Jason @grainydays did a good video on Kentmere where he pushed it 3 stops (on 35mm); it looked fantastic and still had a very clean grain structure to it.
Nice video!! I've used 510 pyro and another catchetol one with these and like the results but yeah definitely Kentmere is easier to work with, flatter, nicer to scan! loved your photos!!
I've developed Kentmere 400 at HC110 diluted at 1:31, 1:47, and 1:79 dilutions. I have also worked with Formapan 200 with HC 110 at 1:63 dilutions but like the Kentmere 400 better. I have to try Kentmere 400 with stand development next month. (I submit photos for the Frugal Film Projects too.) Thanks for the video.
I prefer the kentmere pen 400 I have shot a lot of it 120 and 35 mm didn't care for the Arista film because of the curl and all of the other issues when scanning. I have two of the Pentax 645 I keep one of the Pentax 645 Cameras loaded with Kodak gold 200 and the other camera with kentmere pen 400 I have a 3 of Canon Elan 7e/ne which really performed beautifully for film. I use d76 1927 recipe at 1+1 at 14 minutes for the kentmere pan 400 and I make the developer from individual chemicals that I buy very economical and the individual chemicals last for very long time I make up the developer and clip test the next day. I really enjoy your videos keep up the good work :)
good work , don't worry about the thin negatives , its a learning chance opportunity in the darkroom ... might have to see what else you have been doing...
It is nice to have a cheaper alternative in 120 film but I always seem to end up back with Tmax 400 & HC110. I think I will give Kentmere 400 a try though. Good video.
I’ve got a bunch of Kentmere 120 film that I picked up as that’s all they really had . I was wondering how it would look , I really like the very Dark contrast in my Black and White also , hopefully my soul isn’t to dark either Lol Thank you for the Video
Muy interesante el vídeo y las explicaciones sobre tus resultados. 👍 No he disparado nunca el artista edu 400, pero si suelo usar el kentmere 400 en 35mm. No sé si el kentmere 400 estará basado en el hp5 pero con menos plata. Lo que si me parece un poco menos predecible el kentmere, pero con un grano mas agradable. Hay quien dice que kentmere, Rollei rpx y Agfa apx son lo mismo. No sé!
Maybe yes but I do not have extra ~$400 laying around to throw on a light meter, especially if I already have one. I rarely do this type of photography anyways, so it's unnecessary expense. Might just use cameras with built in light meter in the future 😅
@@AnalogueDiarieseven though the negs were thin, the scans gave some beautiful images - a ‘proper’ b&w look 😊 … as for metering, and it might be sacrilegious to suggest it, but have you tried the Light Meter (WBPhoto) app for your phone (think there’s a free version on android, might be a small fee on iOS)- it can ‘spot’ meter quite well (gives me similar results to my Nikon in both spot or matrix ) as well as meter the entire scene, plus it has a reciprocity calculator built into it as well as other features 🤷 … could just serve as a ‘second opinion’ to your Sekonic ?
This is Fomapan in the UK and well known to under deliver on ISO. Basically, you underexposed a stop or two. Semi-Stand development can make up for this to an extent; it’s what I always use
Yeah, I underexposed this one too much. I shot it at 400 the other day with accurate metering and it was great. That’s why I like semi stand, it can save the film sometimes 🫣
Jason @grainydays did a good video on Kentmere where he pushed it 3 stops (on 35mm); it looked fantastic and still had a very clean grain structure to it.
Awesome video! I love the images you created
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Nice video!! I've used 510 pyro and another catchetol one with these and like the results but yeah definitely Kentmere is easier to work with, flatter, nicer to scan! loved your photos!!
Thanks! I need to revisit your videos about it
I've developed Kentmere 400 at HC110 diluted at 1:31, 1:47, and 1:79 dilutions. I have also worked with Formapan 200 with HC 110 at 1:63 dilutions but like the Kentmere 400 better. I have to try Kentmere 400 with stand development next month. (I submit photos for the Frugal Film Projects too.) Thanks for the video.
I prefer the kentmere pen 400 I have shot a lot of it 120 and 35 mm didn't care for the Arista film because of the curl and all of the other issues when scanning. I have two of the Pentax 645 I keep one of the Pentax 645 Cameras loaded with Kodak gold 200 and the other camera with kentmere pen 400 I have a 3 of Canon Elan 7e/ne which really performed beautifully for film. I use d76 1927 recipe at 1+1 at 14 minutes for the kentmere pan 400 and I make the developer from individual chemicals that I buy very economical and the individual chemicals last for very long time I make up the developer and clip test the next day. I really enjoy your videos keep up the good work :)
Thanks for watching and sharing your experience!
good work , don't worry about the thin negatives , its a learning chance opportunity in the darkroom ... might have to see what else you have been doing...
Thank you 🙌🏻
Loved the Photos.
It is nice to have a cheaper alternative in 120 film but I always seem to end up back with Tmax 400 & HC110. I think I will give Kentmere 400 a try though. Good video.
Thanks! Yeah my go to Tri-X or TMax usually. Seems like I always get good results with those films no matter the developer.
I’ve got a bunch of Kentmere 120 film that I picked up as that’s all they really had . I was wondering how it would look , I really like the very Dark contrast in my Black and White also , hopefully my soul isn’t to dark either Lol Thank you for the Video
Muy interesante el vídeo y las explicaciones sobre tus resultados. 👍
No he disparado nunca el artista edu 400, pero si suelo usar el kentmere 400 en 35mm.
No sé si el kentmere 400 estará basado en el hp5 pero con menos plata. Lo que si me parece un poco menos predecible el kentmere, pero con un grano mas agradable.
Hay quien dice que kentmere, Rollei rpx y Agfa apx son lo mismo. No sé!
Thank you! You got some interesting input 🙏🏻
I think a quality spot meter might change your life.
Maybe yes but I do not have extra ~$400 laying around to throw on a light meter, especially if I already have one. I rarely do this type of photography anyways, so it's unnecessary expense. Might just use cameras with built in light meter in the future 😅
@@AnalogueDiarieseven though the negs were thin, the scans gave some beautiful images - a ‘proper’ b&w look 😊 … as for metering, and it might be sacrilegious to suggest it, but have you tried the Light Meter (WBPhoto) app for your phone (think there’s a free version on android, might be a small fee on iOS)- it can ‘spot’ meter quite well (gives me similar results to my Nikon in both spot or matrix ) as well as meter the entire scene, plus it has a reciprocity calculator built into it as well as other features 🤷 … could just serve as a ‘second opinion’ to your Sekonic ?
Artists is not ISO 400, more like 250
This is Fomapan in the UK and well known to under deliver on ISO. Basically, you underexposed a stop or two. Semi-Stand development can make up for this to an extent; it’s what I always use
Yeah, I underexposed this one too much. I shot it at 400 the other day with accurate metering and it was great. That’s why I like semi stand, it can save the film sometimes 🫣