Kentmere 100 - latest samples

[sojournerphoto]

Not really sure where to put these, so I thought I'd start a second Kentmere thread.

Having enjoyed 100ft of the Pan 400, I bought a 100ft of the Pan 100 to try out over the summer. I shot a short roll the other evening and developed in PC-TEA (iirc - could have been PC-412/carbonate!). The negs look pretty contrasty but after scanning seem OK to work with. I might shoot a few rolls this weekend, unless I pull some colour out of the freezer...

Also, these uploaded to the gallery without issue today - thanks @mpGuy

Edited to add that they were shot with a Zeiss 2/50 Planar on a 0.85vf MP

 

[agentlossing]

I'm happy to see a thread for this film, because I haven't used it and haven't seen a ton of examples either. When it comes to budget 100 speed film, I've stuck with Fomapan/Arista 100. But after trying Kentmere 400 with a couple of developers and finding a combination I like (TMAX developer), I'm very interested to see how this one behaves. Seems consistent with K400 in being just a little flatter in contrast than Fomapan equivalents, though these still have a nice amount of contrast (of course, some of that is scanning/processing).

 

[sojournerphoto]

I hope other people will join in. The more the merrier.

One difference from Fomapan is that the halation you often see with Fomapan is not there or is well controlled in the Kentmere. That gives it quite a different look. Also, I think - although it’s early days that Fomapan’s contrast gives it ‘chewier’ midtones.

Let’s see where we get to

Mikr

 

[Sanug]

Kentmere has no anti halation layer. Halation is visible sometime. In XT-3/Xtol, K100 can be shot at ISO 200, while Fomapan reaches ISO 50 only.

Kentmere 100 is my most used film at all. Great material for daily use. Some of my image samples will follow soon.

 

[Sanug]

At the graveyard of the Benediktbeuern monastery
Canon 7s, Jupiter-9 2/85, Kentmere 100@200, XT-3, 1+1, 12 Min.

 

[agentlossing]

In XT-3/Xtol, K100 can be shot at ISO 200, while Fomapan reaches ISO 50 only.

What is this supposed to mean?

 

[Sanug]

Due to my experience, Kentmere 100 has much more sensitivity than Fomapan 100. This makes Kentmere very versatile. And the exposure latitude is wider.

Fomapan has a very soft surface and can be scratched easily. Kentmere is more robust to scatching.

Both are budget films. I prefer Kentmere due to the mentioned reasons.