Ilford vs Kodak B&W

[theBDT]

To further confuse the issue...

Why not make a thorough study of ASA/ISO 100 speed films. Include FOMA 100 & 200. That's right. Foma 200 which many users rate at 100 with good success. Also available from Freestyle as their house brand Arista EDU Ultra 100 & 200.

Don't forget Efke 100 and Fuji Neopan 100 Acros.

Thank you for bringing this up. I am planning on taking a large format portfolio class next semester, and as I'm going to be doing mostly studio still life images, I'm trying to choose a 100 speed film.

I've settled on Efke. Neopan 100 is just too expensive for my budget, and Illford Delta 100 and Kodak TMAX 100 aren't much better. The cheaper films are Arista EDU Ultra (ne Foma) 100, which has very poor reciprocity, and Efke 100, my current tentative selection, which has OK reciprocity (at least, I can FIND comprehensive reciprocity info on this film).

I find both the Efke and Arista EDU Ultra (which I've both used in 35mm) to be charming little films. I was almost swayed to use the Arista EDU Ultra, in spite of reciprocity, because it has such a similar feel to Agfa APX 100. But Efke has some pleasing tones, and I think some interesting response to delicate surfaces (e.g. flower petals, human skin).

[Jerry Bodine]

whenever the question has come up on APUG as to whether Harman has tweaked something in one of their film emulsions, Simon Galley's answer has always been no.

Another way of saying they got it right the first time.