Kodak Plus-X 125 ISO Black & White Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by:

hacaden
( Intermediate)

Review Date
March 21, 2004

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
3 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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1.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 1 of 9

Price Paid: $3.00 from B&H

Summary:

A good folm. In fact, everything I can say about Plus-X would be "good". Not great, certainly not bad. Not what I would seek out, but something I would be willing to use with confidence. I find the grain structure looks best when exposed at ISO 64 rather than 125. and the tonal quality seems best that way, also.

Strengths:

predictable

Weaknesses:

a bit expensive

Similar Products Used:

Agfa, Ilford, and Kodak products.

Customer Service:

none needed

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Rating
Reviewed by: Davidde Stella
(Intermediate)

Review Date
April 10, 2001

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

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3.00 of 5,
2 votes

Review 2 of 9

Price Paid: $3.00 from B+H

Summary:

Good stuff. Buy it in bulk really cheap!

Strengths:

Plus-X is really great stuff. If I am not mistaken, plus-x used to be the fastest stuff around, and everyone used that "development by inspection" technique that no one (including me) seems to know how to do today. Ok, so you are not going to enlarge it past a certain point (But didn't Robert Frank shoot all plus-x and enlarge it to 11x14?). Works particularly well in older emulsions like DIAFINE or Rodinol.

Weaknesses:

None really. It's kinda slow and not as punchy as T-MAX 100. Yet, you should be using fill-flash anyway, right?

Similar Products Used:

Most other Kodak b+w films.

Customer Service:

Kodak has pretty nice charts.

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Rating
Reviewed by: Christopher Chen
(Intermediate)

Review Date
November 28, 2000

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Review 3 of 9

Price Paid: $3.00 from Penn Camera

Summary:

An all-time classic B&W film, perfect for achieving that 1930s HCB look. Easy to develop for beginners.

Strengths:

As everyone knows, Plus-X is an easy-to-develop classic emulsion with wonderfully retro-looking grain, just like its sibling Tri-X. Great for portraits.

Weaknesses:

Not for those seeking super-fine grain (use APX or TMX 100 instead).

Similar Products Used:

APX 100, TMX 100, Delta 100.

Customer Service:

Not needed.

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Rating
Reviewed by: Sriram R
(Intermediate)

Review Date
July 4, 2000

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

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1 votes

Review 4 of 9

Model Reviewed:
Plus-X 125 ISO Black & White

Summary:

This once used to be my "crappy light" film. I now use Ilford FP4+ - I prefer the look.

Strengths:

Very versatile film. Very tolerant to exposure and processing errors.

Weaknesses:

Grainier than newer tech films (Delta, TMax)

Similar Products Used:

FP4+

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Reviewed by: Scott Haraldson
(Intermediate)

Review Date
April 1, 2000

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

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1 votes

Review 5 of 9

Model Reviewed:
Plus-X 125 ISO Black & White

Summary:

This is the film I primarily shoot with. I usually will only enlarge to 8x10. After that you start losing grain quality. Not much but enough to make me dissatisfied with a print.

Strengths:

Easy to develope, provides a fairly tight grain.

Weaknesses:

Similar Products Used:

T-max, ilford

Customer Service:

have yet to use it.

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