Ilford HP5 Plus is the best-selling black-and-white film in our store, and with very good reason! Beloved by film shooters, HP5 is an iconic Ilford emulsion with a gorgeous grain structure that will provide the perfect vintage look to your photos.
Capture stunning, high-contrast images with Ilford HP5 Plus 35mm film. This black and white film is perfect for low-light situations and produces deep, rich tones and excellent sharpness. With a high speed rating of ISO 400, this film is a great choice for action and low-light photography. Whether you're a professional photographer or a film enthusiast, Ilford HP5 Plus 35mm film will help you create beautiful, timeless images.
Features:
- ISO 400 speed - Fine grain and high sharpness - Wide exposure latitude - Can be developed using a variety of methods
Benefits:
- Versatile film that can be used in a variety of lighting conditions - Produces images with rich contrast and deep blacks - Can be pushed up to 1600 ISO and still deliver fantastically detailed images - Can be developed using a variety of methods, allowing for creative experimentation - Widely available and affordable, making it a popular choice for both amateur and professional photographers
Shop with us to get your hands on a roll of this exceptional film. NB: sometimes called Ilford HP5+ 35mm film
Ilford was founded in 1879 in the English town of the same name. They are B&W royalty in the photography industry thanks to their 140-year heritage and their support for photographers with chemicals and development as well as film. In the mid-20th Century they produced several well-regarded camera lines (including one given to Princess Elizabeth that was later stolen!) but today they are focused on producing the best films and development processes that they can.
When you buy your Ilford HP5 film from us we can ship it across the UK, Europe, USA, New Zealand, Australia and Canada (more countries planned soon!) So buy your Ilford HP5 Plus 35mm film today and dive back into the fun of 35mm film photography!
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Took this film out to the mountains of Scotland, some of the landscapes were a little challenging. They were spectacular, but finding subjects to shoot wasn't particularly easy. The scans from the lab came back fairly contrasty, and I did tweak some of them to produce a more pleasing (to me) result. There is quite a lot of grain apparent on this film and it can show up especially with the standard resolution scans and also the computer resizing. The film does have a really good dynamic range and it easily coped with the sun peeping out from behind a mountain.
I was provided with a roll of Ilford HP5 to practice my photography skills on an old Pentax P30. I found it to work really well both indoors and outdoors, with it providing really good contrast.
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Chris S. (London, GB)
Perfect for:Great All-Rounder, Portraits, Landscapes, Street Photography, Travel
HP5 was the first roll of black and white film I'd had developed and scanned since returning to film. The tones are absolutely wonderful, and the 400 speed is so useful when the weather is less than perfect.
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Dave S. (Slough, GB)
Perfect for:Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Portraits, Street Photography, Travel
Accreditation Handles:Dave S
HP5 35mm
A great choice for the winter months and interiors. Very flexible with a bit more grain than FP4 but not overwhelmingly so. Very tolerant of different lighting conditions, I’d definitely recommend HP5.
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Anita B. (Rochdale, GB)
Perfect for:Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Landscapes, Street Photography
First time
This was my first time shooting Ilford HP5 and I was expecting a little bit more from it. I expected it to have a nice contrast. However, this was shot on point and shoot Olympus, so next time I will give it a chance on the Leica SLR.