Any views on Kentmere film?

[daveywaugh]

I'll reaffirm what many others here have been saying about the 100 variety...

It's overall pretty nice but definitely a bit 'flat', grain is more than you'd expect from a 100, it looks a bit more 'classic old skool' and does seems like it has slightly less latitude than other common 100 speed films.

In 100ft rolls it's cheap as. I personally rate it at 50 and develop in XTOL for 8 minutes with slightly more agitation than normal.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Elsewhere on this forum, it was mentioned Kentmere 400 was recently reformulated.

True?

If yes, when? And what changed?

Thanks!

I wasn't excited about K400 three years ago, RPX400 I have now from 2015 is about the same. But K400 from this year batch is satisfactory.
Just still not as good as HP5+ @1600.
Kentmere 400 is classic ISO 400 film for daylight to shot at 1/500-1/1000 with f8-f11.

 

[Waus]

For people interested in buying Kentmere film: macodirect has an 'advent calender' and today there is a 15% discount on all Kentmere products!
https://www.macodirect.de/en/sale/advent-calendar/

 

[kiemchacsu]

Pop up the thread again to ask,
if anybody knows what happened to Kentmere film supply?
I am talking about 100' roll, to be precise.
I've been waiting for a month since last time I visited BH website to order.
Still dont know when it wil be available again on their warehouse.
I dont want to switch to other sites as either they charge higher or tax is imposed or shipping cost is not free.

 

[mooge]

I dunno, but I bought a 100' roll of K400 last week and got it yesterday...

 

[kiemchacsu]

I dunno, but I bought a 100' roll of K400 last week and got it yesterday...

Yes k400 was available last week or so, but now also is back ordered as k100, which I want to buy.
I decided to get fomapan 100 and k400 bulk from Adorama instead and pay extra 10$ for shipping. Can’t wait for B&H any longer.


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[Scottboarding]

I'm a huge fan of Kentmere 100. I was looking at cheaper options for black and white films and planned on trying out the 400 speed one, and figured I'd throw in two rolls of the 100 for the heck of it. I actually really enjoy it, and I could go as far as to say that it's my favorite black and white film. I don't shoot it super often as I typically push 400 speed film to 800 or 1600, but I'm always pleased with the results I get when I shoot it. Pushing it to 200 looks really nice too!

 

[Ccoppola82]

I haven't shot it enough to give a comprehensive review, but I found the emulsion to be softer and easier to scratch. It did lay perfectly flat for scanning if that said important. I may try it again someday, but hp5 has become my go to 400 and for the extra 1$ per roll, it's worth it to me. My time I saw more valuable than the few bucks I save and I would be pretty upset if I lost images due to scratches etc. Then again, maybe I got a bad batch

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Or different fixer? Some fixers are soft, some with hardener added, some with hardner in the separate bottle.

 

[Jon Buffington]

I am finding kentmere 400 @ 800 in diafine to be a magical combination! I highly recommend it. This is after about 3-400' of 400 developed in hc110 and d76.

 

[mconnealy]

Take a look at what Rick Drawbridge has done with Kentmere 100 in PMK Pyro.
I haven't achieved his level of excellence yet, but I'm pleased with my progress.


Bel Air by Mike Connealy, on Flickr

 

[Jon Buffington]

Kentmere 400 @ 800 in diafine. Leica M5, 90/4 elmar

 

[Jon Buffington]

And one more, kentmere 400 @ 800 in diafine, M5, canon 50/1.8ltm

 

[kiemchacsu]

And one more, kentmere 400 @ 800 in diafine, M5, canon 50/1.8ltm

I never get this fine grain with kentmere 400, Diafine really makes the different here.
I only have HC-110 and Agfa G74C at the moment unluckily

 

[Jon Buffington]

I never get this fine grain with kentmere 400, Diafine really makes the different here.
I only have HC-110 and Agfa G74C at the moment unluckily

hc110 was my mainstay for this film, have lots of it. Recently got a bunch of diafine and figured I would try the k 400 out as a high speed film for the low winter light. I have found that 400@800 in diafine is a great combo!

 

[leicapixie]

Kentmere is not, most surely not, Ilford.
The 400 is gritty speed about 200(my developing HC-110 1:50 6/300).
Grainy, gritty and dries FLAT unlike Kodak junk!
Pushes nice for my look. 😀
The 100 speed is really nice and speed about 200!
Way finer grain, nice tones, not as easy to burn highlights.
Its available at good price.
Do not compare to HP+5, or FP-4.
Do not forget it is flat when dry.

 

[presspass]

I've been shooting Kentmere 400 as my standard film for about a year. Developed in D-23 either 1:1 or straight, it gives results that are a genuine 400 and both wet print and scan well. Within the next couple of weeks, I will be trying some at 1600, either developing with D-23 or Diafine. I'll keep you posted.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

K400 @1600 hcB.

 

[f16sunshine]

Excellent Ko! ^^^^
What a catch!

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Thank you, Andy!
This film was enough to be pushed @1600, but with digital I had to push much more.