As I develop my own film I shoot it at box speed (meaning if the box says ISO 400 I meter at ISO 400 (or guess ISO 400 or just be aware the camera is expecting ISO 400). If I know that there was insufficient light when I took the photos and I really needed ISO 800 or ISO 1600 I make a note. Under exposed film My conclusion findings is very much as expected after using Kentmere 100 and Ilford Pan 100 films before. Pan 100 is an awesome film that is well worth trying and Kentmere 100 is nice too. Shooting more Ilford Pan 400 on a run in Poland

ID-11 is a fine grain film developer for all general film processing requirements. It creates excellent image quality with optimal sharpness. I initially bought it because it was a film I hadn’t shot, and also because it was cheap. Fairly or unfairly, there then didn’t seem any reason to rush to shoot it. A Swiss article (in German) from 2016 that made quite an exhaustive look into various film manufacturers and claims that Filmotec no longer has a coating facility, just an emulsion-making factory (it’s Swiss German, so I can’t be 100% of the translation; if there are any Swiss around, I’d appreciate a proper translation of the ORWO-related part). If you do process your own film, there’s not going to be anything out of the ordinary with this one. It’s said to dry fairly flat, although I saw one comment stating it’s known for being soft and may scratch easily.To use ILFORD Fixer with Kentmere 400 film, prepare the fixer solution as per the manufacturer’s instructions. It’s probably not the film to shoot if you’re going for some dramatic Daido Moriyama-style work. I did get one shot – the first one below – with heavier contrast but that was really because of the light and shadows of the scene. We’ll start with the cheaper or what I would call the budget films. These are films typically used by students or the budget conscious photographer. And, weighing in at a pretty nine cents per frame (again, in USD), the cheapest of all of the films is Ultrafine Xtreme 400. I couldn’t find a lot of information on the history of this film. Though it is labeled as being produced in Europe, and many believe it to be another film simply rebranded, I can’t find any hard evidence to substantiate that claim. The Kentmere range is owned and manufactured by HARMAN technology and follows the same high-quality processes that are used to make all ILFORD PHOTO films and papers. ILFOTEC DDX is a fine grain developer that provides excellent speed use and sharpness with modern films. It’s generally used at a 1+4 dilution for most films. ILFOSOL 3 Developer

ILFOTEC HC is a highly concentrated developer that is diluted to use. This developer offers fine grain and good sharpness.

Luna when she was still a puppy

Harman now had the Kentmere name and logo, and so the first Kentmere films, Kentmere 100 and Kentmere 400, were launched a couple of years later in 2009; first in the US and later worldwide. I do try to squeeze as many unique shots out of a roll of film as possible, but shooting with a cheap film like this means taking a couple of the same scene really doesn’t bother me in the way doing so with a film twice its price might. Then immerse the film in this fixer solution for about 2-5 minutes at a temperature of 20°C (68°F), ensuring the film is continuously agitated for the first minute and subsequently for 10 seconds every minute thereafter. Until 2007, Kentmere Photographic Ltd produced photographic paper in a small factory in the village of Staveley, next to the Kentmere valley in the UK’s Lake District.

The original Kentmere 400 film box branding said “Kentmere 400” on the side (white box and cassette label). The new branding reads “Pan 400” on one side and it has a pink-purple box design. (“Kentmere” is written on the other side). If Kentmere 400 becomes known as Pan 400 it is very easy to confuse this film with the Ilford Pan 400. They are different film from my own testing but no wonder people get confused! I thought I would mention it. AGFA Photo APX 400 vs Kentmere 400 The film is available in bulk as 100’ rolls. This is for people that want to load their own film into canisters to save money. ZoomConsultations/ Mentor– Not sure what camera or lens to buy or need help with your photography? Act today and book a 1:1 Zoom call! The similarity is less clear for the ISO 400 film because of the bad fog (worse grain and shadow detail in the N74 plus), but “color” rendering (the way various colors are translated into BW tones) look really similar. There seems to be a small difference in UN54 vs Kentmere 100 blue vs. red rendering, and absolutely no difference for the ISO 400 films.I wanted to go into this experience with an open mind – not that I was particularly worried for any reason. I don’t mind grain in my images, and I know the exposure latitude would give me a very different feel to my images than I’m used to from my “usual” film – Delta 400. As with the Kentmere 400 film I bought, I plan to shoot Ilford Pan 400 at ISo 400-800 and maybe 1600. When there is sufficient light I will still use Fomapan 100 as my main 35mm B&W film for ISO 100/200 (upto 400). (Fomapan 100 Classic is cheap but it is not quite as good as Ilford Pan film (100 or 400). Where to buy Ilford Pan 400 film

Developing film is a complex process that relies heavily on the specific type of developer used. The developer’s role is to convert the exposed silver halides in the film into metallic silver, thereby forming the dark areas in a negative. DEVELOPER

Ilford’s Kentmere Pan 100 & 400, have always yielded surprisingly good results considering how affordable they are. But, because Ilford offers many reasonably priced professional grade options, both Kentmere Pan 100& Kentmere Pan 400 are often overlooked.