Good strong contrast, great cool tones, easy to use, reciprocity doesn't affect tone and look too much.

Fairly slow (ISO 125)

A very good film for basic black and white photography. It has very nice contrast, and has good deep tones. Very easy to use as well. It is a bit cooler in tone than TMax 100, but I happen to like that. I use this as my all round film.

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Haven't needed it, but have used the data sheets provided by Ilford. Very complete and thorough.

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TMax 100

Easy to process. Excellent results.

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Excellent B&W film. It is very for giving when it comes to development times, and can produce wonderful results when processed correctly. The grain is effected by the ratios of developer to water and temp. In general it will produce higher grain under higher temp. and with smaller amounts of developer to water. Fantastic for taking general outdoor photography and architecture shots. If you need something, which will have little grain, and need good sharpness try it. Another alternative is Pan F, which is ISO 50.

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Excellent in the US. Responds within 24 hours.

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T-Max, Ilford HP5, Pan F, TX400

- grain - not extremely fine but fine enough for the results i want when i use it (even when pushed +2 stops and developed on rodinal - usually i get better results doing this then sending it on to a lab for a 125iso development) - sharp - nice contrast / tonal range - nice exposure latitude - easy to find on many stores

- it's not grainless, if that's what your looking for...

ilford fp4+ is definitely one of the best "all-purpose" black & white films avaliable on the market. i usually develop this on rodinal and, overall, i'm pretty happy with the results i've been getting. i love taking this loaded on my camera to the subway and shooting some long-exposure pictures. it was the first black & white film i've ever tried, quite a while ago, and i still use it because, basically, this is my favorite mid-speed black & white film.

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- agfa apx-100, kodak t-max 100

Tonal gradation unlike any other negative film - very close the tones you see in Scala. With XTOL 1:1 I get ISO 125 and great tones.

The only weakness I found was trying to buy 4x5 locally. Not always in stock - I guess there aren''t as many of us shooting the big stuff these days.

My first "exposure" to to FP4 was with my Contax G2. I ran a ring test to determine ISO in XTOL 1:1 - 125 is best here. A nude potographed with FP4+ shows wonderful tonal gradations - similar to Scala. Similar results in 120 format; ISO 125 under studio lights and a green filter made the model look wonderful. Trying 4x5 now and expect it to perform as the others have, in fact I''m using only FP4+ to photograph Big Bend National Park (where I would normally have used T-Max 100 & 400).

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It''s apples and oranges, but the closest thing to FP4+ is Agfa Scala (which I also meter at 125)

Much more tolerant of exposure.processing inconsistencies. Capable of some of the smoothest toned, least grainy output of any emulsion. Only Delta 100 and Tech.Pan have demonstrably better resolution, and XP2-400 outplaying it on all fronts apart from character.

Grainier than similar speed T-Grained Films. Otherwise none that I''ve noticed.

One of the very best films ever marketed, with much more flexibility in exposure and processing than the T-Grained film variety. Have used it for more than 30 years, often processed in ID11/D76 at 1+3. producing effective 200ISO film speed plus noticeably enhanced adjacency effects (sharpness). Marvellous film.

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Technical Pan,Delta 100/400,Tri-X XP2-400 and, for those with long memories, the splendid range of Adox films during the 60''s. Excuse me while get back to my wheelchair!!

Incredible tolerance to exposure and processing errors. Lovely tonality, handles shadow and highlight details very impressively. Great sharpness and nice grain structure. Performs very commendably in crappy light.

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My favourite all round B&W film. FP4+ rules!

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APX-100, Plus-X, Neopan-SS, Fortepan-100, Delta-100, TMax-100.

-incredible lattitude and forgiveness.
-super sharp grain and good contrast.
- unparallelled acutense.

speed, if there was a film that produced as rich and as sharp of images as FP4 does, and was a bit faster, well FP4 is all you would find in my refrigerator!

I can't believe how far off some of these reviews seem to be that I've read! In my experience there is no other intermediate speed B&W film on the market more consistent and as sharp as this one.
The beauty of this film, besides the obvious, is it's ability to forgive for those who forget to reset their ISO after switching from 400 or 100 to the FP4. Maybe for the others that have submitted reviews preceeding mine need to quit letting Wallmart process their film and get a cylinder and dump some agfa rodinal in with their film and print on Oriental GII, then come back and reiterate your point of view! You want rich, crisp, sharp, easy to print negatives, get smart and get the FP4!!

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try every B&W film on the market!

Very forgiving, excellent for teaching photography. Excellent latitude. Nice old style grain.

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Good latitude although a little grayish.

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Delta 100, APX 100, Konica pan 100, Plus X

Love the fine grain and prodictability of this film . Able to produce great photos

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Great medium speed film , great for portature and landscapes , nice grain and good contrast.

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APX100 plus-x

Robust - it has a very good tolerance to incorrect exposure, and keeps well in hot humid conditions for prolonged periods (up to 1 year in my backpack).

Average grain size. Detail is quickly lost on enlagements.

Great for begginers (or backpackers!). Use Agfa APX-100 when you get a little more experience.

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