[Leica] ILFORD Pan 400

[Nathan Wajsman]

Sorry, I thought he meant Delta 400. I do not think that is any Ilford film with “Pan” it is name other than PanF.

In any event, the Delta 400 is the best 400 film there is IMO. And the Delta 100 is good too. For really high speed, I always preferred Fuji Neopan 1600, though.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 02 Jul 2017, at 09:36, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> wrote:
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> Personally I had never heard of this film, and an Internet search seems to indicate it is an alternative version of HP5+, a film that I never liked very much because of its large grain. It seems to be that Pan 400 is only marketed in certain areas. I personally prefer T-grain films and in particular the films made by Fuji. I have found their Neopan range, including the 1600iso and the C-41 versions, very good and scan easily. As always, these things are down to personal taste, and the Kodak T-Max range and Tri-X have always been popular choices.
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>> On 2 Jul 2017, at 07:55, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
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>> There is or was Ilford Delta 400 a tab grain film which is great. And Hp5 a more traditional film.
>> I always use tab grain films they are twice as sharp and twice as fine grain as traditional films.
>> One of the few films I never has any luck with was HP5. IN any developer dilution combination, I ever tried it with.
>> Delta 400 with Xtol 1:3 will make people think you are shooting a 100 film or slower.
>> Tri x has been reformulated since I last used it. I last used it in 1999 and the tab grain films “Neopan 1600 and 400” put it to shame.
>> I’ll never use it again. Another reason is the cloying adulates it gets on internet chat lists from people who couldn’t find themselves in or out of a darkroom.… 
>> It was invented in 1955. Way past the golden age of black and white photography so if you want that don’t use Tri x.
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>> Mark William Rabiner
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>> On 7/2/17, 1:44 AM, "LUG on behalf of Dan Khong" <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of dankhong at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>   Folks
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>>   Has anyone got experience with this film? How does it compare to, say, HP5
>>   and Tri-X?
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>>   Thanks.
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>>   Dan K.
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