Ilford Pan F Plus

8 May 2026 · Launch News

Pan F Plus in large format is a genuine win for sheet film shooters. ISO 50 with that fine-grain structure was already doing serious work in 35mm and 120, but in 4×5 and 8×10 it becomes a contact-print weapon. If you're running a view camera for architecture, portraits, or landscape work and you want the kind of detail that makes digital shooters uncomfortable, this is the emulsion to load. Harman expanding existing emulsions into new formats rather than chasing volume is exactly the kind of supply-side commitment the film community needs to see more of.

8 May 2026 · Launch News

Large format shooters have been waiting for this one. Pan F Plus at ISO 50 is already the go-to when you need maximum sharpness and grain that practically disappears, and now it's available in 4x5 and 8x10 for the first time. The reason it took this long isn't laziness on Ilford's part. Sheet film needs a thicker base to stay flat in the film holder and survive processing without curling or buckling, so manufacturing it is a genuine engineering exercise, not a cut-and-box job. If you shoot large format for contact prints, ultra-detailed landscapes, or studio still life work where you're scanning at full resolution, this is the emulsion you want. A slow, fine-grain film finally in the format that can actually show what it's capable of.

12 May 2026 · Launch News

Large-format film shooters have been waiting for this. Pan F Plus at ISO 50 is the sharpest, finest-grain black-and-white emulsion Harman makes, and it's been locked out of 4x5 and 8x10 work until now. If you're printing contact sheets from 8x10 negs or scanning 4x5 for fine-art clients, this is the film that rewards you. The tonal range and grain structure that made it a cult favourite in 35mm translates directly to sheet film, where the physics work even harder in your favour. Stock it before the landscape season hits.

17 May 2026 · Launch News

Pan F Plus has always been Ilford's precision instrument — ISO 50, ultra-fine grain, the kind of sharpness that makes 35mm and medium format shooters very happy. The catch was always that large format shooters couldn't touch it. Until now. Ilford just released it in 4x5 and 8x10 sheet form, which opens up a genuinely different tier of detail for view camera work. If you're shooting architecture, landscape, or studio still life on a field camera, this is the emulsion that was missing from your kit. The grain structure that makes Pan F legendary in smaller formats scales brutally well to large format contact prints and high-res scans. Worth ordering a box before the first run sells out.