Street Photography on Kentmere 400 Black & White Film and my Mamiya M645 Medium Format Camera

My first roll of Kentmere 400 medium format 120 film in my new-to-me Mamiya M645 medium format camera was the recently released Kentmere 400 black and white pan film. I've come to love this film with my 35mm shooting, and see no reason so far to change that opinion with this first roll of medium format size.

I wander the streets of Indianapolis in search of 15 quick frames of images (and they do go quick!) that I could run through the camera, then get home and hand-develop the roll in Cinestill DF96 mono developer. I will have an upcoming video on this developing process, which I also love!

CINESTILL DF96 BLACK & WHITE DEVELOPER

This stuff is incredible! No more smelly fixer or two-bath process. Just mix this (easy), pour it in container, agitate for 3 minutes (yes, only three minutes), drain, rinse with distilled water (I do anyway), then let sit in photoflo/distilled water for four minutes - easy peazy!

The worries of too much development, dilution, time or agitation are gone. Stop bath? Fixer? Hardener? Gone the way of One-Hour-Photos and formaldehyde. Finally, foolproof at home film processing. Many of the pitfalls and hazards of a multi-bath process are eliminated, such as improper dilution, over-agitation, bubble marks, surge marks, etc. Over-processing is impossible, because the fixing action overtakes chemical development while aiding physical development, creating better image uniformity and finer grain negatives.

Purists may not like it, but my photography is for me and I like the quicker process, less chemicals, and results are just fine with me!

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All images scanned on my Epson v600 scanner, producing tif files straight from the scanner. I do not use Negative Lab Pro for black and white photos, only color images. Again, I was extremely satisfied with the photos, and plan to shoot a lot more Kentmere in the future.

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Books Published by Jason Dozier on Amazon:
My 100 Top Street Photos from 2021
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Puche': A Collection of Photography by Jason Dozier (My First Book)
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Urban Images: A Collection of Urban & CityScape Photography
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Urban Images: A Collection of B&W Urban and Street Photography
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