Ilford FP

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FP4 plus

Maker: Ilford Photo
Speed: 125/22°
Type: B&W print
Process: Gelatin-silver
Format: 35mm, 120, sheets
Application: General
Introduced: 1990
FP4
Speed: 125 ASA
Introduced: 1968
Discontinued: 1990
Replaced by: FP4 plus
FP3
Speed: 40 ASA (1946), 64 ASA (1951), 125 ASA (1960)
Introduced: 1942
Discontinued: 1968
Replaced by: FP4
FP2
Speed: 80 ASA
Introduced: 1939
Discontinued: 1942
Replaced by: FP3
FP
Speed: 28 ASA
Introduced: 1935
Discontinued: 1939
Replaced by: FP2

FP is a cubic-grain black-and-white film from Ilford Photo with a long history.[1] It originated as Fine grain Panchromatic roll film in 1935. Like HP film, it has gone through a number of versions since then, with the latest being FP4 plus (FP4+ for short).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ilford History and Chronology. Retrieved on 2007-03-20.

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