I agree! Kodak, Ilford, and Fuji have rarely (almost never) had inconsistency problems with their films. But the backwater film makers have had a lot of inconsistency problems over the past decade. For a slow film, I've used a lot of Efke 25 and so far, I haven't had a problem. But my favorite film is APX-100. When they stopped making it, I bought 100 boxes of it (25 sheets/box) so I have a healthy supply. Likewise, I bought 200 rolls of 120 APX-100, 100 rolls of APX-25 in 120 & 35mm. I just like Agfa APX film.
Another film that I like a lot is Ilford FP4. I ran zone tests on it for use in a Catechol developer (mainly for my workshop students). The results are outstanding!
Buy known good film! You'll never be sorry. :-) Jim On Mar 26, 2008, at 4:03 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
Me I never try too hard to save money on film.I feel real comfortable spending a bit more money on film. Mainly from B&H.People spend thousands on gear then put cheap film in it. I say buy the best film and put it in cheaper gear.
