Kentmere 200 Archives

21 January, 2026

100 or 200 skies – Kentmere vs Kentmere – Not really a fair contest

By Paul Quellin

There is nearly always Kentmere film in the fridge. There are films I would prefer, but Kentmere rarely seems to be out of stock when it is shopping time. With a period of cold ...

1 November, 2025

5 Frames with a Leica 1c

By Phil Harrison

I’ve been a fan of Viewfinder cameras for many years, having owned M’s and Leica III’s in the past, with a IIIa my current camera. I never thought about a Leic...

17 September, 2025

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

By Simon King

In a market where 200-speed black-and-white films are rare (SFX 200 and Rollei options aside), Fomapan 200, and now Kentmere 200 stand out as both affordable and versatile. Over...

16 September, 2025

A third of a roll with a Pentax Spotmatic F and Kentmere Pan 200

By Bob Janes

Pentax Spotmatic F / Kentmere Pan 200 / Fomadon R09 Camera and lenses: The Spotmatic F is a true classic. When I reviewed the camera here, I didn’t fit the lovely little 2...

3 September, 2025

‘One Third Keepers’ with a Minolta 9000 and Kentmere Pan 200

By Bob Janes

The idea of ‘One third keepers’ came out of online chats I took part in about 15-20 years ago. We discussed hit rates of chosen to unchosen shots and whether digita...

21 August, 2025

5 frames from my first roll of Kentmere 200

By Roger

On the basis that with a new film it’s useful to see as many examples as possible, here are 5 frames from my first (half) roll of Kentmere 200. I put a roll in my Olympus ...

15 August, 2025

‘One Third Keepers’ with Kentmere Pan 200 and a Minolta SRT 101

By Bob Janes

The idea of ‘One third keepers’ came out of online chats I took part in about 15-20 years ago. We discussed hit rates of chosen to unchosen shots and whether digita...

27 July, 2025

‘One Third Keepers’ with Kentmere Pan 200 and a Konica AutoReflex T3

By Bob Janes

In the relatively early days of digital I was involved in online discussions about whether the fact that our short-to-shot cost with digital cameras was tempting us to ‘spray an...

Ibraar Hussain on Pakistan – 33 Years exploring – With the Olympus E1 and E3 DSLR’s and Steve – Part 1 in The Punjab
Thank you Stephen Glad it kindled those memories - I think You’ll like Part 2 as part of that is…
Sroyon on My 2025 on Colour Film – 9 rolls, 8 emulsions, 6 cameras
Yes, the film stock comparison thing is more of an academic interest tbh. And I get what you mean, I…
Stephen Meese on Pakistan – 33 Years exploring – With the Olympus E1 and E3 DSLR’s and Steve – Part 1 in The Punjab
Fantastic. Wonderful shots that brings back memories of my time in Afghanistan.

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