Having previously had an expired roll of this film, and really liking it, it wasn’t really a leap to give a new roll a try. Despite being 25 ISO I’ve found it pretty forgiving in lower light, but it does truly shine in bright sunlight.

The Ortho doesn’t come through that strongly, but for architectural detail, what Ortho effect there is, combined with the nice contrast, makes it excellent for old buildings.

... as a subject, not a developer, I mean! Plus points are fine grain and retention of detail and it seems to like water, as in the shots of Lion Mountain and Mouchoir Rouge in Mauritius. However, I do find it has an overall greyness about it, reminiscent of the 1970s, and it's not great in low-light situations. If you like your BW film to have strong, punchy blacks, with lots of contrast, then this may not be the right one for you - the ruined abbey at Painshill Park would have had more impact had I used Tri-X, Derev Pan or XP2, I suspect, and certainly when I moved on (in the same location) to Kentmere 100, the results were a lot more pleasing to me. I was happier with the results of Ortho Plus 80 in similar lighting conditions. But it's all a matter of personal taste, of course

I think this film handles all different types of light incredibly well

Got this in a mystery box and was so excited to use it! unfortunately my flash for my camera doesnt work, so i wasnt able to take full advantage of this film, but when in brighter environments i got some really gorgeous shots ! contrast and grain were so beautiful.

Liked the way it rendered detail from a previous roll so tried some abstract stuff like the log pile.

Very fine grain again, delivered contrasty results despite dull lighting on the subject.

This is an Orthochromatic film. I didn't know what that meant either until I watched Paul's video, but it makes sense when you look at my wood pile, which log anoraks will note is largely composed of alder.

This is a log with a distinctly orange tinge running through it.

I didn't write the exposure down but stopped down to f/8 or something like that it must have been a second, maybe two.

Probably not an every day film, but worth having in the bag (or something else this slow...) for when you've got the time to plonk a tripod down and stick that self timer on.

I also wonder how it might handle autumn colours when the leaves start proper turning so may try that in a few weeks' time.

I’ve used this a few times now and I just keep going back to it. Just the right amount of contrast and sharpness for me.
These images were taken with a Yashica Minister 3.

A fun film to experiment with, with a tripod...

Love this. Thanks to the Ortho-y-ness it has a great old-timey feel, especially in daylight it seems.
Will be buying more.

I discovered this film thanks to Paul and AW. Not exactly grain-free once it's been through the mill, but I half like look of it from a roll I shot at Burnham Overy Staithe in Norfolk a few weeks back.

Sky's blown out but I was being lazy, just a yellow filter to give it a bit more contrast when I should have dropped a grad in.

Nikon F-something (can't remember...) and a 35 or 24mm.

Great for super fine detail I was impressed by the clarity of the images and the detail this film can produce.

First impressions you get great detail in bright light, in low light you loose detail in the shadows. My images seem grainy considering its 25 ISO this film was developed by AW in Kodak XTOL 1+1. for 11 mins @24 C

I was curious to use an Ortho film after watching The Lighthouse (2019) and seeing the brutally beautiful shots in that, having read that it was shot using orthochromatic film.
I'm relatively new to shooting film, and this was the slowest ISO I had yet used. I loved it because it forced me to slow down and think if a shot would work, knowing that the film might be quite unforgiving when using the built-in panchromatic metre in my camera.
I was delighted with the results. The detail is better than any other B&W film I have ever used, and the way it picks up peoples faces when taking candids outside on sunny days are brilliant! I'll definitely be getting another ortho to try soon

It was quite experimental for me to test 25 iso film, with film speed This low I regretted to carry a 42-75mm zoom lens for the half of the shots...on a not very bright sunny day. Even though it required more shutter speed to get a sharper image, lower speeds turned out to be more experimental with less contrast than I expected since I have pushed 1 stop while developing

Wow, never shot ortho before and I'm knocked out by this. I can see this being a marmite film but for me, ideal. The detail in shadow areas is just superb, to the point where I will probably shoot my next roll 1/2 stop under as it seems to have a tendency to blow highlights quite easily. You will want to carry an orange filter with you if you have much sky in the shot as it is predominately blue sensitive which I should have noticed from the tech spec anyway, low red sensitivity, very low!
Sharpness and grain go without saying at 25ASA, thus you will be forced to use a tripod, so no downside :-)
This film has exactly the look I have been hoping for, I've been using Pan-f up until now and having my commercial shots printed up at least one grade harder, now that won't be needed.
A little more experimentation required but this is a film I will be buying more of.

Got this in a mystery box and was so excited to use it! unfortunately my flash for my camera doesnt work, so i wasnt able to take full advantage of this film, but when in brighter environments i got some really gorgeous shots ! contrast and grain were so beautiful.

This film works brilliantly for landscapes. Being ISO 25 a very steady hand or a tripod is needed. Pictures have excellent shadow detail, grain and sharpness is excellent. One downside is the film is very curly so can be tricky to scan.