I was super excited when Ilford announced that they would be releasing Ortho Plus in 35 and medium format. I’ve been looking for an orthochromatic film I could shoot in the Diana and this seemed like the perfect option.
Between Christmas and New Year, we took a trip up to Jim Thorpe, PA so I brought along some Ortho Plus and the Diana as well as my Rolleiflex to compare.
The low ISO for the Ortho Plus, 80 in daylight, limited how I could use it on this trip. Jim Thorpe is in a valley and the sun never really got far above the surrounding mountains. Then we had a couple of days of rain. Most of the shots I took came out underexposed. I did get a few passable ones though.
The Rolleiflex was much better. I even got Nora to sit for a portrait. The skin tones with this film are nice, though not for everyone.
Ed Keer 
Lovely portraits Ed. Love the deep blacks in the lamp photo. How do you feel the OP stands up to the Svema Mz3 ?
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I still like MZ-3 better. It’s more contrasty and I think may have a different sensitivity. The upside to Ortho Plue is the speed. And of course, MZ-3 is only available in 35mm and I prefer medium format.
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Well that would be one good reason to try it then. I’ve been getting into MF more lately. Thanks for sharing your insight Ed. ✌🏼
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