Film comparison
Ilford HP5+ vs Kodak Tri-X 400
What the catalogue holds about each, and the times they share. A dash means a figure has not been read off a datasheet — nothing here is estimated.
Specification side by side
| Film |
Ilford HP5+
|
Kodak Tri-X 400
|
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Ilford | Kodak |
| ISO | 400 | 400 |
| Type | B&W negative | B&W negative |
| Process | B&W | B&W |
| Status | In production | In production |
| Formats | — | — |
| Grain (RMS) | — | — |
| Resolving power | — | — |
| Latitude | — | — |
| First released | 1989 | — |
| Reciprocity data | Yes | No |
| Published times | 124 | 206 |
Developers in common
Each film’s time at its own box speed in the same developer, at the same dilution and temperature. Every time opens the full table for that film in that developer.
| Dilution · °C | Ilford HP5+ EI 400 | Tri-X 400 EI 400 |
|---|---|---|
| 1+9 · 20 °C | 14:00 | 10:00 |
| Dilution · °C | Ilford HP5+ EI 400 | Tri-X 400 EI 400 |
|---|---|---|
| stock · 20 °C | 8:00 | 7:00 |
| 1+1 · 20 °C | 12:00 | 9:00 |
| Dilution · °C | Ilford HP5+ EI 400 | Tri-X 400 EI 400 |
|---|---|---|
| stock · 20 °C | 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 1+1 · 20 °C | 16:00 | 14:00 |
| Dilution · °C | Ilford HP5+ EI 400 | Tri-X 400 EI 400 |
|---|---|---|
| stock · 20 °C | 7:30 | 6:45 |
| 1+1 · 20 °C | 11:00 | 9:45 |
| Dilution · °C | Ilford HP5+ EI 400 | Tri-X 400 EI 400 |
|---|---|---|
| Dilution B (1+31) · 20 °C | 5:00 | 3:45 |
| Dilution · °C | Ilford HP5+ EI 400 | Tri-X 400 EI 400 |
|---|---|---|
| 1+4 · 20 °C | 6:30 | 6:00 |
Also with a box-speed time for each film, but not at a shared dilution and temperature: Fomadon R09, Kodak T-Max RS.