Kentmere 400, latest samples

[dourbalistar]

Approximately three hour exposure at f/8.

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


2023.08.05 Roll #339-08252-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[sojournerphoto]

Approximately three hour exposure at f/8.

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


2023.08.05 Roll #339-08252-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

Quite dark then!

 

[dourbalistar]

Quite dark then!

There was a third quarter moon that night, so enough light to reveal a bit of the lakeshore. 😎

 

[dourbalistar]

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


2023.11.20 Roll #342-08368-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.


2023.11.24 Roll #344-08397-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.


2023.11.26 Roll #345-08424-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[sojournerphoto]

Just spoiled up a couple of short rolls of kentmere 400 and a couple of 100. Keep coming back to this thread🙂

 

[dourbalistar]

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


2023.12.03 Roll #346-08472-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[j.scooter]

Shot my first roll of Kentmere 400 and developed in 1:1 D-76, and got some uneven development in the sky. Anyone getting uneven development like this?

IMG_0827

To me it looks like it could be vignetting, by chance were you using a new hood? Were there any other shots on the roll that had the same effect?

 

[dourbalistar]

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


2024.01.14 Roll #348-08492-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.


2024.02.21 Roll #350-08527-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.


2024.02.25 Roll #351-08571-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[skopar steve]

After following this thread for a long time, I decided to give it a try. Contax RTSII with Zeiss 50mm 1.4. Developed in D76 1:1. Used an orange filter. Light was crappy but the film gave decent results. Think I'll use it for a while and see what I can get out of it.

 

[dourbalistar]

After following this thread for a long time, I decided to give it a try. Contax RTSII with Zeiss 50mm 1.4. Developed in D76 1:1. Used an orange filter. Light was crappy but the film gave decent results. Think I'll use it for a while and see what I can get out of it.

Looks great! It took me about half of a bulk roll to get a feel for it, but having used it for a while now, I feel like I can get consistent, predictable results that I'm happy with.

 

[skopar steve]

Thanks Dourbalistar. Since retiring I've looked for an economical b&w film that is a quality product. I've had ups and downs with ORWO and surveillance film with various labels. The kentmere look is promising, I just need to get some contrast out of it. I have a bunch of Slavich grade 2 paper bought on a group buy on Photrio. So I have a bunch of developers and agitation tacts to experiment with. Gives me purpose to get out and shoot.

 

[Sanug]

Kentmere 400 is a low contrast film. Pushed to ISO 800 (XTOL 1+1 16 Min.) is better, but still low contrast if you take your pictures at a cloudy day. For bad weather with low contrast conditions I recommend using Double-X instead.

However, if you scan the negatives, the low contrast of Kentmere 400 may not be an issue. But I do wet printing with a Durst M605 with colour head and do not like the need for ultra hard gradation.

With medium to high contrast conditions, Kentmere 400 does a pretty good job for me.


Rollei 35 T, Kentmere 400@800, Adox XT-3, 1+1, 16 Min.
Flatbed scan from silver gelatine print on Fotoimpex Easy Print RC

 

[dourbalistar]

Thanks Dourbalistar. Since retiring I've looked for an economical b&w film that is a quality product. I've had ups and downs with ORWO and surveillance film with various labels. The kentmere look is promising, I just need to get some contrast out of it. I have a bunch of Slavich grade 2 paper bought on a group buy on Photrio. So I have a bunch of developers and agitation tacts to experiment with. Gives me purpose to get out and shoot.

Bulk rolled Kentmere 400 is about as economical as it gets. I get about 18 rolls from 100', so at current B&H prices, that's about $4 per 36-exposure roll. I use a hybrid workflow and sometimes add a little bit of contrast in the digital post-processing.

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


2024.03.30 Roll #352-08599-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.


2023.08.05 Roll #339-08234-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.


2023.11.20 Roll #342-08369-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.


2023.11.26 Roll #345-08425-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr