Kentmere 100

[Deleted member 215987]

Has anyone used Kentmere 100 B&W film? I would appreciate opinions on the quality of the film from anyone who uses or has used it. Any positives or negatives (pun intended!) would be nice.

 

[john.margetts]

To damn with faint praise, I found it OK - no negatives to report - but didn't like it as much as Adox CHS film which is my favourite film.

 

[limr]

I haven't used it in a while. Kind of contrasty, which isn't necessarily a negative thing, and there's still a good range of tones. Grain is not super fine but there's nice clarity. Though I've only developed it in Caffenol so it may react differently to other developers. Here are a few examples with different cameras/lenses to show the quality and tonal range in different lighting conditions:

Minolta SR-1:


Plant by limrodrigues, on Flickr


Summertime by limrodrigues, on Flickr


Olympus OM-2:


Exit 12 by limrodrigues, on Flickr


Baby pine cone by limrodrigues, on Flickr


Pentax Spotmatic:


Day 343 - Mandolin by limrodrigues, on Flickr

 

[Deleted member 215987]

I really like the "baby pine cones" shot!

 

[webestang64]

I've never shot it but I have developed many rolls for clients. Looks like just a good quality mid-grade film and scans rather well.

Here is a blog I ran into on the film.....
Shooting Kentmere 100

 

[limr]

I really like the "baby pine cones" shot!

Thank you

So have you shot your Kentmere yet? Any results to report on?