He has a peculiar accent.
@pentaxuser He has a peculiar accent. I find it quite difficult to understand him. Is this some sort of Thames Estuary area (Essex? Kent?) twang or am I completely off track?
That's not how it works and it's quite well-documented by statements from Harman and/or Ilford as well as the observable technical differences between products.
Also, when something goes wrong in film or paper manufacturing, the result in virtually all cases isn't some kind of lower-grade product with subtly inferior qualities to the intended product, but very apparent defects and major problems that render the product entirely unmarketable. Once in a blue moon, some of these batches make it out into the world; e.g. there was a small batch of Ilford film with a longitudinal coating defect that slipped through QA - there's no chance Harman would have gotten away with selling it as Kentmere, as it was simply very clearly a defective product. Just as an illustration that "oh, this batch didn't come out entirely right, just stick a different label onto it" is a practice that only seems sensible if you ignore the realities of film and paper production.
That's not how it works and it's quite well-documented by statements from Harman and/or Ilford as well as the observable technical differences between products.
Also, when something goes wrong in film or paper manufacturing, the result in virtually all cases isn't some kind of lower-grade product with subtly inferior qualities to the intended product, but very apparent defects and major problems that render the product entirely unmarketable. Once in a blue moon, some of these batches make it out into the world; e.g. there was a small batch of Ilford film with a longitudinal coating defect that slipped through QA - there's no chance Harman would have gotten away with selling it as Kentmere, as it was simply very clearly a defective product. Just as an illustration that "oh, this batch didn't come out entirely right, just stick a different label onto it" is a practice that only seems sensible if you ignore the realities of film and paper production.
I went on a tour of the factory in 2007, and still remember the day well. Simon was an excellent tour guide.Well, I have visited the factory in Mobberley some years ago, with the amazing and much missed Simon Galley as our tour guide. And I can ensure you that the production there is running at extremely high quality standards.
I've exposed two rolls of the Kentmere 100 (120 roll) and I'm finding it an excellent general purpose film. Hardly surprising, as its an Ilford product.
Sample image, made with my 1939 Kodak Special Six-20 (6x9) Film was exposed at 50 ASA and developed in home brewed D-76 1:1 for 11.5 minutes.
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I think he mentioned in one of his videos that a particular part of London is his old stomping ground, but he's lived on Wight for many years, so it wouldn't surprise me if his accent has gotten a little of that mixed in. I don't have any trouble understanding him, but I've been watching British TV programs for almost fifty years.
A majority of the people on YouTube talk too fast for me.
I could understand him fine if he'd just SLOW DOWN. I can understand him if I slow down the video playback speed, but of course that makes it actually sound even more odd.
But I'm from the southern US and lived here all my life. A majority of the people on YouTube talk too fast for me.
Thanks, Andy!Very nice!
Maybe a little maintenance dose of Adderall?But seriously, I'm well aware I get accents a lot better than most folks. Takes a pretty hairy one, or a strong one combined with dialectic vocabulary, to throw me off. Say, a Highlander speaking in full Scottish slang, I'll have to rewind and listen twice or three times, but otherwise, if they're actually speaking English, I'll probably catch it.
The ability to slow down YouTube videos has been very useful though.
Heh. I typically run them at 1.5x because I don't have time to sit through a long video. I've lived all my life in the South too, but my current QTH () is NoVA,which hardly counts as "the South".
Chris
Heh. I typically run them at 1.5x because I don't have time to sit through a long video. I've lived all my life in the South too, but my current QTH () is NoVA,which hardly counts as "the South".
Chris
are the development times the same for 120 kentmere films as their 35mm counterparts?
this might already have been addressed, but are the development times the same for 120 kentmere films as their 35mm counterparts? if not, then I assume the technical data sheet for them that was last updated in 2019 is still accurate?
Whelp....while I am duly excited about Kentmere now being available in 120, I have not seen much of it actually, well, available, at least here in my corner of the US. B&H? Not yet available. Adorama? Not available. Freestyle? Nein. Photo Warehouse? Nope. Amazon? Nyet. Ilfordfoto.com? No 400 available, and 100 now only available in single rolls (I ordered a pack of five just about one week ago), and they charge an arm and a leg for shipping. Anyone in the mid-Atlantic willing to share their secret?
Andrew O'Neill,...... Kentmere 120 is now in stock in
Canada. Picked up some 100 at the Camera Store in Calgary today.... look forward to trying it out
Whelp....while I am duly excited about Kentmere now being available in 120, I have not seen much of it actually, well, available, at least here in my corner of the US. B&H? Not yet available. Adorama? Not available. Freestyle? Nein. Photo Warehouse? Nope. Amazon? Nyet. Ilfordfoto.com? No 400 available, and 100 now only available in single rolls (I ordered a pack of five just about one week ago), and they charge an arm and a leg for shipping. Anyone in the mid-Atlantic willing to share their secret?
Get it here: Film Photography Project store.
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