In these parts, BC Canada , Yashica TLR's sell for silly prices , cla'd or not yet Mamiya 645's and Pentax 645's remain unsold at reasonable prices, go figure!
TB
What purpose will these new films serve if there are no medium-format cameras being currently produced? My Mamiya is getting very old and to replace it I see no alternative but another very old Mamiya...
The FPP store is selling them at an introductory price of $4.99 a roll. Bought a couple of rolls of each emulsion. This is really good news.
Time to replace it with a camera that lasts
Having used Kentmere 400 in 135, I'd agree that it doesn't push as well as HP5+ and since recent years have seen me doing a *lot* of shooting in a dim jazz club, the Kentmere wouldn't be my film of choice. That said, I took a roll of Kentmere 400 on my recent trip to Arkansas and it did a great job of photographing forests and making family portraits.
It is an excellent all round film, pushes to 800 nicely and can be used for pretty much anything other than dim jazz clubs or brightly lit funfairs. Harman has better brand visibility than Foma so the Kentmere is likely to be stocked by many more retailers than Foma. And some still fear Foma's quality control. This is likely a winner for Harman and the Kentmere brand. It is appreciably cheaper than FP4+ or HP5+ and for most users, especially those getting into film, it's effectively interchangeable with those.
Is there any hard evidence that this emulsion had been already available in 120 as Rollei RPX 100/400?
I've been using the Rollei for a long time, truly fantastic film, and if the rumours this is Kentmere are true, I will promptly switch to stocking whichever of the two (Rollei vs Kentmere) is cheaper to me at any given time.
As far as I know Agfaphoto APX 100/400, Fotoimpex CHM 100/400, Kentmere 100/400 and probably a few more, are all the same, but Rollei RPX 100/400, which is also available as 120, is different, with different development times.
I have run into trouble with Maco products before and now stay well clear.All this dishonest repackaging business is really a mess......
Best is to stay with the real original film producers. That is always the safe and trustworthy side. In most cases cheaper as well.
Therefore very good that Kentmere 100 and 400 are now also available as rollfilm.
Yeah but why only now?The official developing times Maco is giving for their films are often not correct. Maco is a distribution company with no technical staff. They don't do proper testing.
The last time I have used RPX 100 / 400 they have been the Kentmeres. That was the stuff in the boxes they used from the introduction of these films.
Currently the RPX films have new cardbord boxes. I don't know whether the content has changed. Maco is well known for the behaviour sometimes changing the material without informing their customers. For example they changed their film in the Ortho 25 boxes, which is now a completely different film of much different film speed. But they didn't inform their customers, the developing times given are still the old ones.......
All this dishonest repackaging business is really a mess......
Best is to stay with the real original film producers. That is always the safe and trustworthy side. In most cases cheaper as well.
Therefore very good that Kentmere 100 and 400 are now also available as rollfilm.
Makes sense at first sight. However, the question remains: why did they wait for so long ?
Makes sense at first sight. However, the question remains: why did they wait for so long ?
Quoting Ilford statement.
Giles Branthwaite, Sales & Marketing Director at HARMAN technology:
"ILFORD will always be our flagship brand and our most comprehensive / broadest range but we want to expand our Kentmere offering to give people a high quality yet 'affordable' entry point to analogue photography. By introducing Kentmere Pan 100 and 400 in 120 format, we are primarily targeting budget conscious photographers who still demand high quality, consistent performance and want to create beautiful images they can print or scan."
"In our recent Global Film Users Survey, 75% of the the 8600+ respondents used 120 format so there are a lot of medium format photographers out there. While all of our ILFORD films are available in this format we wanted to ensure there is choice at different price points. Kentmere Pan 100 and 400 films are not necessarily intended as ‘professional’ films, yet we have seen you can still create exceptional results all professionals would be proud of."
KENTMERE PAN 100 & KENTMERE PAN 400 – NOW AVAILABLE IN 120 FORMAT
Kentmere films now available in 120 format, Our Kentmere 100 and Kentmere 400 films are now available in 120 formatwww.ilfordphoto.com
And they are making customer surveys since 2014.
miha,my first thought as well
pentaxuser
well the Canadian distributor has THIS page; https://www.ilfordphoto.ca/product/kentmere-120-roll-pan-400/The stuff's so new
There ain't no SKU...
Have to wait for my local shop to get back to me...
In these parts, BC Canada , Yashica TLR's sell for silly prices , cla'd or not yet Mamiya 645's and Pentax 645's remain unsold at reasonable prices, go figure!
TB
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