What's the best brand of black and white camera film?

I need black and white film for my photography, actual film that develops in black and white. What are some good brands that I should look for?|||"Best" is subjective, highly subjective, when it comes to which film photographers prefer. If I had to choose a favorite, it would undoubtedly be kodak's tri-x 400. It is a very versatile film. By versatile, I mean that it is a fine grained film for its speed. Because of this, it can be pushed. And that attribute, as a black and white film, makes it a go-to film for many people. Ilford is good like that, too, I've shot their HP5 plus 400, pushed out to 1600, with similar success. Brand loyalty can be a big deal for folks, so it just depends on what they like. Personally, I tend to steer clear of the polished professional panchromatics, mostly because they're too slow for my taste. While 400 speed color film is crap, IMO, I love it in B%26amp;W, for the grain. Get yourself a yellow and green filter if you do portraiture, and an orange and red if you do landscapes. If you're going to shoot black and white film, you can't forget the filters. Yellow is good for mostly all occasions, so at least get a yellow if you don't get any others (plus the filter factor is lower on a yellow and easier to compose with through a viewfinder).|||I would say Kodak, but I haven't bought film in years, and it's been a year since I shot film. I still have seven unopened rolls of Kodak T-Max 100 and 400 and three rolls of Ilford Pan-F Plus 50 (that's the slowest film you could buy in the 1990s without spending an arm and a leg). But if Kodak had made an ISO 50 film readily available in camera shops I would have used that instead.|||My favorite films are Fujifilm Neopan 100 Acros for fine grain film, Kodak Tri-X 400 pushed to 1200 ISO and developed in Acufine, T-Max (all ISO's) and some kind of IR film (Rollei at present)





Which works best for you using your development techniques, you will have to discover yourself. These favorites of mine have taken about three years of testing to add them to may list of favorites.





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http://www.freestylephoto.biz/c402-Black鈥?/a>|||There is no "best" brand, as this varies from person to person, but ones that you prefer the look of. If you're looking for fine grain and good tonal coverage, go with Kodak's t-max line of films. Don't be afraid to experiment with other brands.|||ilford hp5 pushed one or 2 stops is my favourite. also love ilford xp-2 which is processed using c41 chemicals (normally for colour). this film is really punchy but i found i needed to underexpose by a stop or so and it is not very forgiving if you get the exposure a bit wrong.|||I use Kodak Tri-X 400ISO B/W film. I have had no problems with it and the quality is superb. And as others have said, it matters user by user.|||If Ilford is still available have a go at it. Otherwise Fuji and Kodak are reliable.