Availability of 5x7 film

[Daniel Unkefer]

I recently picked up 100 sheets of 5x7 Shanghai B&W, and it looks real nice so far in PMK Pyro + developer. I'm thinking about picking up some more, since I now have a 20% off coupon from the seller. It's definately an old-school emulsion formulation, they recommend it for portraiture.

[Mark J]

I thought it worth kicking this thread into life again, given that the title is relevant.
However I can launch another one if it's felt necessary.

My own interest currently is in Black & White film, but feel free to add comment about colour if anyone wants to.

After re-starting my interesting in using 5x7 after buying a big Durst enlarger, i started looking at film choices.
The choices are OK but rather restricted, and one or two I thought were possible turned out not to be ( eg. Ilford Delta 400 )

From what I have so far, the mainstream options look like :

Kodak TRI-X , TMX (2) and TMY(2) probably , but hard to find 5x7 size in the UK. Painfully expensive ...
Ilford Delta 100, FP4+ and HP5+ , for sure. Shame Delta 400 isn't even available via the ULF order.
Fomapan 100, 200 and 400. The 200 looks most interesting, so I have just bought a pack of that, hoping no holes/scratches !

What have I missed ?

[Tin Can]

Cut your own from X-Ray

[Mark J]

Hmmm yeh ... not sure i want to do either of those things...

[Tin Can]

Sooner or later

[Mark J]

[Dugan]

Svema 100 is available...but it's a thin base film and there's a definite learning curve for exposure & development.
Shanghai is still available, also.

[paulbarden]

X-ray film has a distinct "ortho" look to it that many people - myself included - do not like: it's too "soft" and has a "waxy" look to the middle values. If I want the Ortho look, Wet Plate Collodion is much more appealing, looks wise.

[Mark J]

I hadn't heard of Svema 100, will read up on that, thanks.

[jnantz]

a friend used to tell me of sweet deals on Chinese film he used to get through a distributor / store on Facebook it was so affordable it was almost a sin not to buy it. It might have been
"lucky" film but Im not sure..