This really is the best way to learn and enjoy black and white film. By committing to this film for ~20 rolls, you can really get used to how it works in different conditions and development techniques. And it works out at less than £4 per roll!

I think this is the cheapest way to shoot film and I'm happy with the results. Just keep it in the fridge and ask your local film shop for old canisters to reload. Knowing that the film is cheap allows you to be a bit looser and more experimental. Developed with Ilfosol 3. Combined with a half frame camera this could be dirt cheap. Just ordered another roll.

Kentmere's marketing bills it as a beginner film, but its flexibility is astonishing. It's cheaper and has a lower silver content than HP5 or Delta films, but it is nicely sharp and has a great tonal range. I also found it to respond to pushing INCREDIBLY well, and performed excellently up to 3200. Pulled, it can look a bit flat, but in the right conditions, this can be just what you need. I would say the only style it doesn't suit is landscapes - no matter what you do it does have a ceiling in terms of resolving power and doesn't suit the fine detail required for landscape photography.

Buying a bulk roll of Kentmere was a great decision - the cost per roll is truly minuscule, and I found myself experimenting a lot more than I would with a more expensive film. If you shoot with a Y2 yellow filter and push to 800, it adds a little bit of contrast which suits the film very well, and the grain is almost unchanged.

Give it a try, you won't regret it

Really pleased with this bulk roll. I wanted HP5 initially but it was sold out so I went for the next best roll of 400 ASA film at a reasonable price. First few rolls have been developed in different developers, including caffenol, and it's delivered every time. Latitude is very good, having used it In a Fed 2 and relied on 'sunny 16'. Contrast appears fractionally less than HP5 but I can live with that. Overall very happy with this film.

buying in bulk really gives you more freedom to experiment & get creative!