Teaser - On a Comedy of Errors with the Leica APO 50, Elcan 50, and Dual Range 50 + the Leica M10, Leica M4, and Leica KE-7A Comparing Image Stabilization and Fast Lenses - Nikon F6 + 28mm f/1.4E and Canon 1v + 28mm f/2.8 IS

Perhaps a good way to sum this up and compare this film against a more popular, well-known emulsion such as Tri-X would be to say; if you like the grit and texture of Tri-X (or HP5) but want a more extended tonality or softer contrast to your image then RPX 400 makes an excellent choice.

Before Agfa stopped production in Germany, enormous quantities of the APX 100 were still produced. This was sold as Rollei Retro 100 and under the AgfaPhoto brand (AgfaPhoto APX 100). Now the leftovers are probably used up, nevertheless it will pass on the APX 100 of AgfaPhoto, but just no longer from Agfa Leverkusen production. Conclusion: At print sizes of 6x9 inches or 9x13 inches you will probably see very little difference in sharpness or grain among these five films. The best of these films with poor developing (especially overdevelopment) will look a lot worse than the worst of these films with good processing, especially with Xtol. All the films exhibited SOME compression of highlight tones, but this is typical of my scanner. The TMax and Delta 400 highlights were slightly more compressed, but not all that different.

On the other hand whenever I shoot with my Nikon FM I think to myself, “why do I even bother with that big heavy medium format camera? I can carry the Nikon everywhere with ease, it has a built in light meter, I can shoot faster, way more economical and I get two extra stops of light, combining the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8d and the 1/1000s of the shutter, than the 80mm Zenzanon PS f/2.8 and 1/500s maximum shutter speed of the Bronica.” Quality of the scanned negatives is not bad either, if you cautiously combine film, developer and development. And then I try the Bronica again and the vicious cycle begins once more. Lumber by the artificial lake of Aoos. Bronica SQ-B, Zenzanon PS f/2.8, Ilford Delta 400, Rodinal 1+25 Same spot on 35mm. Nikon FM, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D, Agfa APX 400, Rodinal 1+25 Prespes lakes, two lakes situated between Greece, Albania and Skopje. You can almost feel that place’s calmness. Bronica SQ-B, Zenzanon 80mm PS f/2.8, Delta 400, Rodinal 1+25 The Films

Shooting AgfaPhoto 400

Shortly after the end of World War II, IG Farben was forcibly dismantled by the Allies for their cooperation with Nazi leadership in supplying the pesticide Zyklon B for use in concentration camp gas chambers. Twenty-four IG Farben directors were indicted during the Nuremberg Trials, including Agfa’s director Fritz Gajewski. While over half of them were found guilty and served prison terms, Gajewski was found innocent and acquitted of all charges. There are different ways to over expose film. A common way if you lab develop your film is to meter the film in camera at say ISO 200 and then ask you lab to develop the film as normal. For Kentmere 400 this would be at ISO 400 giving a +1 stop over exposure (as you metered at ISo 200)(thereby giving the camera +1 stops of extra light on each image). But if you’re a beginner to film processing, I’d absolutely recommend starting with any of the films I’ve mentioned previously and not this one, as you’ll have an easier time of it. With that disclaimer out of the way, let’s talk about this film. While we are talking about similar films to Kentmere 400 I should mention AGFA APX 400 vs Kentmere 400. My local lab as stopped selling the current APX 400 film as stated that is it just re-badged Kentmere 400. I have no evidence of this but it is a reputable source so I have no reason to doubt. What this means is if you also shoot with AGFA APX 400 film you probably don’t need to buy Kentmere 400 film too.

I can understand Tim's frustration but if we start boycotting every maker of traditional photo supplies just because they've discontinued a favorite product or changed it without our permission we won't be buying from any of 'em. We'll be coating glass plates and arguing about who makes the best glass and debating the merits of free range vs. captive hens for making albumen prints. Sensor Comparison of 5 Cameras - the Canon 5D Mark IV, Leica M10, Leica SL, Nikon D850, and Sony A9For this road trip I brought with me almost every film I had available. Ilford HP5 & Ilford Delta 400 on 120 format and Agfa APX 400 & Ilford FP4+ on 35mm. I came to some useful conclusions now that I had the chance to develop all of them with the same developer, Rodinal. Prespes lakes, Nikon FM, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D, Agfa APX400, Rodinal 1+25 Ilford HP5 vs Ilford Delta 400 on 120 The next two films we’ll be discussing are exciting to me since they are both new films. With the last few decades seeing film after film company shutters its windows, it really is encouraging to see two new films come out in the same year.

Once again I'd like to comment as this does reinforce what several of us have said re; films being developer dependant...

It is probably worth mentioning but for the photos shared above I shot the film both over exposed and under exposed. Sadly from a scientific point of view I was just winging it on the day and guessed the exposure. What I can say is some images were shot in very under exposed conditions with the light being probably -2 stops under. Highlights and shadow detail First Kentmere 400 portraits from Poland! I’m really impressed with the detail captured but the film scan showed blemishes from the developing (I think that is the marks though it is not visible on the film itself). Pan 400 vs Kentmere 400 vs Ilford Pan 400? Monochromatic Rendering - Comparing the Leica M10, Leica M240, Leica M246, Leica M9, Leica MM, Leica SL, and the Leica M6 + Agfa APX 400EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. Canon 5D Mark IV + 24-70mm f/2.8 vs Leica SL + 24-90mm f/2.8-4 - Battle of the Prosumer Mid-Zoom Kit