Recommendations on 120 film types

[snowspeeder]

There are different types of 120 films for MF. Some are more suited for more specific purposes. Eg. portraits, landscape, etc. Can some experienced users here provide a brief list of the types/brands of film and what kind of shoot they are best recommeded for?

Landscape -- Provia 100F,

Portrait (Indoor/Outdoor) --

Black & White --

Product (studio) --

[Terence]

Black & White - Ilford XP5

[edlye]

Originally Posted by Terence Black & White - Ilford XP5

You meant HP5, surely?

[sljm]

Or possibly XP2 !

[sabahan]

I would recommant velvia 50 for landscape if you can find it now.

[marios_pittas]

Originally Posted by snowspeeder There are different types of 120 films for MF. Some are more suited for more specific purposes. Eg. portraits, landscape, etc. Can some experienced users here provide a brief list of the types/brands of film and what kind of shoot they are best recommeded for? Landscape -- Provia 100F, Portrait (Indoor/Outdoor) -- Black & White -- Product (studio) --

Black & White -- Always T-Max !! See www.photo-orama.com for examples!

Portrait (Indoor/Outdoor) -- NPH

-- Marios

[icarus]

Landscape - Velvia 50
B&W - TMAX, XP2, HP5, Delta 400

*OT: does ruby carry 120 ilfords?*

[Splutter]

B&W - HP5+!!!!
Some sample pics I took here
Yes bro, Ruby does carry 120 Ilfords, but sometimes some films go out of stock.

[enivre]

kodak 100VS?

[icarus]

Originally Posted by Splutter B&W - HP5+!!!! Some sample pics I took here Yes bro, Ruby does carry 120 Ilfords, but sometimes some films go out of stock.

Okie.. think i better start stocking up hehe

[ricohflex]

where did you shoot those cute cats in your avatar

[icarus]

Originally Posted by ricohflex where did you shoot those cute cats in your avatar

In a drain somewhere in Little India
Nope, i am not a midget, i just had to lower my camera into the drain to get that shot

[fastshot]

For Slides: Fuji Velvia for landscape, Fuji Provia for general purpose, Fuji Astia for portraits.

For B&W: Ilford HP5+ (at EI250) for general purpose, street. Fuji ACROS 100 (at EI100) for landscape.

For Color Negative: Fuji NPH, Fuji Reala

It's a pity that nobody sells Fuji ACROS 100 here. It's a wonderful film - very fine grain, creamy with Perceptol. Easy to develop with other chemicals also and not overly contrasty (aka T-max). I buy a bunch whenever I visited Tokyo in the past.

I hope HP5+ is going to be around for a long time. It is really a bullet proof film - gives decent result with almost any developer. Agfa APX100 was also very good, but can't be found around here now.

[Terence]

Originally Posted by edlye You meant HP5, surely?

Sorry, typo... XP2

[sabahan]

for flower shot,fuji fortia is special design to do that but sadly,can't find it anywhere else in the world but japan only,is a asa 50 film.available around spring time only.

[pipefish]

Personally, I use HP5 and Neopan 400 for general use, FP4 and Delta 3200 for specific lighting situations. They are not as fine as Tmax or Delta 100/400 but they are more forgiving of exposure mistakes.

[snowspeeder]

FotoHub only sells Provia 120. Where can I find the Fuji Astia? Ruby ought to have right?

[enivre]

Originally Posted by snowspeeder FotoHub only sells Provia 120. Where can I find the Fuji Astia? Ruby ought to have right?

don think they have 120mm for Astia...

[moon]

ILFORD Delta 100 - Portraits (fine grain) / Landscapes .
ILFORD Delta 400 - Portraits.(moderate grain)

[sabrewolf]

Landscape - Velvia 50 (Warm Tone, super saturation, use on cloudy days for maximum impact)

- Velvia 100F (Less saturated than Velvia 50, the only choice for velvia once the velvia 50 out of stock)

- Provia 100F (Cool Tone, slightly blueish, use on bright sunny days, good for scenes with water and mountains)

- Provia 400F (Cool tone, works fine pushed until ISO 1600, the only choice for indoor/night slide film)



Potrait - Astia 100F (Very natural colors, the only choice for nice skin tones, very sharp grain, slightly brown yellowish)