Gran Canaria. Pentax 645Nii and Ilford Delta 100. ©Bjørn Joachimsen.
In the autumn of 1992, I stood in a darkroom filled with expectations beyond the ordinary. For the first time, I had exposed and developed the brand new Ilford Delta 100 Professional film and was preparing to make enlargements. As the image gradually emerged in the developing tray under the red light, I saw a picture quality I had never experienced before from an ISO 100 film.
Read MorePałac w Bożkowie. ©Bjørn Joachimsen.
How many different black and white films does the world really need? In reality, many of the products are very similar - or indeed identical (due to so-called "rebranding«). Ilford XP2 Super 400 is a film type that is the only one (remaining) in its class. This is because it is a black and white film that is actually based on color technology. A color film that is completely color blind - and therefore a black and white film. If this seems confusing, let me clarify a bit.
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