[Leica] Kentmere 400

[Marty Deveney]

It looks good in HC-110 (or clones), TMax or even better TMax RS, or DD-X.
Expose plenty and don't develop too long.  5.5 min in HC-110 (I use the
Freestyle Legacy Pro clone) 1+31 is about right; adjust your exposure to
the time.

On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 4:29 AM Jeffery Smith via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> I still have some rolls of Kentmere 400, and may try Ilfotech DD-X. I also
> have Ilfosol 3, so I'd better see what other folks have used.
>
> > On Jul 11, 2021, at 11:53 AM, Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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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