Summary A good folm. In fact, everything I can say about Plus-X would be "good". Not great, certainly not bad. Not what I would seek out, but something I would be willing to use with confidence. I find the grain structure looks best when exposed at ISO 64 rather than 125. and the tonal quality seems best that way, also.
Strengths predictable
Weaknesses a bit expensive
Similar Products Used Agfa, Ilford, and Kodak products.
Reviewed by Davidde Stella
, Intermediate
, from Detroit
Price Paid $3.00
at B+H
Photography Experience 2-5 years
, People
Summary Good stuff. Buy it in bulk really cheap!
Strengths Plus-X is really great stuff. If I am not mistaken, plus-x used to be the fastest stuff around, and everyone used that "development by inspection" technique that no one (including me) seems to know how to do today. Ok, so you are not going to enlarge it past a certain point (But didn't Robert Frank shoot all plus-x and enlarge it to 11x14?). Works particularly well in older emulsions like DIAFINE or Rodinol.
Weaknesses None really. It's kinda slow and not as punchy as T-MAX 100. Yet, you should be using fill-flash anyway, right?
Reviewed by Christopher Chen
, Intermediate
, from Washington, DC
Price Paid $3.00
at Penn Camera
Photography Experience 6-10 years
, Other
Summary An all-time classic B&W film, perfect for achieving that 1930s HCB look. Easy to develop for beginners.
Strengths As everyone knows, Plus-X is an easy-to-develop classic emulsion with wonderfully retro-looking grain, just like its sibling Tri-X. Great for portraits.
Weaknesses Not for those seeking super-fine grain (use APX or TMX 100 instead).
Similar Products Used APX 100, TMX 100, Delta 100.
Reviewed by Scott Haraldson
, Intermediate
, from Stillwater, Mn
Photography Experience 2-5 years
, People
Summary This is the film I primarily shoot with. I usually will only enlarge to 8x10. After that you start losing grain quality. Not much but enough to make me dissatisfied with a print.
Strengths Easy to develope, provides a fairly tight grain.
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