Black and White film photography can be an acquired taste. It doesn't have the clean sharpness and resolution of digital B&W. Grain, contrast, lack of detail...it is easy to give up on it as it can seem inferior to shooting colour. And yet others have clearly got some great shots from HP5 and Tri-X etc. I have sampled a lot of different B&W film stocks and while that has been fun to do, if I want reliable results I use RPX400. It looks great straight out of camera. It has incredible resolution for capturing detail. It is easy to add a little more contrast without getting grainy results. Much of the time it appears almost grainless. It is 400 iso but looks like 100 iso film. It is particularly good for street, architecture and interiors I have found. It is my go-to B&W film. If you have tried B&W but not liked the results, I recommend you trying this film.

I sometimes go back to a familiar place to see if I can get something new or a different look to it.

I must have shot the marsh stumps on at least 10 different films by now, but never Rollei 400. In fact I've never used it much at all.

I'd bought a couple of rolls after it delivered fantastic results three years ago (scroll back through reviews until you find the train...).

But they'd sat in the stash forgotten until I started running low on my usual go-tos.

So I gave it a spin up the marshes and, well - if it's not a film that's screaming "use me more" then I'm a kipper.

Fantastic tone and contrast, although there might have been an orange filter on the end.

I also shot a few frames of Tri-X (final image, wompare with the one before...) and I reckon Rollei rolled all over it, which isn't bad going for an £8.50 film.

Great for fine detail and excellent contrast. Does a great job in full sun and in subdued interiors. Flexible and reliable. This is definitely one of my favourite B&W film stocks. I can see this becoming my go-to film for B&W shooting.

Great B&W film with amazing grain, probably one of my favs

One of my favourite black and films ever! Simply incomparable. Wish it returned back to the market.

Not gonna lie, I was pleasantly surprised with how good these shots came out! Surprisingly sharp with lots of light, and the grain in the shadows isn't too overbearing.

Solid film.

Like all the Rollei stock this film performs wonderfully at box speed, tolerance for pushing and pulling a stop is there, lacked some deep shadows but that may have been due to home developing. Prefer the ortho 25 but this is a great spring/autumn film

Very happy with the results I got from this film

A great film, all 36 of my shots came out really well with some lovely black and white images.
Definitely one I’ll buy and use many more times 👏

Used this in a Rollei 35 - seemed the right thing to do! Overall very pleased with it in a range of conditions and lights.
Lovely for trees and bridges and shots into the sun, maybe not as good for groups of people. Would happily use it again.

So much contrast, deep darkness, nice cinematic grain and flexibility. Rollei is on the roll with their products. Can't wait to try them all!

This is a really nice, versatile film, that I loaded into a cheap point and shoot to great effect. You can probably use this in loads of places - just be aware that I did find it a bit finicky to load onto reels.

Deep shadows. Very contrasty. With my limited experience I would say it’s probably slightly better suited to architecture and portraits rather landscapes. Very sharp film though.