Relatively cheap, easy to get developed, nice high contrast, blacks are blacks and whites are white.

None that I have seen.

Excelllent film....love the high contrast it provides. The deep blacks. After shooting this I'm taking a step back from color and enjoying this film. I had it processed at the one hour lab in Wal-mart(this ones knows what they are doing) ,had it done in matte finish, and they did an excellent job on all the rolls. Came out just as I liked...no color caste...just talk to the people that develop it and they can correct for the caste.

The magical convenience of c-41 process smooth grain, that does not affect the sharpness my #1 b&w film

er...the film is PINK on one side! Besides that - there are none.

This film is good. It also produces excellent images. People below stated, that this film's weakness was that it either came out pinkish, or greenish or whatnot. I used it 3 times, and developed in 3 different labs (one was pro lab, and printed it on B&W paper) just to make sure it doesn't come out that way. I was ASKED if I wanted the so-called Sepia effect. I refused, and all my pictures looked black and white. However, when printed on b&w paper, the tones are nicer, but it might be due to the yellow filter that I started using. Great film.

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kodak maintains extremely informative website.

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Tri-x, Agfa Pan 100, 400, Fuji NeoPan.

Cheap, convenient, excellent latitude, very fine grain.

Home printers may find increased contrast in the neg compared to what they're used to - try a slightly softer paper grade.

If your prints with this film have an objectionable color cast, don't blame the film - blame the lab. Chances are the negs are fine, but many local-one-hour type labs simply haven't a clue what to do with this stuff. Its not because Kodak don't tell them, either, they produce plenty of processing data. Its just that most local color machine labs simply can't be bothered to take the minute or two to set their machines to print C-41 black and white negs properly, or just don't know how. Processed right, this film is marvellous, as is Ilford XP-2, which I find the results are very similar to. very fine grain and lovely smooth tonal transitions. Negs hold excellent shadow detail. This film also has impressive exposure latitude, set your camera from 200 to 1600 for useable results - its quite forgiving of exposure screw-ups. If low light is not a problem, I've found the most printable and varied tonality to be found at 320iso, but this will of course depend on the processing. For those who have been disappointed by prints from this film, find a lab with a Fuji Frontier machine. This is a newer kind of machine that processes C-41 film chemically, but prints via a digital process. Results in very sharp and smooth proofs with no color cast.

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Ilford XP-2

c41 process, that's all

Price even higher than some traditional B&W film, ugly red cast on the print, very grainy

I bought this film in Walmart as a consumer b&w film it says it can be processed at any 1hr photo shop. After taking 2-3 rolls of film, I find that kodak b&w +400 film makes visible red cast on all my print, as other reviewer mentioned, the color cast probably caused by the lab, not the print itsel.

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ilford delta 400 professional

Fast film (400 ASA), C41 process

Not as good as True B&W

Over the years, I have taken less than 10 roll of B&W films - but, I like the availability to print this film in anywhere. Compared to Ilford XP2, this has better contrast and saturation. I took 2 rolls of film while traveling to Winnipeg, and all pictures came out as expected - I liked the 400 speed, it is convenient for low-light shooting and grain factor is reasonable compare to 400 speed color film. Some of the architectural photo came out astounding. Even in indoor (museum), I did not use Flash (I used a tripod and about 1/15 sec) and pictures came out very good. I used a polarize filter in the day-light shooting to raise the contrast level and it worked Ok. The convenience of printing at local photo-store is a plus. My print-outs came with a little tone of sepia, but it was Ok with me. I will recommend others who want to experiment with B&W film.

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IlFord XP2 Super

c-41 process inexpensive and available everywhere

grain (see summary)

A good b&w film for beginners to intermediates. If you are looking for the convience of b&w that can be processed anywhere, this is it. I like the contrast(not too harsh). The only complaint is grain. It is sharp as long as it''s well exposed. But parts of the image that are dark or underexposed (especially in night or low light photos), grain is very noticable. I guess that''s why they make slow films! Be picky about where you get it processed. In the wrong hands, the prints can have a strong color cast to them. (Don''t take it to a drugstore!!)

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various slow to mid-speed b&w films

Hands down: convenience--the fact that it can be dropped off at any local one-hr labs along with my color film for the C-41 processing. Good tonality and rich medium tones. Decent exp. latitude.

Lack of control over creative exposure when printing. Must be printed on B&W paper and not color to avoid any weird color casts.

Good and easy to use film--very little noticeable grain, but also a little on the contrasty side. Great for quick grab shots here and there, but for serious B&W artsy prints, nothing beats doing it yourself in the darkroom.

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tmax 100 and 400

The fact that this product offers C-41 processing is a great plus in its favor. This makes it very convenient for the casual to intermediate photographer to get it processed.

Does not have quite the quality that I have seen using T-MAX or Ilford black and white films.

I found this to be a very good black and white film with the ability to be enlarged without losing definition in the print. I am only an amateur but I was very impressed with this film and continue to use it as my primary black and white portrait film.
I think this film could be used by almost anyone who is looking for a quality, convenient black and white film. It may lack a bit for the more professional photographers, with access to a darkroom, but I think for the amateur or the young professional just getting started this will more than meet thier needs.

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Did not have to use.

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Have tried T-MAX and Ilfords HP lines.

Readily available at most anywhere film is sold, C-41 process means it can be processed in the same time as color films.

Sometimes the tonality of prints from a color lab is weird. I got back a few rolls that didn't really look black and white, but weren't quite toned either. Does not have the same exposure latitude as some "real" black and white films.

Quick and easy black and white, but I think Ilford XP2 would be a better choice for C-41 process black and white. This film's exposure latitude/tonal range leaves some things to be desired. Some shots of unremarkable range turn out to be way too dark (almost pitch black) in the shadow areas and very washed out in lighter areas.

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Tri-X 400, Delta 400, Agfapan 400, Neopan 400, and Ilford XP2

Cheap, easy to get developed. Can give you black and white in a hurry (one hour labs)

None, really

I usually shoot color and create black and white prints in software. If I were shooting black and white film, this would be it. Very fine grain and sharp. Try it with a 100 MM f2.0 USM lens for a portrait. WOW! I have never had development problems like some other posters have mentioned. I would imagine this would be easy to correct in the printing process.

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regular Kodak black and white