Ilford FP4 125 35mm Black/White Review

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Ilford FP4 125 35mm Black/White
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adambukaty's Review of Ilford FP4 125 35mm Black/White Camera Film

9th Jun 2004

Overall Rating

3.5 stars
  • Value for money
    3.5 stars
Good Points

Fine, contrasty negatives in daylight situations.

Will support a generous range of lighting areas from bright sunlight to shadow on the same exposure.

This film has a fine grain, which allows for modest enlargements without the photo looking like it was printed on sandpaper.

Price ranges (depending on location) between 4 and 5 euros, which is reasonable considering the decent prints one can attain with this film and the right equipment/situation.

Widely available (at the moment in Europe...we shall see, as the digital migration forces changes upon film manufacturers.)

Ilford's website gives detailed descriptions/informational-support and instructions for their black and white films.


Bad Points

Not as predictable as i had hoped for longer exposures under low light conditions. Ilford does attempt to forewarn you about this via a PDF downloadable spreadsheet from their website, but the provided graph leaves quite a bit of room for error.


General Comments

There's objectively not a lot which you can say about this Ilford FP4 125 35mm Black/White camera film; because everyone's personal shooting style differs from the next. Some people even modify medium format spools on their holgas to receive 35mm film stock, so really, any review of a given film is highly contextual. I shot a test roll of this particular Ilford product in a Nikon N80/F80, in conditions ranging from a bomb shelter (4 second exposure), to overcast outdoor scenes, to direct sunlight, with and without black and white filters. Be prepared to burn this film for quite a while if you will be attaching a red 25 or deep orange to your camera rig. Sharpness was as good as i had expected from a 125 Ilford film, but that is also affected by your lens, use of tripod, quality of filters (if used), movement of subject, etc.

Basic point: This is a solid 125 film that gives you a more sensitive alternative to an Ilford ISO 50. Of course, the sensitivity comes at the price of the Ilford 50's ultra fine grain.

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