speed film

I just used a roll of this stuff in Zacatecas, Mexico, and it fried my brain. Seriously, the pictures I took were magazine quality stuff. All of the objects in the photographs were sharp and clearly focused -- there was no problem at all with objects in the background being blurred. Dark areas and light areas were perfectly balanced. People standing in doorways, in side corners of streets, or in shafts of light inside churches turned out GREAT! They were some extremely dramatic photos. I'll definitely use this film again.

Black and white is ideal for poorly-lit areas, as well as for places bathed in light. For example, color photographs of the interior of churches usually turn out poorly, since flash is often forbidden inside churches. With black and white film, though, you can turn off the flash and STILL get dramatic pictures, as long as you have some natural light somewhere inside the church. Areas that don't get a lot of light will merely accentuate the drama of the brighter areas instead of looking muddled like they do in color pictures. It's also a great film to take to stark, desert places.