Ilford Delta 400

Ilford Delta 400 is a versatile, high-speed black & white film known for its sharpness and fine grain, thanks to Ilford's core-shell crystal technology which gives it an edge over more traditional grain structures. With a nominal ISO of 400, it holds up reliably across a wide range of lighting conditions, making it a strong option for photojournalism, street photography, and documentary work.

Its high resolving power and rich tonality bring out excellent contrast and detail, giving you plenty of precision and control over the final image. It also has a wide exposure latitude, so small exposure errors are more forgiving than you might expect, and low reciprocity failure, meaning it copes well with long exposures without needing much extra compensation. Between them, these qualities make it a flexible film to shoot with, from bright daylight through to trickier low-light situations.

It's a dependable choice whether you're just getting comfortable with black & white or you've been shooting it for years, and it pairs naturally with a fine-grain developer if you want to push its sharpness even further.