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

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Cost, fine grain, variable contrast and 3-level flexibility in one emulsion

My medium format GOTO film. Personal notes on MY preferred results have shown that it pairs very well with developer matched TMAX at a 1:4 dilution. For ME, a 5 minute prewash really opens it up to developer action. TMAX is determined by good speed, contrasting fine grain. Exposure at 800, 1600 and even 3200 is not beyond the scope of this film. That's probably why Kodak no longer makes the 1600 or 3200 TMAX. Another developer for this film that seems to be doing well is Clayton F76. I only used a 1:9 dilution. This developer has working dilutions from 1:3 to 1:19 and in between, but these have not been tested. Minimum F76 developer (at any dilution) is 32ml for a 120 or 35mm/36 exposure roll (0.4ml per square inch).

Pros
  • Hands-free operation
Cons
  • Not bad, but...