[Leica] Kentmere 400

[Marty Deveney]

I recommend the shortest development time you can workably use.  I don’t
know why, but Kentmere 400, Foma 400 and other gritty low tech films look
best with short development in strong developer with lots of restrainers.
Foma looks best in TMax/RS, but Kentmere looks better, to me, in HC-110 and
clones at 1+31 for 5.5 min and no more unless you really need the density.

Marty



On Mon, 12 Jul 2021 at 2:19 pm, Jeffery Smith via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Marty,
> Do you recommend the longer development time with more dilute DDX?
>
> JLS
>
> > On Jul 11, 2021, at 8:28 PM, Marty Deveney via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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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