I usually shoot with TMax 400 or 100 (if there's any available). When I had my photo classes years ago, I used Kodak Panchromatic 200. Grainy but cheap LOL... I'd say, it does its job well if you develop the film well, too. All my b/w shots were manually developed and printed in the darkroom. I don't do that often, since I don't have darkroom access anymore. sigh