Kodak TMAX 100 ISO Black & White Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by: Leonard Z.
(Intermediate)

Review Date
October 17, 2007

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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1.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 1 of 39

Price Paid: $4.00 from Wuestefeld (berlin)

Summary:

I mostly do people and some Landscape Work, i´m no professional photographer, so it´s just my passion.
My experience is based in 35mm Film, developed in kodak T-max,Adox APH 09 and ATM-49.
I used the 100 tmax on pair with ilford fp4,hp5,tmax400 and delta 100.
The tonality and the sharpness of this film is, in my opinion, very nice, the contrast is very good, the grain is fine but i Think the tones get rendered better by ilford fp4.
Althrough this film is very easy to process, and it´s very robust and very easy to scan (epson v700).
It has a very wide exposure-field, and even under and over exposed images turn out well.
You surely should use kodak-tmax developer, in Aph 09 its much more grainy and just a little sharper, and in ATM-49 its almost like in T-max, but in my opinion tmax is slightly better in tones.

I now have changed to medium format, perhaps i will update this review sooner or later
on my website, there are some samples
www.grayscale-berlin.de.vu

Strengths:

- sharp
- good contrast
- great tones (in T-max developer)
- good grain (in T-max developer)
- nice allround film

Weaknesses:

- tones not on pair with ilford fp4

Similar Products Used:

-delta 100, fp4

Customer Service:

not needed till now

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Rating
Reviewed by:

Craig Wactor
( Expert)

Review Date
October 19, 2004

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 2 of 39

Price Paid: $5.00 from anywhere film is sol

Summary:

This film is my main choice for black and white. I have had no problems with highlights blocking up as some others have, and I tend to overdevelop my film. I believe you just need to be able to meter well. I find the grain very fine, and overall sharpness excellent. It is a huge improvement over plus-x, and I find better than Pan F. very similar to delta 100. I use TMax 100 and TMax 3200 for almost all of my B&W. (I also use TMax developer)

Strengths:

fine grain, sharpness, availability.

Weaknesses:

Not as tight grained when used with d-76 or similar developer.

Similar Products Used:

delta 100, plus-x, pan F, FP4

Customer Service:

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Rating
Reviewed by: tony joseph
(Professional)

Review Date
January 31, 2004

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5,
2 votes

Review 3 of 39

Price Paid: $0.00 from b&h

Summary:

well,i have been useing this flim from its inception,processing seems to be the problem;this flim has very little tolerance for over development not so forgiveing as tri-x,the shapest flim it use to be,the quality of this flim has not gotten better as stated by kodak,much to the contrary,the grain has gotten larger,i want to say on par with tri-x.

Strengths:

sharpest was the attraction to this flim its a flim i have used for so long,i would be lost with out it.i really do believe that kodak got us on this one,give me my old t-max;i believe that they have tweak the processing;to be on the same par with tri-x.i want to believe its still a great flim.

Weaknesses:

none,process right,this flim ,its beautiful!

Similar Products Used:

delta 100,50,sfx,3200.agfa scala.kodak tri-x,plus x,3200.

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Rating
Reviewed by: hovi
(Intermediate)

Review Date
February 14, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 4 of 39

Price Paid: $3.00 from B&H

Summary:

I found this film to be good for general work. The contrast is good when it is developed correctly and this takes some playing with, I didn't have the best results from the recommended time Kodak supplied. Fine grain, hard to notice on a 8x10.

Strengths:

Fine grain Contrast/Tones

Weaknesses:

Hard to find in stores.

Similar Products Used:

Kodak TM 400

Customer Service:

N/A

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Rating
Reviewed by: Roel Pr
(Intermediate)

Review Date
December 24, 2002

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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1 votes

Review 5 of 39

Price Paid: $3.00

Summary:

T-Max is a very good film when your exposure and developement is correct.You have too check everything yourself because kodak is just guessing with the developement times.Personal i use Rodinal to develope my film because you get a nicer grain with it.

Strengths:

Nice grain,very nice tones when you use the zone system and when your developement is correct!

Weaknesses:

Needs much attention of user and hasn't have a nice grain.

Similar Products Used:

Delta series

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