Ilford HAR1656031 HP 5 Plus 135 Film - White/Black

With these 30 metres you save money on per film purchase and get back to the old days of darkroom loading canister experience!

Pedí esta lata de película y la necesitaba para un curso..., si no, la hubiese devuelto... ESTABA A PUNTO DE CADUCAR (DENTRO DE UN MES), cuando es un producto que debe caducar al año o dos años..., es decir,... LA MÁS VIEJA QUE TENIAN.

It's HP5, what is there to say but the obvious: A lovely film, sharp, great tonality. For no good reason other than its iconicity I would have chose Tri-X in bulk, where it not that Kodak's absurd pricing policy makes 30m of bulk film c 45% more expensive than buying the equivalent number of 36exp rolls !! Fomapan 400 is c 1/2 the price, but doesn't quite catch the shadow detail.

I have been using HP5 for years. It pushes and pulls wonderfully (can shoot it over or under the ISO rating that Ilford recommends), it has an ample contrast range, I can change developing times and alter contrast (yes at a price of tonal range but that is the balance we look for). You can shoot this exactly as Ilford recommends and you will love it. But as you grow comfortable with it you have such a wide latitude with this film to alter it and make the final product your own. For example I shoot it at an Exposure Index of 200 (as compared to recommended ISO of 400). I the. Develop it close to the recommended 400 iso settings. This gives me a nice balance of contrast and tonal range. I do not scan my pictures. I take the negative into the darkroom and print them. The pictures you see and video attached are HP5 shot in this fashion. Look at that smooth grain, look at the tonal range and look at those deep, blacks and vibrant whites!

Great film 🎥