Kodak Advantix Black & White 400 APS Film

Kodak Advantix Black & White 400 APS Film 

DESCRIPTION

The first KODAK APS black and white 400-speed film. Focus on what's important, by using the sharpest B&W Advanced Photo System film. It performs well in daylight, typical action shots, low light, zoom photography, or anytime you need a long-range flash.

USER REVIEWS

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[Jan 15, 2001]
C. McBride
Expert

Strength:

Very good contrasts of black blacks, but whites were pretty weak. Although it gave it a very good feel

Weakness:

whites were a bit weak

Very good film if going to use for silouettes, outdoor, or vintage shots.

Similar Products Used:

None

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Jan 21, 2001]
Franka Lieu
Intermediate

Strength:

Absolutely one of the best APS film around. Rich graduation and nice crisp contrast

Weakness:

Only 25 Exp package, both side of extreme white and black are less well rendered probably due to the fact the camera body try to compensate the exposure

Nice work from big yellow. Kodak should make available better APS D&P service to go with this film. I shoot it rated ASA 500 to keep the shadow.

Similar Products Used:

None available yet, but I would like to see Ilford putting the XP-2 Super in IX240 Cart

OVERALL
RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
5
[Feb 13, 2001]
Bob Reis
Expert

Strength:

Extremely sharp and fine grain/no grain.

Weakness:

See Bottom Line

I have found that scanning this film with my APS
scanner and doing minimal adjustments I can get very clean whites and black blacks! Printed to maximum area on 8 by 10 paper the results were
perfect! You won't know how fine this film is until you scan it.

Customer Service

N/A

Similar Products Used:

Ilford for 35mm and Kodak 35mm variants

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[May 10, 2001]
Trevor Hare
Intermediate

Strength:

Virtually grain free. If compensation is an option on your camera it is OK to use this film between ISO 100 and 800 (at least) as latitude is huge. Very neutral compared to (35mm) T400CN or XP2.

Weakness:

Not most contrasty B&W film ever made.

Use this film. (You have to! Its the ONLY B&W film available in APS) Please support this film and buy loads of it and make your friends buy it as well. Only that way will it stay viable for Kodak to continue producing it and for me to be able to do B&W in APS. (60 percent of my APS work is in B&W)

Customer Service

None required.

Similar Products Used:

(In 35mm format)Ilford XP2 super, Kodak T400CN, Kodak B&W +400

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[May 18, 2001]
Richard Utting
Professional

Strength:

Versatile film for my P&S camera. I use it all the time in my Ixus II for those moments that you just can't miss. Given that it is c41, this film produces excellent b&w with good grain and smooth tonality

Weakness:

This is not really a weakness, more of a characteristic that i don't like but it is not very contrasty - more grayscale than b&w

Buy it and shoot it instead of colour in your P&S. You'll never look back.

Similar Products Used:

it's the only one

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
4
[Aug 08, 2001]
Gil Sta. Maria
Casual

Strength:

Sharp and dramatic

Weakness:

Haven't seen it sold in packs

My favorite APS Kodak film. I've used it for weddings, celebrations, and other events. Some people hate black and white but I've taken some interesting shots that wouldn't have looked as good in color. You should try this film and you'll know what I mean. For color prints, I prefer the Fuji 100 film using the 800 film for concerts and very low light conditions.

Similar Products Used:

None

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Aug 13, 2001]
Mikael Eriksson
Intermediate

Strength:

Fine Grain,

Great latitude, very pushable.

Weakness:

Needs underexposure to give really dark shadows.

Somewhat greyish

I just shot a roll pushed to 800iso. I was shooting action sports in poor light conditions. I wanted that raw, grainy B&W feel hence pushing it to 800. I should have pushed it further, perhaps 1000 or even 1600. At 800 I hardly see any difference from 400.

If you are an advancing photographer and don´t know what to do with you APS equipment, especially when you buy those medium format cams and get used to that pic quality. Here´s what you should do: Keep advantix black and white on pile and use your APS as your standard B&W equipment.

Similar Products Used:

35 mm B&W
All advantix and nexia films.

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Aug 04, 1999]
Kendall Gelner
Intermediate
Model Reviewed: Advantix 400 Black & White APS

Strength:

Really sharp pictures, and you can use standard color processing to develop film.

Weakness:

It's hard to find shops willing to print on B&W paper - usually they use color paper which may add a faint greenish tint.

Great film, which is nice since it's your only option for B&W APS film! Great in conjunction with a Mid Roll Change (MRC) camera.

Similar Products Used:

There are none.

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
4
[Sep 09, 1999]
Marino Marinkovic
Casual
Model Reviewed: Advantix 400 Black & White APS

Strength:

Wow. How sharp, how perfect.

Weakness:

none.

This film is even better than the black & white films for 35mm cameras. And that is unbelievable. Fantastic product. I can't complaine, since it's also cheaper to develope than the b&w for 35mm cameras.

Similar Products Used:

Kodak T-max.

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Sep 01, 1999]
Beverly Myers--Dominguez
Model Reviewed: Advantix 400 Black & White APS

Strength:

Beautiful contrast in the tones. Easy to use.

Weakness:

None

I was very impressed with this film when I got the prints back from the developer. I highly recommend it to anyone.

Customer Service

Never used it.

Similar Products Used:

None

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
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