HP is a cubic-grain
black-and-white
Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white to produce a range of achromatic brightnesses of grey. It is also known as greyscale in technical settings.
Media
The history of various visual media began with black and white, ...
film from
Ilford Photo
Harman Technology Limited, trading as Ilford Photo, is a UK-based manufacturer of photographic materials known worldwide for its Ilford branded black-and-white film, papers and chemicals and other analog photography supplies. Historically it al ...
with a long history. It originated as Hypersensitive Panchromatic
plates
Plate may refer to:
Cooking
* Plate (dishware), broad, mainly flat vessel commonly used to serve food
* Plates, tableware, dishes or dishware used for setting a table, serving food and dining
* Plate, the content of such a plate (for example: ...
in 1931. Since then it has progressed through a number of versions, with HP5 plus (HP5+ for short) being the latest. The main competitor of Ilford HP5 Plus is
Kodak Tri-X
Tri-X is a black and white photographic film produced by the Eastman Kodak Company. Since 2013, it is distributed by Kodak Alaris which controls the ''Kodak Professional'' product line under which it is grouped. The combination of hand-held came ...
400.
On September 23, 2005, Ilford reintroduced its black-and-white
single-use camera
A disposable or single-use camera is a simple box camera meant to be used once. Most use fixed-focus lenses. Some are equipped with an integrated flash unit, and there are even waterproof versions for underwater photography. Internally, the c ...
which includes 27 exposures of HP5 plus film.
References
External links
Ilford HP5 plus
Photographic films
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