Ilford's HP5 Plus Black and White Negative Film is a traditional and versatile panchromatic film designed for general use in a wide variety of shooting conditions. Exhibiting notably wide exposure latitude, this film responds well to use in mixed and difficult lighting and provides medium contrast for greater overall control. It has a nominal sensitivity of ISO 400/27° when developed in standard black and white chemistry, and responds well to push processing. HP5 Plus is a flexible film type that is ideally suited for use in general photographic applications in an array of different lighting conditions.

This item is one 36-exposure roll of 35mm film and is supplied in a DX-coded cassette.

Panchromatic B&W Negative Film    ISO 400/27° in Standard Process    Wide Exposure Latitude, Medium Contrast    Ideal for Mixed Lighting and General Use    Responds Well to Push Processing

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. If I stop a roll before I use each film shot how can I reinsert it to finish the shots?

A: Every film shooter runs into the situation where the film in the camera is not the right one. However, there are be too many exposures left to waste. What to do? If you shoot say 20 exposures, you can rewind the film back into the canister and reload with a different film. Then you can go back to the roll you shot 20 exposures and finish the roll. Here is how to do it. Release the film advance mechanism and slowly rewind the film. You must listen and feel for the film releasing from the take up spool. The moment you feel/hear that click/pop, stop rewinding. You can open the camera back and you will have the film tab visible. Tape the tab to the film canister and write how many exposures have been made on the roll. Make this this mark big and obvious. You do not want to load this roll into the camera at a later time and think there is a full roll. If you do that, you will double expose all the previously shot images. If you misjudge and rewind the film all the way back into the canister, you can use a 6" piece of film (you can use processed but junk negative film you probably have in your collection) and put some double faced tape on one end. Shove that end into the canister through that black felt opening and hook the end of the film with the double face tape and pull it out. Or you can use this product to fish the film out. Kaiser 35mm Film retriever B&H # KAFRZ Now put the film back in the container it came in and mark it with the type of film and exposures taken. This is more safety to prevent messing up. When it comes time to reload the exposed film, take the tape and put it on the back of the camera so the number of exposures is big and obvious and thread the film as normal. Now here is the trick. You must have a lens cap on or no lens but a body cap on. Put the aperture to the highest number, the shutter to the highest number and also find a dark room. This is because in order to get past the exposed frames you have to fire the camera the same number times but you do not want to double expose the previously shot frames. Fire the camera and advance the film the number of exposures you have shot plus two more. Now remove the lens cap, set the exposure and shoot the rest of the roll. This sounds more complicated then it is. Rest assured, this is a legitimate procedure. Just be careful otherwise you risk double exposing your film. If you have just two or three exposures left, this procedure is not worth it. Use them up on your family pet. They will thank you.

Q: 2. Do i need to roll the film canisters myself?

A: Yes. You'll need a bulk film loader to load the canisters. 100' makes about 20 rolls of 35 frames

Q: 3. If I stop a roll in the middle ( before I finish taking all of the shots) how can I reload/reinsert it

A: Every film shooter runs into the situation where the film in the camera is not the right one. However, there are be too many exposures left to waste. What to do? If you shoot say 20 exposures, you can rewind the film back into the canister and reload with a different film. Then you can go back to the roll you shot 20 exposures and finish the roll. Here is how to do it. Release the film advance mechanism and slowly rewind the film. You must listen and feel for the film releasing from the take up spool. The moment you feel/hear that click/pop, stop rewinding. You can open the camera back and you will have the film tab visible. Tape the tab to the film canister and write how many exposures have been made on the roll. Make this this mark big and obvious. You do not want to load this roll into the camera at a later time and think there is a full roll. If you do that, you will double expose all the previously shot images. If you misjudge and rewind the film all the way back into the canister, you can use a 6" piece of film (you can use processed but junk negative film you probably have in your collection) and put some double faced tape on one end. Shove that end into the canister through that black felt opening and hook the end of the film with the double face tape and pull it out. Or you can use this product to fish the film out. Kaiser 35mm Film retriever B&H # KAFRZ Now put the film back in the container it came in and mark it with the type of film and exposures taken. This is more safety to prevent messing up. When it comes time to reload the exposed film, take the tape and put it on the back of the camera so the number of exposures is big and obvious and thread the film as normal. Now here is the trick. You must have a lens cap on or no lens but a body cap on. Put the aperture to the highest number, the shutter to the highest number and also find a dark room. This is because in order to get past the exposed frames you have to fire the camera the same number times but you do not want to double expose the previously shot frames. Fire the camera and advance the film the number of exposures you have shot plus two more. Now remove the lens cap, set the exposure and shoot the rest of the roll. This sounds more complicated then it is. Rest assured, this is a legitimate procedure. Just be careful otherwise you risk double exposing your film. If you have just two or three exposures left, this procedure is not worth it. Use them up on your family pet. They will thank you.

Q: 4. how many rolls

A: That is one roll of film.

Q: 5. What is the dimension of the packaging (length, width, height) of this 50 roll pack?

A: B&H may call it a 50 roll pack but in my experience, it's nothing of the sort - it's been years since B&H actually sent me the old white cardboard box full of foil wrapped bare rolls without the normal individual box and plastic canister. What I've actually got every time I've ordered in recent years is simply 50 of the standard boxed rolls factory packaged in 5 standard cellophane wrapped bricks of 10 rolls.Dimensions of the 10 roll brick is 19 cm x 8 cm x 6cm - the dimensions of 5 of those will depend on how B&H's shipping department stacks them in the box.B&H's bulk discounts are a bit of a joke as there's no saving in buying 1 roll or 50 rolls - it's exactly the same price so why bother? There are NO bulk discounts so I buy HP5 135-36 elsewhere..

Q: 6. Will this film work in a canon ae-1?

A: Being that the Canon AE-1 uses 35mm film, you would need the Ilford HP5 Plus Black and White Negative Film (35mm Roll Film, 36 Exposures), B&H # ILHP5P36. https://bhpho.to/2lRD5eN

Q: 7. whats the exp date of this film? i see the pic is mar 2013 whats that mean?

A: Unfortunately, we do not have access to our inventory since our warehouses are in a different location, however, any film that was within 6-months of its expiration date would be sold as short dated and listed as such on our site. All other film will be at least 6 months out from its expiration date. The March 2013 date in the product photo on the webpage is simply for illustrative purposes and does not reflect the date of all of the film that is available.

Q: 8. What is the expiry date for the films in the Ilford HP5+ 50-roll pack?

A: Any film that was within 6 months of its expiration date would specifically listed as short-dated on our site, and sold as such. As this is not short-dated, its expiration date will be at least 6-months out. Unfortunately, we cannot give an exact expiration date for the film. The warehouse is not located near our offices for us to physically check an item for expiration date, serial numbers, etc.

Q: 9. Hi, may i know the expiry date on this hp5 bulk should i get it now?

A: The expiration date of this Ilford HP5 Plus Black and White Film in 100' is generally within 6 months to 1 year from now.

Q: 10. What is expiration date of this film?Thank you.

A: Unfortunately, we do not have access to our inventory and cannot provide this type of information; however, any film that was within 6-months of its expiration date would be sold as short dated and listed as such on our site. All other film will be at least 6 months out from its expiration date.