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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Perfect for:Great All-Rounder, Landscapes, Street Photography, Travel
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HP5 pushed to 800 down in Dorset
HP5 is another one of my why do I ever bother using anything else films.
Except when I use something else and say the same about that.
I pushed it to 800 on a recent trip down the RNLI in Dorset and was quite pleased with the results after it got wondified.
I was still sailing close to the wind for the indoor shot inside the lifeboat centre where they build and maintain the all-weather boats at 1/30.
Maybe my hands get steadier the further south from Norfolk I go.
It picked up some tonal range despite being asked to look at a large, bright orange boat under artificial light. I sometimes struggle getting things like this to look right using digital, so a pleasant surprise.
The sculpture is a memorial to all the lifeboat crew who've lost their lives trying to save others since the charity started 200 years ago.
I also shot that on digital but film just blew it out of the water.
The harbour pictures are so-so composition-wise, but the reflections came out better than they looked squinting through the camera after I bumped up the contrast in post.
So that's another five stars from me.
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Meengamer (Lincoln, GB)
Perfect for:Great All-Rounder, Street Photography
Good B&W film
This was my first time using B&W film and I am pleased with the results.
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Gavin A. (Croydon, GB)
Perfect for:Great All-Rounder
Lovely grain
Go to film for black and white, lots of grain but it is not offensive, gives the photos the feel you are after when shooting film. Shooting on an old manual camera, so my exposure can sometimes be away from optimal but this film can more than compensate.
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Mo H. (Wimbledon, GB)
Perfect for:Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Street Photography, Architecture
Go to BW film
Grainy feel you want from BW film whilst maintaining all the details. Contrast is excellent and I can’t fault it at all. Especially enjoyed using it over winter in poor weather/lighting conditions where it performed really well.
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Simon K. (Market Harborough, GB)
Perfect for:Great All-Rounder
Accreditation Handles:Simon K.
Detail vs Grain
Haven't shot HP5 in decades. I am not a great fan of dirty grain and HP5 can have a lot of it. I've given it 5 stars because I know it can produce great results. They tell me to persevere. I might also get more satisfying results by developing the film myself in a low grain developer or metering differently to avoid overexposure. HP5 has great tonal range, great contrast and can capture a lot of detail but, for me, this was at a cost of grain. I might give it another go one day but there are plenty of other film stocks to try out before then.