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Hey /p/! My girlfriend just bought a 35mm SLR, and she is looking for some black and white film. I have never shot film, so I dont know what to recommend. It should be easy to get at a local camera-store.

Could you help me out? Examples would be great, but suggestions are also very welcome.

Thanks!
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>> Anonymous
throw all your cameras away
photography is finished
>> HansMolemann !P4c.m6tagA
>>257529
Ilford HP5 is a great B+W film. Not cheap though, and most places need to send it away to develop it.
Ilford XP2 is a good alternative. You use C41 chemistry to develop it, the same stuff used on standard colour film.
>> Anonymous
Doesn't matter really, just try a bunch and stick with what you like. Just remember that you want E-6 film if you are developing it at home, and C41 film if you want it developed at a local photolab.
>> Anonymous
>>257534
>>E-6 film if you are developing it

I give it 3/10
>> Martin !!ve2Q1ETWmJH
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>>257533
I'd reccomend Ilford HP5.
I developed my first roll earlier this week, chemicals arnt to hard to get either.
I'm only a kid, so im sure you can do it :)

pic -> taken from a scan of the contact sheet i printed.

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>> Anonymous
>>257534
I'd like to point out that K-14 is way more popular process for amateur developing at home.

From silver halide emulsion films (the ones you need to send off to the lab to have them developed), Kodak's T-Max is the prime choice. Even if only by effect of scale, it makes it more accessible for even advanced amateur, who didn't yet reach the stage of investing into own processing minilab - there's Kodak labs at every other corner, but has anyone ever seen an Ilford lab?

Hope this helps, and best of luck to your gf on her photography forays.
>> Anonymous
Thanks alot, guys. She will get it developed at a photolab (not herself), I probably should have said that.
So I understand that C41 is probably the way to go. Ilford XP2 looks pretty good. Do they sell it at normal stores, or will I have to order it?
>> HansMolemann !P4c.m6tagA
>>257551
Most photographic high street stores in the UK have stock of it. That's in the UK though, wouldn't know about America.
>> Anonymous
Its Norway, actually. I think ill order it online. Just found out that it will be alot cheaper that way.
>> Anonymous
>>257547

I didn't realize that chemicals cared which brand label was on the canister.
>> Anonymous
>>257547
I see what you did there.
>> Anonymous
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