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Hello All,<br /><br />Presently I am using Fuji 400 and 1600 Presto, Ilford 3200, and Fuji Press 800 films.&nbsp; I&#039;m pleased with results so far ;D.&nbsp; I&#039;m just getting started with Ilford Pan F, and Efke 25.&nbsp; No results so far <br /><br />My developers of choice include: Diafine, Acufine, Ilford DDX, Rodinal, Paterson Acutol (I have 1200ml stashed away ) and Pyro PMK+<br /><br />What&#039;s working well for you? ???

Tri-X in HC-110 (H) for 14m @20C<br />HP5+ in HC-110 ( for 5m<br />Shantou ERA100 in Rodinal (1+50) for 14m<br />Tri-X in Diafine<br /><br />

Ilford XP2<br />Kodak 400UC--often converted to B/W<br />Gold 200 that&#039;s left lying around<br /><br />Excited about trying out Portra VC to see how it compares.&nbsp; <br /><br />Not as crazy about CN400, Fuji Reala; <br /><br />Mainly use these out of convenience; I have all the equipment, haven&#039;t taken the proverbial deep breath and plunged (back) into home souping for TriX and HP5.....<br /><br />

Hi there,<br /><br />Ilford HP5 an FP4 are until now my favorits. Developped in (cheap and small bottle) Ilfosol.<br />Not the best developper but I&#039;ll have to finnish the flask.<br />HP5 get rather grainy and contrasty with Ilfosol pushed over the 400 asa mark.<br />Fp4 looks nice tough.<br /><br />Have a roll of Ilford delta 3200 in the fridge for the next test-shootout.<br /><br />Fpt4 at 100 asa - Ultron 28mm/1,9

I still have to learn how to develop film in a darkroom. I really like B&amp;W film but cannot afford the processing at around $20 per roll. So I&#039;ve been using mainly C41 films - Fuji Reala, Fuji 400H, and Fuji 800Z. Most of the time, I just get the negatives processed at a supermarket close by for a bit over $2 a roll then I scan them into my computer with my Nikon Coolscan V. I then convert them to B&amp;W in Photoshop if needed. I have recently started to use Kodak 400UC film and although I&#039;m not a fan of the saturated colours, the film does scan much better than the Fuji films. I would like to try the Portra VC films.

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<br />I still have to learn how to develop film in a darkroom. I really like B&amp;W film but cannot afford the processing at around $20 per roll. So I&#039;ve been using mainly C41 films - Fuji Reala, Fuji 400H, and Fuji 800Z. Most of the time, I just get the negatives processed at a supermarket close by for a bit over $2 a roll then I scan them into my computer with my Nikon Coolscan V. I then convert them to B&amp;W in Photoshop if needed. I have recently started to use Kodak 400UC film and although I&#039;m not a fan of the saturated colours, the film does scan much better than the Fuji films. I would like to try the Portra VC films.<br />

twenty bucks a roll for b&amp;w processing!?!?<br /><br />That&#039;s one thing I love about Taiwan...B&amp;W is NT$50/roll (~US$1.50) and chromes are NT$90/roll (~US$2.60). Add NT$50/roll for a CD. Whenever I return home to visit my mom in LA or dad back east I always save my films and process them here.<br /><br />If you do your own b&amp;w processing you&#039;ll save a bundle. Seriously. Plus, it&#039;s loads of fun for the tinkerer-chemist in you