Review on Kodak 856 8214 Pro 400 Tmax B&W Negative Film 120 (ISO 400) 5 Roll Pack by Mary Gardner

The current TMY is one of the best black and white films of all time; At 120, especially at larger frame sizes like 6x9, it captures an amazing amount of detail with an almost entirely linear response for 10+ stops. It is excellent for printing and scanning with relatively little anti-aliasing at 4000 dpi. If you liked PXP or VP, it's similar. The new (almost) thicker base also easily wraps around the processor's coils. If you're wondering if this is any better than the Ilford Delta 400 (essentially a copy of it), I've had much better and more consistent results from Kodak. Product. I'm not surprised - Kodak has twice invested heavily in TMY (once when it was developed in the 1980s and again when it spent hundreds of millions on a new production line to make an improved version in the early 2000s). Ilford never had the scientific savvy or raw engineering skills of Kodak, and Ilford has worked on rickety hardware for decades (not to mention going out of business a few times - Kodak isn't alone). And I often wonder if the only reason Ilford gets support (besides the price) is Kodak's malice caused by someone's favorite movie (Triple-X Porn or whatever) being banned for being $500,000 cost to make a master roll and only three people bought it. Treating Kodak is tantamount to cutting off your nose to annoy your face. Technically, TMY is the best and most stable 400-pill cereal, but hey, why should that get in the way of bitterness? I mean, I've recovered from downsizing Tech Pan, Verichrome Pan, Plus X, Every 220 and Supra film - and Alaris Kodak still has the same black and white film selection as any other manufacturer, after all. . And all of this is to say that some people will say equal and opposite things in favor of the Delta 400 based on their specific needs, workflow, experience, etc. But to me it's like walking into a restaurant and asking for Pepsi. :-) It's not a huge difference in performance/product quality at the end of the day, but when a 120 film for 6x9 costs almost 80 cents a shot, you start looking for incremental quality improvements. Or at least peace of mind. TMY is there.