Kentmere 400, latest samples

[paulfish4570]

Tmax 1-4, 6 minutes, 68F:

 

[Todd.Hanz]

on my monitor (Acer LCD el-cheapo) the highlights are blown, probably my monitor though. Otherwise I like the grain I see, pretty similar to Tri-X to my eyes.

Todd

 

[paulfish4570]

I think it might be a bit grainier than Tri-X. It sure is cheaper. The oar/paddle shot was a stop or so over-exposed. Some of the highlights skirt on the edge of blown ...

 

[bruce1007]

Hi Paul..., this kentmere 400 can be developed by hc110 solution B? How much time is needed for this film? Thanks

 

[paulfish4570]

bruce, i don't know about hc-110 for kentmere. i've not done kentmere in a year or two. i am using hc-110 now for trix and hp5. when kentmere 135 36 exp cost went over that of tri-x (ap 400) and hp5, i stopped using it. haempe here is messinf with kentmere 400. you might check with him ...

 

[zauhar]

Bruce, I have been developing kentmere in hc110b, using a chart I found somewhere. It does not take long, I believe 5 min at 20C.

Randy

 

[rommelgc]

#5 has no detail in the sky in my monitor.

i've been bulk loading K400 for some time now. i just finished my 2nd box. i used it because it's cheaper. right now the price of kentmere bulk is the same price of 400TX bulk two years ago. the ones that i've developed were using D-76 and SPD (EI400, stock, 5@20C). haven't scanned anything though.

 

[haempe]

Thanks for sharing, Paul.
More grain than I expected at box speed in TMax.
The K400 seems a bit sensitive with overexposing.
Mixed Adox MQ today, curious how it proposes to.

 

[Jerevan]

Just goes to show the usual... that you need more than one or two rolls of a certain film to get it down. You always have to find your own agitation and time with a developer. I bet these would be nice as wet prints.

If it had said "Tri-X" on the can, I bet people would just cheer and say "good honest grain". 🙂

 

[zauhar]

#5 has no detail in the sky in my monitor.

i've been bulk loading K400 for some time now. i just finished my 2nd box. i used it because it's cheaper. right now the price of kentmere bulk is the same price of 400TX bulk two years ago. the ones that i've developed were using D-76 and SPD (EI400, stock, 5@20C). haven't scanned anything though.

The sky looks milky - perhaps there was no detail to be captured?

Randy

 

[paulfish4570]

guys, these are old shots. almost two years old. i don't remember much about them accept they were shot in high summer, which is just about guaranteed to give you a featureless sky in alabama ... 🙂

 

[bruce1007]

Ok, thank you all

 

[dourbalistar]

This thread has been inactive for quite a while, but rather than start a brand new one, I thought I'd revive this one since I just started a bulk roll of Kentmere Pan 400. This is my first time trying the film. Some people think it's the same as Ultrafine eXtreme 400, but I wanted to compare for myself. More samples to come!

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Kentmere Pan 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2021.02.06 Roll #268-05933-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Kentmere Pan 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2021.02.06 Roll #268-05965-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[Freakscene]

Any view yet whether you think it is the same as Ultrafine eXtreme 400?

 

[dourbalistar]

Any view yet whether you think it is the same as Ultrafine eXtreme 400?

Too early for me to say, as I'm only one roll into 100-feet of Kentmere Pan 400. Never tried Kentmere before this, and it usually takes me about 4-5 rolls to get a feel for a new film and its results based on how I shoot and process. Here's another from that first roll. Maybe you can draw some of your own conclusions from the image samples. 😉

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Kentmere Pan 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2021.02.06 Roll #268-05943-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[Greyscale]

In Pyrocat HD:


Argus Autronic I, Kentmere 400 box speed Pyrocat HD. by Mike Novak, on Flickr

EI 800, red filter, Diafine

Minolta X700, MC W Rokkor 28/2.5, Kentmere 400 EI 800 dark red filter, Diafine by Mike Novak, on Flickr

 

[Greyscale]

EI 800, Rodinal 1:40, yellow filter


Minolta X700, MC Tele Rokkor PF 100/2.5, Kentmere 400 EI 800 yellow filter, Rodinal 1:40 22 minutes by Mike Novak, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Kentmere Pan 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2021.02.06 Roll #268-05952-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[Darthfeeble]

on my monitor (Acer LCD el-cheapo) the highlights are blown, probably my monitor though. Otherwise I like the grain I see, pretty similar to Tri-X to my eyes.

Todd

They look close but no cigar on my iMac retina.