I’m re-learning how to use my 90+ year old camera, Ikonta 520/2, that I last used in 1964. The film looks promising, but I’ve still got some work to do.

This is now my favourite film for pinhole photography - it produces really crisp, contrasty images that scan really well. I have used Kentmere 100 in an Ondu 6x9 mutliformat, a ReallySo Subtle 6x9f and a Mia Mezzaluna 6x6 and got really pleasing results in all situations.
I have also used it for some outdoor portraits and again, it performs well as long as it has enough light to work with. Easily to best value-for-money 120 film for monochrome around at the moment.

Kentmere film has never been high on my agenda but I was recently gifted a roll and liked it so much I bought more. I’ve developed it in Euro HC(b) and also PyrocatHD and enjoyed the results very much. I sense it’s a film that benefits from the right developer and development time. These sample images were all made in a Rolleicord and developed in EuroHC. I’ve since used several more rolls and Kentmere 100 is now on my daily carry list.

I love both the image quality and the price of Kentmere 100 (in 120).

This is a good film for the price, especially given that budgets are tight these days. I found the film itself a bit flimsy, so could be a bit tricky in the darkroom, but the images are good and it definitely does the job. It's no FP4, but when you're prioritising being able to photograph with a bit more freedom and you don't want to obsess over the cost, this is the B+W film to go for.

Yes it's a cheap film but for the money you can't complain; it does exactly what it says on the tin! Other films are better but not twice the money better so for trying new techniques, trying out home development or just shooting without the burden of an expensive film this film is perfect!

I have to confess to generally having used Kentmere 100 for testing cameras I don't especially want to keep. This time around I shot a roll in my beloved Mamiya C220. Not sure why I haven't been using more Kentmere. Given the price, it delivers very well. In a coupe of frames, I pushed my luck with late or early sunlight creating a huge range in some scenes. Kentmere 100 handled this better than I expected, with the main lesson being... get a lens hood for the Mamiya 80mm lens.

In processing, the film works just fine with Massive Dev Chart's timings for Xtol. There is some contrast, though I do like some blackness in the shadows and it doesn't quite deliver on this. The result is a little more shadow detail than I wanted for a couple of shots, but that could be altered at scanning stage. I'll try a different developer next time and see what changes occur.

Sharpness seems good and on 120 roll, it could certainly produce something good enough to print at a reasonable size and hang on the wall.

At the price point, as a general purpose 100 ISO, I think it is excellent, in fact at this price it's a shame it doesn't come in 5x4. I'll happily use more.

I needed to test a new film camera and this one seemed like a good choice. I think I will use it again for something more. Perfect film for a bright day

This film allows you to experiment. Some double exposure pictures was obtained with a fully mechanical Agfa Isolette folding camera. I did not calculate the exact exposure, but the result is excellent.

For the price this works great

excellent film for british summer works well with most developer chemicals too

This is a brilliant little film! Fine grain with great definition and contrast, really lovely results considering the budget price point. Excellent for anyone dipping their toe into medium format and/or wanting to test out a new vintage camera. It’s cheap enough for you to use it as a test roll but will give you great results if your camera is doing what it should!

It is probably my most favourite film...after Fp4.
Reliable and perfect to be used in a pinhole camera. I usually develop it with Rodinal 1+50 +10% for a bit more contrast and I always like the results.

Since Kentmere was launched in 120 format I've never been without a couple rolls in my bag. It's a versatile film that has delivered reliable, quality results in all sorts of cameras from pinhole and Holga through to Rolleiflex and Bronica cameras. I've pushed it, pulled it, used different developers and always come away with results I've been delighted with.