I've watched a few of the first impression videos and this one is one of the better/more useful ones in my opinion. The film itself seem interesting enough to me to try out, if not outright promising.
Desmolicious wrote:
400 is superb and pushes incredibly well. It has less grain - a lot less - at iso 1600 than Delta 3200 has at 1600.
Thanks!
That I did not expect! Thanks for the info, I was just thinking about which faster films to get for the summer. I still have some Portra 800 laying around so color is covered.
sputnik wrote:
Thanks!
That I did not expect! Thanks for the info, I was just thinking about which faster films to get for the summer. I still have some Portra 800 laying around so color is covered.
I just noticed B&H raised the price of Kentmere to $99.95 for the 400 at 100ft. It was under $80 just a few months ago. I love this film as it preserves shadow quite well, and it has enough resolution that I don't think I am missing out.
Sorry to hear that. They had twenty rolls of 120. I bought 10 and the rest sold in a day. I have a bunch of FP4 35mm film so I don’t see a need for a 200 speed 35mm roll for now. 120 is what I was looking for. As I’ve said before I really like Kentmere.
Sorry Doug. When I went on there this morning, they had two rolls of 120 left and I bought them. I've never tried Kentmere and I hope I like their stuff. I cannot stomach the price increases of mainline Ilford. They make Acros look affordable.
Speaking of which, B&H has short dated Acros in 120 for $9.99. Off topic but somewhat relevant, sorry.
geekcop wrote:
Sorry to hear that. They had twenty rolls of 120. I bought 10 and the rest sold in a day.
No worries. I've seen 120 at a couple other places for about a buck more and will pick some up there.
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Oscarsmadness wrote:
Speaking of which, B&H has short dated Acros in 120 for $9.99. Off topic but somewhat relevant, sorry.
I bought 15 rolls of short dated Acros from B&H almost 3 years ago and just finished the final roll last week. I never saw any discernible decrease in quality and wouldn't hesitate to pick up more.
For those who have been using Kentmere film for a while, do you have a favorite developer you use? I want to start home developing again and should maybe branch out. In the past, I was trying to use the most environmentally friendly, which seemed like XTOL and one called Black, White, and Green.
DougVaughn wrote:
In the past, I was trying to use the most environmentally friendly, which seemed like XTOL and one called Black, White, and Green.
I'd like to try Black, White, and Green as well but have been put off by its heavy syrup-like viscosity. Do you remember that being an issue when you were using it? Seems like it's hard to get it out of the cylinder; you have to add some water after you pour it out and shake to dissolve it so the full amount can be poured out.
I'd also like to try caffenol this year and have been researching recipes.
For now I mostly use Rodinal, which is highly toxic, but I use it in 1:100 dilutions in semi-stand development; at that dilution everything I've read indicates that it's safe to pour down the sink after use. I've used that for Kentmere and it's fine, even for 400-speed depending on your tolerance for grain. I like grain in B&W images so it doesn't bother me at all. Semi-stand should be great for Kentmere 100 and 200; I have a roll of each now and will develop those in Rodinal 1:100 semi-stand.
bjhurley wrote:
I'd like to try Black, White, and Green as well but have been put off by its heavy syrup-like viscosity. Do you remember that being an issue when you were using it?
The first time I used BW&G, I used one of those medication measuring spoons, like you use for kids, to get the right amount. It was cheap at CVS (my kids are grown) and rinsed somewhat easily swirling in the water mixture. Then I figured out the amount I needed was exactly a standard plastic spoonful, and I could use that same spoon for stirring into the water. It still takes a bit to dissolve but not long. Pretty easy.
They say BW&G has a very long shelf life, and I still have half the bottle. I'm shooting a slightly expired roll of Fomapan right now, with nothing important, so I can see if the developer is still good before using it on something I care about.
