Re: [Leica] Off-topic: what b/w films should I use?

[Ken Wilcox <wilcox@umcc.umcc.umich.edu>]

What YOU should use depends on the result YOU like. Personally, at 400 asa
I hope that Kodak never drops Tri-X.

kw

>I do not take a lot of black and white pictures, as I don't (yet) develop
>films myself. My experience with developping centers doing b/w stuff, is
>not always very satisfactory. Maybe I'll find more time in the future to
>start developping myself.
>
>But until then, I now and then use b/w just for the fun of it. Had
>excellent results with Ilford Delta Professional 100 ASA and liked it
>much better than the older FP4 Plus. Never tried Kodak TMax, however.
>
>Now I have just finished shooting Fuji Neopan Professional 400 ASA.
>Wonder what the results will look like.
>
>Question:
>For 100 ASA, my preference goes to Delta 100 (maybe I should also try
>TMax?);
>But what should I be using for 400 ASA: Ilford HP5, Delta 400, TMax 400,
>Fuji Neopan 400 ?
>Any suggestions?
>
>Pascal
>
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