I Drink Coffee and Shoot Film
After using Kodak Xtol almost exclusively for a year I recently I decided to try a new developer, that being Clayton F76+, also known as Photographers Formulary FA-1027 or Arista Liquid Developer. From everything I had seen and heard from other photographers it would give sharp images with good tonal range. And who doesn't want... Continue Reading →
In my continuing quest to test Kentmere 400 in 2020 I decided to try it in my favorite HC-110 dilution...dilution H (1:63). When trying new developing schemes my first step is to consult the Massive Dev Chart to see what they recommend. Unfortunate for me there were no times listed for Kentmere 400 pushed to... Continue Reading →
So I spent some time this week test new lenses. On top of that, I wanted to nail down my film/developer for shooting at 1600 ASA. The lenses were the Nikkor 180 f/2.8, Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D macro and Sigma Art 50mm f/1.4. The film was Kentmere 400. I finally ended up settling on Xtol 1:1... Continue Reading →
From my first roll of Kentmere 400 from the bulk roll purchased last month. I have been an Ilford HP5+ fanboy for sometime but wanted to try out Kentmere to see how it compares. If the rest of my images come out like this one then I will be a happy man. Nikon F100 +... Continue Reading →
I recently had the pleasure of shooting one of the two rolls of 35mm Kentmere 400 that I bought last Winter. With the film loaded in my Nikon F100, Nicole and I headed to a new area of a favorite location of mine to test the film out. Since I had never shot this film... Continue Reading →
Negative Development 