SUMMARY
Kyle McDougall tested Ilford's new Pan F Plus 4x5 sheet film, comparing it to HP5 Plus. The film, now available in sheet formats for the first time, exhibits finer grain and stronger micro-contrast than HP5, though HP5 may appear sharper at first glance due to its visible grain. McDougall digitized the large format scans to high resolution, finding the resulting images required minimal post-processing.
TAKEAWAYS
Ilford Pan F Plus is now available in 4x5 and 8x10 sheet film formats.
The film offers finer grain and stronger micro-contrast compared to HP5 Plus.
Large format scans from Pan F Plus show striking sharpness with almost nonexistent grain.
Visible grain in HP5 Plus can make it appear sharper at a glance, despite Pan F Plus holding more detail.