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 100'-long roll of standard-perforation 35mm film designed for bulk loading applications.

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. can you use this film for a discovery 80 plus fuji camera ?

A: Yes.

Q: 2. the film processing only says Black & white, is it ok if the developer uses color processing?

A: This is b&w film that uses b&w chemistry only. No color chemistry should be used.

Q: 3. 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: 4. Is this the bricks of 10 packaging or is this really MFR # 1574616 (as the description says) which are 50 FOIL-WRAPPED films? That does make a difference to me traveling... Thanks!

A: the bricks of 10 are not foil wrapped. the film rolls are in plastic canisters.

Q: 5. how many exposures are there in this film?

A: The number of exposures you can get from a roll of 120 film will depend on the format of the camera you are using. If your camera is 6 x 4.5, there are 15 or 16 exposures; 6 x 6 cameras will get 12/13 exposures, 6 x 7 cameras get 10 exposures, 6 x 8 cameras will get 9 exposures, and so forth.

Q: 6. 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: 7. what kind of camara is used with this film ???

A: That film is used in medium format cameras such as Hasselblads and Mamiyas. These were the predominant cameras used by professional studio photographers before the advent of digital photography.

Q: 8. 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: 9. Does this film work with dark and bright lighting?

A: This film and any other film can be exposed to bright or dim lighting. You have to know how to expose it correctly under low light conditions and know how to compensate for reciprocity failure. But, yes it can be done.

Q: 10. Why are all of your 120 roll films from kodak and Ilford more then what you can get them from the actual manufactures website?

A: Our buyers set the pricing for all items we sell based on what the manufacture charges us for the products.