Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/07/11

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Subject: [Leica] Kentmere 400
From: smithjeffery at mac.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2021 11:58:55 -0700
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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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