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17 September, 2025

Battle of the Budgets Continued… Fomapan 200 & Kentmere 200 (35mm)

By Simon King

17 September, 2025

/ Foma Film, Fomapan 200, Kentmere 200, Kentmere Film, /

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Marco C on Battle of the Budgets Continued… Fomapan 200 & Kentmere 200 (35mm)
Very interesting read Simon, thanks for the comparison! I'm now even more curious about kentmere 200. And for foma 200,…
Geoff Chaplin on Battle of the Budgets Continued… Fomapan 200 & Kentmere 200 (35mm)
A very nice comparison and many excellent images as always. I was surprised by the halation on Kentmere - one…
Bob Janes on Battle of the Budgets Continued… Fomapan 200 & Kentmere 200 (35mm)
An interesting read! I've been shooting quite a lot of K200 recently along with K100 and K400 pushed and pulled…

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