True Black & White Film

Contax 645, Ilford 3200, pushed to 6400, 80mm lens, f/2. Groton, CT.

HAS ITS OWN DEVELOPER. MORE FORGIVING THAN SLIDE FILM, LESS FORGIVING THAN COLOR FILM.

ILFORD DELTA 3200: The only 3200 ISO black and white film available in 120! It is fantastic pushed to 6400 as well. Grainy, romantic, awesome: the triple threat.

Also available in 35mm format.

KODAK TMZ 3200: If you want grain just plain oozing out of your image, shoot this stock. Available in 35mm.

Contax 645, Ilford Delta 3200, 80mm lens, pushed to 6400, f/2. Chattanooga, TN.

Fuji GF670, Kodak BW400CN, f/3.5. Monterey, CA.

KODAK BW400CN ISN’T A TRUE BLACK AND WHITE FILM, SO IT HAS MORE LATITUDE WHEN SHOOTING.

C-41 BLACK & WHITE. (WAY FORGIVING = LOTS OF LATITUDE. SHOOT WHICHEVER ONE YOU CAN FIND, AND YOU’LL BE A HAPPY CAMPER.)

KODAK BW400CN: This is a C-41 (or color negative) black and white film. What the what!? It isn’t a true black and white film, so it has more latitude when shooting. You can heavily overexpose without creating any weird color shifts. It has great contrast when you overexpose by a stop or two, and is my black and white film of choice for regular shooting.

Available in 35mm format.

ILFORD XP-2: Another C-41 black and white film that’s available in 120 and 35mm formats. Comes with the same latitude as KodakBW400CN, which means it’s rad.