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Subject: [Leica] Kentmere 400
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2021 20:53:22 +0200
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Hi Jeffery,

Thank you for your comment! The only time I get some satisfactory results 
with Kentmere was with X-Tol, but even so the contratst was quite harsh and 
unpleasant for me.

A friend is getting great results with Ilford HP5 and Ilford Perceptol

Lluis


> El 11 jul 2021, a les 19:50, Jeffery Smith via LUG <lug at 
> leica-users.org> va escriure:
> 
> I tried what proved to be an awful combination this morning...Kentmere 400 
> and Precysol. This developer brought out all of the worst qualities of 
> Kentmere 400, i.e., harsh, ugly contrast and poor sharpness due to 
> highlights encroaching on grays. 
> 
> Lluis, you were right. It's not a very good film unless one can find a 
> developer that kills the contrast and increases resolution.
> 
> Jeffery
> 
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