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Brand: Ilford

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Ilford HP-5 Plus 400 Fast Black and White Professional Film, ISO 400, 120 Size

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Avg. Customer Rating:

4.4 stars

(based on 8 reviews)

100% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Accurate(4), Consistent(6), Good tonal range(7), Reproduces well(5), Scans well(6)

Best Uses:

Artwork(5), Photojournalism(4), Travel(3)

Describe Yourself:

Photo enthusiast(3)

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Great for Holga 120N

By chick with the holga from oakland, ca on 2/19/2010

Pros:

Consistent, Good Tonal Range

Best Uses:

Action Shots

Describe Yourself:

Photo Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Ilford Ilford HP-5 Plus 400 Fast Black and White Professional Film, ISO 400, 120 Size:

I use the same brand of film for my 35mm film camera and have witnessed wonderful results, even for a novice like myself. I am hoping that pairing this brand with my new Holga 120N will produce even wackier yet quality results.

Great Film

By Sidney

from Oxford, AL on 10/20/2009

Pros:

Accurate, Consistent, Good Tonal Range, Scans Well

Best Uses:

Architecture, Artwork, Home

Describe Yourself:

Photo Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Ilford Ilford HP-5 Plus 400 Fast Black and White Professional Film, ISO 400, 120 Size:

Easy to develop at home. Always good results.

Great film

By Frenchman

from Oxford, AL on 9/29/2009

Pros:

Consistent, Good Tonal Range, Reproduces Well, Scans Well

Best Uses:

Artwork

Describe Yourself:

Photo Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Ilford Ilford HP-5 Plus 400 Fast Black and White Professional Film, ISO 400, 120 Size:

This is a very good film in either 120 or 35mm. Fast and with a velvety contrast. Very easy to home develop. Scans of the larger negative with the 120 are breathtaking!

Flexible Film Makes Great Images

By Brian M

from Philadelphia, PA on 6/24/2009

Pros:

Accurate, Reproduces Well, Scans Well

Cons:

None so far

Best Uses:

Action Shots, Photojournalism

Describe Yourself:

Casual Photographer

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Ilford Ilford HP-5 Plus 400 Fast Black and White Professional Film, ISO 400, 120 Size:

I used an entire roll of this stuff to shoot my friends graduation from college, I usually use Delta Pro 100 for a smaller grain structure on scans, but for some reason I just had a roll of HP5+ on me that I had ordered to test. With a little fear I spooled my magazine and started snapping away. After development, I scanned the roll to make digital copies available for my friend and his family, and I was BLOWN AWAY. I was expecting grainier than usual negatives, but was happily greeted by fine grain with a great tonal range on these images. This film made it easy for me to shoot some low-light shaded shots without problems, a great flexible film with a beautiful structure to scan. I will totally use this again!

Good film, not spectacular

By CT

from Houston, Texas on 5/4/2009

Pros:

Good Tonal Range

Best Uses:

Artwork, Photojournalism, Travel

Describe Yourself:

Semi-pro Photographer

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Ilford Ilford HP-5 Plus 400 Fast Black and White Professional Film, ISO 400, 120 Size:

Used for travel photojournalism recently; overall a great film, but there are some drawbacks on graininess. Only used it for 1 roll, so maybe it was a sub-par one. I prefer Neopan.

Good all around film

By wd

from Warrenton,VA on 1/21/2009

Pros:

Accurate, Consistent, Good Tonal Range, Reproduces Well, Scans Well

Best Uses:

Photojournalism, Travel

Describe Yourself:

Semi-pro Photographer

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Ilford Ilford HP-5 Plus 400 Fast Black and White Professional Film, ISO 400, 120 Size:

Really good whites and blacks.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

I also use it with Holgas

By Chico Edge from Chico, CA on 6/26/2008

Pros:

Consistent, Good Tonal Range, Reproduces Well, Scans Well

Best Uses:

Artwork

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Ilford Ilford HP-5 Plus 400 Fast Black and White Professional Film, ISO 400, 120 Size:

A great film for Holga enthusiasts. The camera works beautifully with this film.

my favorite film for my Holga

By hjr13

from Statesville NC on 1/21/2008

Pros:

Accurate, Consistent, Good Tonal Range, Reproduces Well, Scans Well

Cons:

None

Best Uses:

Artwork, Photojournalism, Travel

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Ilford Ilford HP-5 Plus 400 Fast Black and White Professional Film, ISO 400, 120 Size:

I use a Holga camera so I get a different result from this film then a pro medium format camera would get. This film produces great negatives that can be scanned then worked on in photoshop.

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