazing tonal range with deep blacks, screaming highlights and an impressive mid-tone range that I have not seen with any other film on the market today. Once you turn to scanning the negatives it's the same story, massive high res images that you can blowup larger than life without pixelation.

For years I have been a Kodak man, and always thought that just because the T-Max 400 was supposedly the tightest grain 400 ISO film on the market but after switching to my new 8x10 camera: I AM A BELIEVER IN THE ILFORD LINEUP OF FINE BLACK AND WHITE PRODUCTS!

If you shoot an 8x10 camera, and need superb quality film at an affordable price then LOOK NO FURTHER!

Comments about Ilford HP5 Plus 8x10" 25 Sheets Black & White Print Film (ISO-400):

The best compromise between quality, flexibility and price !

Comments about Ilford HP5 Plus 8x10" 25 Sheets Black & White Print Film (ISO-400):

HP5 Plus is still my film of choice for large format sheet film. With it's competitors selling 10 sheets to a box, it's nice to know you can still get 25 sheets per box from Ilford.

Comments about Ilford HP5 Plus 8x10" 25 Sheets Black & White Print Film (ISO-400):

See my review for other Ilford b/w films. This film is great for portraiture with natural light. I like HP5 very much but sometimes use 125 speed, especially when working with still lives.

Comments about Ilford HP5 Plus 8x10" 25 Sheets Black & White Print Film (ISO-400):

I have used the ilford hp5 8x10 as an amateur student photographer.
I've been developing with TMAX RS and it works well, do tests before hand to make sure your developing at the right "normal". My negatives have been slighty dense at the suggested 6 1/2 minutes for 400iso rating.
You can't go wrong with any ilford film, as long as you know what your doing. Over all it's a great film for use with 8x10!

Comments about Ilford HP5 Plus 8x10" 25 Sheets Black & White Print Film (ISO-400):

I'm using this 8x10 film for palladium and platinum prints as well as contact prints on silver papers. Its tonal range in D-76 is similar to that of the old Verichrome Pan, which was my favorite, so it makes beautiful contacts on silver paper. For Pt/Pd, I develop it in Gordon Hutchings' PMK pyro, and it takes the pyro stain beautifully; I can usually get enough contrast for Pt/Pd with +2 development. Even with this development, its fog level is almost zero.