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On 6/16/2022 at 1:39 PM, johnwolf said:

I've heard it said that Kentmere is rebranded Ilford but never so suggestively.

Kentmere is not really "rebranded Ilford." It is a brand now owned by Ilford, but the films are not simply "Ilford in a different box."

"Kentmere offers an alternative brand with its own unique characteristics...."

The Kentmere films are made with "even-older-school" technology that is less expensive to manufacture than even the Ilford-branded "old-school" films (HP5+, FP4+, Pan F). Simpler "grain engineering" and other chemistry. Aimed at students and anyone else on a budget who wants to use it. Or just prefers those "unique characteristics."

http://www.alexluyckx.com/blog/index.php/2019/02/08/film-review-blog-no-31-kentmere-100/

https://parallaxphotographic.coop/kentmere-pan-100-film-review/

https://parallaxphotographic.coop/kentmere-pan-400-film-review/

https://tahusa.co/analog-film-reivew/kentmere-400/

Think of it as sort of "1950s-60s-chemistry" film that is factory-fresh. ;)

Unfortunately, coated only in 135 format (probably also to reduce costs), or I would try it myself.

Kentmere was a separate photo products company founded in 1906. Its photography products business/brand was acquired by Harman/Ilford in 2007-8, when Kentmere decided to focus on their packaging business (originally created to make packaging for their own photo products.)

https://www.kentmerepackaging.com/history/

Kentmere as of 1996

https://www.iconpublications.com/photon/aug96/kentmere.html

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Just taken the survey. Hope it helps keep/reduce price of film. Vain thought.

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Equivalent of $1/120 roll. 🤑

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On 7/14/2022 at 3:32 AM, erl said:

Just taken the survey. Hope it helps keep/reduce price of film. Vain thought.

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Equivalent of $1/120 roll. 🤑

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I do.  *sigh*  

I remember the "old days."  I shot CPS for many years.  it was THE pro color film.

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Actually, there are those of us who shot Vericolor II and III using C-22 processing.   But I was only shooting it for a couple of years before CPS came out.

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Yeah - good old days. With lot's off fine stuff that is gone now.

I was shooting lot's of sheet film back then. Here some remains from a project I've done in 2008. Should have taken more such "behind the scenes" shoots. Even some Ilford film shows up;-)

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