Kentmere Pan400 is a great emulsion for people trying 120 film photography for the first time. The soft backing allows for easy scanning, the images will have medium contrast and fine grain, and its mid-speed rating means it can be used in a variety of lighting situations.
Rated ISO 400 with excellent push characteristics, Kentmere Pan 400 film is one of the most versatile and forgiving black & white films on the market. Ideal for ‘everyday’ use, and suitable for a wide variety of subjects and lighting conditions, the resulting negatives capture a broad range of tones and are perfect for both darkroom printing and scanning.
Drawing many attributes from ILFORD stocks such as HP5, Kentmere Pan 400’s price point, coupled with its wide and forgiving exposure latitude, make it an ideal film for those new or returning to film photography as well as students and budget conscious photographers.
For loads more information (and sample photos) check out the video on Kentmere 400 below! Based on Kentmere Pan400 35mm, but the points all apply to Kentmere in medium format 😊
Kentmere was a small black-and-white film manufacturer based in the Lake District for many years. It was acquired by Ilford's parent company in 2007, who consolidated production in their Mobberley plant. The brand exists as a more-affordable alternative to Ilford, with the same quality and consistency of production but with savings made in the emulsion chemicals.
Sample Photos (c) Craig Fleming and Matt Parry
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Perfect for:Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Portraits, Landscapes, Street Photography
Accreditation Handles:@kurtfletcher1 (I only currently have instagram!)
Very cool B&W film
Shot some Kentmere with a Lomo Diana, love the vibe of the film overall.
Scanned and developed by @exposurefilmlab
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Richard w. (Bishop Auckland, GB)
Perfect for:Great All-Rounder, Low light/Night
Accreditation Handles:@rawalker666
Great even can be pushed well
good film giving excellent results even pushing to 1600 iso in fact i think it gets better the more its pushed
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Benjamin C. (Manchester, GB)
Perfect for:Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Portraits, Landscapes, Street Photography, Architecture
Accreditation Handles:@benjshootsfilm (Instagram)
Excellent B & W Film Stock
I've been using this stock as my default go to film in 35mm & 120 format for a while now.
For a budget film stock I couldn't be happier with it, I do tend to push my film one stop to 800ISO as I like the look of a higher contrast film, it handles the push very well and I'd even go as far to say that it should be labelled as an 800ISO film. When shot at box speed (400ISO) it tends to look a little flat.
For the price, I don't think you can get a better B&W Film Stock :)
Sample photo taken on a 1940's Agifold (with a light leak :( ), Kentmere shot at 800ISO.
A fabulous film with an excellent dynamic range, which with a blind test and developed in 510 Pyro you wouldn't be able to tell it apart from HP5 or Tri-X in real world situations. The film is a full box speed and creates negatives with a good density which is ideal for scanning or wet printing. Images here taken on a 1951 vintage Zeiss Nettar 518/16 medium format folding camera.
I shot this in my Yashica D at 1600 ISO, pushed two stops in development and I'm incredibly happy with how it turned out. For the price, it's hard to beat!