I bought Forte 400 in 135 for testing and I can NOT recommend it, unless you are looking for grain. Speed in daylight is rather like 200 and resolution is poor. ( Calbe A49 seems to give the least worse result or Tetenla Emofin)(posted 8621 days ago)As a cheap but good film I use Maco UP 400 +, which could be the same film as Freestyle, as it is Ilford HP5+ with a different label. The Maco even comes with a reloadable canister, which gets me to the next point. Do you have access to a filmloader? Because bulkfilm is still the cheapest way, you can get Tmax or Tri-X at USD 25 from B&H, which will give around 17-18 films.
Me? I've bought 20 Maco 400+ and now using the canisters for reloading.
Regards,
Wolfram
( Maco is a company based in Hamburg/germany and not all products might be available in North America)