cheap and convenient. can be processed at any one hour lab.

i took a role of shots and they had a horrible greenish cast. the whole batch was ruined.

convenient, a beginner may want to try it before using real B&W. I think you just need to find a good lab to process it.

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tri-x 400

Can be processed at 1 hour lab. Lots of contrast, very sharp, little grain.

I bought two rolls of this film. I didn't use them both in one day. the first roll came out with the odd "color" tone to the images. The second one came out perfect (took it to a different lab) so I think it might be the fault of the lab and not the film.

This film is very convieniant in that it can be dropped off with your color film. The problem with the greenish tone in the prints I think is the fault of the lab not the film. the first roll I shot had that green all over it in every exposure. However, I had it developed at the place I bought it (Target). The second roll I took to a specialty lab (Proex) the prints didn't have any tone other than true black and white.

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Conventional B+W, Tri-X, X-pan, Iford Delta

Fine grain for the speed, acceptable images in bright light.

ugly blue cast to prints

Chromogenic film sucks.

You might have been led to believe that you can shoot this and drop it off at your local 1-hour lab and get nice b&w prints for the same price as you would for your normal colour prints.

This is not true. I think many other reviewers have noted that most consumer labs will not do whatever correction is necessary to get rid of an ugly blue/green cast on the prints. This has the effect (in my experience) of making everything look awfully muddy. Pro labs might be able to do a better job--one reviewer here said that he'd gotten a specialist lab to give him properly-corrected prints--but for a price.

I suppose this film would be good for hobbyists looking to see how their shots would turn out in b&w. As an occasional-use film, it wouldn't be so bad, if they learn to accept the ugly cast they'll get on their prints.

If you really want to shoot black and white, stay well away from the chromogenics and get the 'real' black and white films. These are more satisfying to shoot and have delivered nicer negatives in my experience.

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Real B&W films:
Tri-X, TMY, HP5, Delta 3200, NeoPan 1600

Fine grain, can be taken to a one hour photo processer

green tint when printed on color paper, best printed on b&w

If needed the film cna be developed with b&w chemicals (not a very good image though). I have encountered problems when I tried to print on color paper. Best results include C-41 proccessing and printing on b&w paper.

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Fine grain, good resolution, good tonality.

Some labs can't make decent prints from it.

Excellent general purpose film. It is very convenient and inexpensive to get processed. If a particular lab does a bad job on prints, take the negatives elsewhere. If scanning a negative or print for web use, just greyscale it to get rid of any unwanted color cast. I have some 8x10 enlargements made by a pro lab which compare favorably to any 8x10 I have from conventional B/W films.

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Kodak T400CN, Tri-X, Plus-X, Tmax400

Can be processed at one hour lab, easy to find, good price

horrible red to magenta tint

If you're just starting out and want to experiment with black and white you could use this, though I would recommend Tri-X. The color is just too awful for me to recommend this to someone serious about black and white photography.

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Tri-X, TMAX

When taken to a lab which processes it properly, the resuluts are striking. Great contrast and fine grain without the added cost of having B&W developed.

Taking it to the wrong lab will give you a sci-fi colour scheme.

Cheap, versatile film with the ease of C-41

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What am I going to do, get it serviced under warranty?

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Misc. true B&W film

Beautiful B+W with the covenience of C-41 colour.

None to my eye.

A great way to produce quality B+W prints.

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This was my first B+W film.

1-hour-processing-- can get your prints back quickly and easily. Pretty forgiving film, enlarges without graininess.

Pretty "flat" film-- by that I mean it is very contrasty with little grain, giving it a very 2-D feel. Also, your prints can come out green or blue tinted. Not a big deal if you are going for enlargements.

Well, I guess use of this film really depends on your needs. It is great for getting quick processing of your shots, to sort of test the waters. Also, you do get great contrast (I never use a medium red filter with it, sometimes use a medium yellow) and the grain is nearly invisible. Somehow, though, the 2-D flat images just don't compare to the depth of Tri-X or Ilford B+W films. Not very pushable, I rate at 400 or sometimes MAYBE 600 in low light. Predictable results. For fine art shots, I guess it is OK, but nothing to write home about, but then again the 1-hour-processing feature is great and that sometimes over-rides everything else. Just go to a good lab to get your proofs, and ask them to correct for green/blue if they are printing on color paper. Unlike some of the other reviews, I would not spend the extra to print it on B+W paper... if you want that use a true B+W film. Unlike Ilford's XP2, you won't get sepia, just green/blue tint if it is not color corrected. Give it a shot and see what you think!

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Never had to use it, but their web site is great.

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Tri-X, Ilford HP line, Ilford Delta line, Ilford XP2, Kinica 750 IR.

This film offers the best in convenience (1 hour labs can process it) with sharpness and good tonal range. I've used it to shoot flowers and plants with great success. The lab commented on how impressed they were with the sharpness. It also held the detail in the shadows. I had prints that had superb range from Zone 0 to 9.

A batch I had processed at a different lab had a green cast to the prints.

I'm going to use this film for most of my black and white work. But I'm going to stick with the same 1-hour lab that gave me good results.

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