Ilford PAN 400

[joashwee]

Hi, using this B&W film for the first time. Does anyone know whether it is the C-41 process that is cheaper to develop? Anyone have experience using this film? Any comments? Thanks

 

[xylestesins]

I still have a few rolls left in the fridge, but i'm not using it after the first roll.
Sure has a beautiful design to the packaging though! :bsmilie:

My thoughts about it?
Not a very sharp film, even under good sunlight. Way too grainy even under good sunlight too.
Grain reminds me heavily of Lucky film. I think Lucky is sharper, though. But very rich grays, if you like that. I shoot a decent lot of humans, so i prefer the cleaner whites and tones of Neopan.
Film has that "old" look to it as well. I can't remember what the term was, but something related to the un-masked nature of old styles of B&W film.
I don't think it's a C-41 though.

 

[joashwee]

Ok, so that means developing it would cost more? What are the C-41 B&W films available?

 

[Reflection]

Ok, so that means developing it would cost more? What are the C-41 B&W films available?

Googled: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-41_process

 

[mdzmr]

Ok, so that means developing it would cost more? What are the C-41 B&W films available?

Kodak BW400CN
Ilford XP2
Neopan400CN

 

[Celebring]

Hi, using this B&W film for the first time. Does anyone know whether it is the C-41 process that is cheaper to develop? Anyone have experience using this film? Any comments? Thanks

Ok, so that means developing it would cost more?

Ilford Pan 400 is a silver-based film and CANNOT be processed using the C-41 process.

I've used quite a bit of Pan 400. Don't have the experience to compare it with other films, but I feel it's cheap and works well enough for me. My Flickr site has some Pan 400 photos http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=ilford pan 400&w=42576459@N00

I believe commercial black and white processing is more expensive than C-41 processing. Check this thread for shops who do black and white film processing.
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5124842&postcount=32

An alternative is to develop the black and white film yourself. Depending on the chemicals you use, it may even cost less than commercial C-41 processing. Not to mention C-41 process black and white films cost a bit more too.

More details of the process can be found here http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45612

 

[joashwee]

Thanks so much for all the help! Really appreciate them.