film?

[francis16]

What films would you recommend for color and black and white photography? Thanks!

 

[randerson07]

All of them.

Really thats far to general a question, and film choice is highly a personal taste thing. One of the great things about shooting film is all the choices, its also hard on someone just coming to film. I suggest you go to Flickr.com and search for Film Brands, Film names, Film groups, whatever pops in your head. While scans onto a computer can and will be different from person to person, computer to computer you will get a general idea of what a particular film will look like.

 

[Steph]

Your choices of films will also depend on what you want to shoot. Also, for colour, do you want negatives or slides?

 

[francis16]

negative i suppose,

 

[usayit]

Kodak Tmax 400 is a good all around B&W negative that many start out with.

 

[dxqcanada2 1]

Ilford Pan F Plus

 

[francis16]

is the kodak tmax 400 and the ilford pan f plus compatible with an slr? or are they medium format films?

 

[jvw2941]

ISO 400 works for almost everything

 

[fred0000]

for general use i use kodak or fuji iso400, and if i'm going to use a lense with more zoom or in darker settings i do use fuji 800, my camera bag has kodak iso 200, kodak/fuji iso400, fuji iso800, and kodak tmax iso400, you will probably end up lugging around a couple diffent ranges, but for now i'd probably go out and buy a few if you can, and use them and you'll eventualy find something you like, but for the most part iso400 is probably best to just jump in with film.

 

[usayit]

is the kodak tmax 400 and the ilford pan f plus compatible with an slr? or are they medium format films?

Tmax comes in both 35mm and 220/120 rolls.

 

[dxqcanada2 1]

Ilford Pan F Plus

 

[gsgary]

B+W Ilford FP4 and for low light HP5

 

[EhJsNe]

MY favorite color film is Fuji Superia 200 and 400 (400 if im not shooting outdoors to much)

I dont really do much black and white with film....mostly because I cant buyoffline without my parents permission....I have used Kodak Tmax 400, but since I only used it once and have no comparision, I ant really recomend it, however it is black and white and the pictures I take come out on it....so yes...itll work.

 

[francis16]

thanks guys!

 

[Steph]

A few people recommended Ilford Pan F. I really like that film but I find it less tolerant to less than perfect exposure compared to other films such as Ilford FP4 and HP5 or Kodak Tri-X. Just my experience, your mileage may vary. Also, Pan F has an ISO rating of 50; this is quite slow, which does not make it a very versatile film. If you always shoot with a tripod, you should be OK though.

For colour negative film, I really like Fuji Reala. This is quite a versatile film. It will work for almost everything (from landscapes to portraits). Also, if you are after (very) saturated colours, have a look at the fairly new Kodak Ektar. I have yet to try it but some people seem to get good results. Both have an ISO rating of 100.