Review on Ilford HP5 Plus Black and White 400 ISO 120 Roll Film by Drew Poulin

I love this film. I've used this in a 1929 Kodak pocket folding camera and a 1958 Yashica Yashicamat TLR. Here are some samples I took from the Yashicamat. Despite being a 400 film, the graininess is not very noticeable. It is extremely flexible in terms of exposure. If you're shooting outdoors, with this camera you don't need to worry about using a light meter, just use the Solar 16 rule. With this film, set your shutter speed as close to 1/400s as possible (most cameras don't have 1/400s, so 1/250 is fine). In bright sunlight with harsh shadows, set your aperture to f/16 and you'll get the right exposure. If you are outside in hazy sun and soft shadows, set f/11. If the sky is overcast/overcast, set to f/8. When there is heavy cloud, rain or total shadow use f/5.6 and your shots will always be beautiful!