black & white · Ilford · ISO 400
Ilford HP5 Plus 400
Tri-X's British counterpart — flatter, softer and easier to print.
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Ilford HP5 Plus 400
Drag to compare. 5 renderings of Ilford HP5 Plus 400 are included.
Try it on your own photo → Download .cube
What this look does
Lower contrast than Tri-X with more open shadows and a gentler highlight shoulder. Grain is present but rounder and less aggressive.
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About Ilford HP5 Plus 400
The standing Tri-X-versus-HP5 argument comes down to this: Tri-X gives you contrast you have to tame, HP5 gives you a flat negative you have to build. Neither is correct.
Included renderings
In Filmgrid each rendering carries its own name. The exposure and temperature labels describe how it differs from the base look.
| Filmgrid name | Rendering | LUT |
|---|---|---|
| Bright Skyline | -1 stop | .cube |
| Fresh Campus | base | .cube |
| Solemn Prague | base | .cube |
| Clean Playlist | +1 stop | .cube |
| Crisp Sneakers | +2 stops | .cube |
How to use this LUT
The download is a standard .cube 3D LUT, so it loads in almost anything: Lightroom Classic (Profile → Browse), Photoshop (Color Lookup adjustment layer), Premiere Pro (Lumetri → Creative), DaVinci Resolve (LUTs panel), Final Cut Pro (Custom LUT effect), Affinity Photo, Capture One and OBS. See the step-by-step guide if you have not loaded one before.
If you only want the finished picture, skip the download: open the tool, drop a photo in and export at full resolution. Nothing leaves your device.
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Compared with
Two looks described in words is guesswork; two looks on the same photograph is not.
- Kodak Tri-X 400 vs Ilford HP5 Plus 400 — The oldest argument in black and white.
- Ilford HP5 Plus 400 vs Ilford Delta 400 — Traditional grain or tabular, within one house.
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