> moderate-high contrast, fine grain, sharpness and a good range of tones. Oh, and it needs to push well, by 1 or 2 stops!(posted 8684 days ago)Hmm...you don't want much.
Delta 400 does all that except push very well. There's a new version of it that's said to give more exposure/development flexibility but since we can't buy it yet it doesn't count.
My pick for those characteristics is Ilford HP5+. For "normal" usage I develop it in D-76H (D-76 / ID-11) 1:1 or 1:3, EI 400, and for speed I use Microphen. The "normal" speed based on shadow density and normal contrast is EI 640, which gives a "free" 2/3 stop speed increase without higher contrast. It's good to around EI 1600.