This must be my favourite film ever made. I love the 35mm for its grain and contrast and I love the 120 as the speed lets me hand hold my Pentax 67. Most of my black and white images are shot on Tri-x, I would miss it.

Kodak claim it is the worlds best selling Black and White film. Whether or not this is correct, and I suspect it is (but probably not in the UK where Ilford HP5 dominates)  it's certainly the most famous. Some of the greatest names in photography have made this film a household name with some of the most enduring images of the 20th Century, and into the 21st. Released in 1954, aimed squarely at photojournalists who had been used to films rated at 100 ASA, it was the first fast film for general use. Over the years it has been refined and it remains one of the most flexible films in exposure, especially over-exposure.

There's no two ways about it - Kodak makes some incredible Black and White films. Films which yield beautiful, classic images and have their origins at the very heart of photography. Further to this there is a real renewed interest in traditional monochrome photography now that many photographers are seeking new challenges beyond digital, and either want to go back to B&W film or give analogue a try for the first time.

http://wwwuk.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/blackWhiteIndex.jhtml?pq-path=13319/1231

Let's hope a rescue is happening, photographers have lost Kodachrome we can't let this go too. I will always shoot film and hope that it will be Tri-x.