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Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Negative (Print) Film (ISO-100) USA

  • Price: $6.50
  • GBP 4.15
  • B&H # KOTMX36
  • Mfr# 8532848

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T-Max 100 is a continuous tone, panchromatic black-and-white film for general pictorial or lab documentation imaging. It is especially useful for detailed subjects where outstanding image quality is required. Features medium speed (EI 100), extremely fine grain, and very high resolving power.

You can use T-Max 100 Professional film to produce high-quality slides from continuous-tone photographs, drawings, artwork and radiographs when you process it with the Kodak T-Max Direct Positive Film Developing Outfit.

T-grain structure for extra sharpness
Very high resolving power
Extremely fine grain - good for portraiture
Process to a black and white transparency (EI 50) using the Kodak T-Max 100 Direct Positive Film Developing Outfit
Type 35mm black and white negative film
Speed ISO 100
Applications Portraiture, landscape, general use
Process Recommended Kodak Developers: T-MAX, T-MAX RS, XTOL, D-76, HC-110, DURAFLO RT
Color Saturation Not applicable
Grain Extremely fine
Sharpness High
Exposure Latitude Narrow
Push/Pull Not specified

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Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100)
 
4.7

(based on 67 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

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    (51)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (15)

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100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Sharp (45)
  • Consistent (42)
  • Reliable tonal range (40)
  • Accurate (35)
  • Scans well (24)

Cons

  • Scratches easily (7)

Best Uses

  • Artwork (37)
  • Travel (26)
  • Photojournalism (21)
  • Home (18)
  • Action shots (8)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Photo enthusiast (24), Semi-pro photographer (19), Casual photographer (10), Pro photographer (5), Enthusiast (3)
    • Was this a gift?:
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Most Liked Positive Review

 

Great Educational Film

T-Max is considered a picky film because it tends to maintain its purple color if not developed correctly, and it additionally picks up contrast a lot. I bought 10 rolls of this from B&...Read complete review

T-Max is considered a picky film because it tends to maintain its purple color if not developed correctly, and it additionally picks up contrast a lot. I bought 10 rolls of this from B&H and I could not be more satisfied. It has low grain, develops consistently if you develop it consistently, and it shows more flaws (ie: if you shoot out of focus or move the camera) because it is a lower speed film than the 400 speed films standard in photography class. While this can restrict from shooting at night (since lower speed films need more light to do work), the increased resolution and reduced grain size mean that you can not only make greater enlargments, but with greater detail in the little details of the picture.

I use this with a Nikon F3HP / MD-4 / 50mm f/1.2 AI-S combination and pictures with this combination, developed in a Paterson system come out tack sharp. The trick that I have observed is to pre-soak it, longer-than-normal fixings, and long baths tend to remove the purple dye. Additionally, be consistent not only with agitation, but with the chemical and water temperatures... if your chemicals are 65 deg F, try to find water close to that so that the film doesn't get shocked. Each little inconsistency is emphasized in greater magnitude than with its more archaic counterparts, Tri-X or Plus-X due to the modern tabular grain technique (which is also the reason you need more fix and bath times).

All in all, a great film, but one that for students is more than just focus, aim, and shoot... it requires greater attention to the processing aspects of photography, but the results when done right are well worth it. On a final note, be careful with it, it is thinner than normal B&W, so it can scratch if you squeegee it too hard or handle without care...

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Most Liked Negative Review

 

It takes some getting used to

I've been using Ilford FP4+, and I've used Kodak Plus-X in the past, so I had my benchmark when I bought a dozen rolls of T-Max 100.
My surprise was the lac...Read complete review

I've been using Ilford FP4+, and I've used Kodak Plus-X in the past, so I had my benchmark when I bought a dozen rolls of T-Max 100.
My surprise was the lack of density in the first rolls I developed. I followed Kodak's guidelines, but the negatives were thin and had a very blah tonal range. When printing, I had to stop down and use a higher contrast filter.
The grain is very nice, and after I make the necessary adjustments I get lovely prints. But it doesn't behave quite like other film.

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Reviewed by 67 customers

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5.0

I would buy the over and over again

By Shyann

from Coral Springs, FL

About Me Semi-pro Photographer

Verified Buyer

Pros

  • Accurate
  • Consistent
  • Sharp

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Action Shots
    • Artwork
    • Home
    • Photojournalism
    • Travel

    Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

    Great for any film use of Black & White

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    • No

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    5.0

    I would buy this film again..

    By Pj teacher

    from Midwest

    About Me Semi-pro Photographer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Consistent
    • Reliable Tonal Range

    Cons

      Best Uses

        Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

        I always get good results with Tmax 100. A great even tone film with fine grain.

        Comment on this review

         
        5.0

        Fine grain... good balance

        By JP

        from Seattle, WA

        About Me Semi-pro Photographer

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Accurate
        • Consistent
        • Reliable Tonal Range
        • Sharp

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Artwork
          • Travel

          Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

          The best 100 B&W film

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          5.0

          tmx by kodak. absolute certainty

          By gabe

          from milan, italy

          About Me Semi-pro Photographer

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Accurate

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Artwork
            • Photojournalism

            Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

            everyone of us use digital, but when we need b/w films kodak still exist

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            5.0

            Tmax 100 the Gold Standard

            By monochromatics

            from Salem, OR

            About Me Pro Photographer

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Scans Well

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Artwork

              Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

              Helpful characterisitics about this film:

              The grain: pretty fine, not the finest but good.
              Scan ability: What makes this film so valuable is that it scans FLAT. The slight shortcoming of it medium grain structure is made up for by how flat it scans.

              One last thing: although a person may think that Tmax films + Tmax developer is a match made in heaven, it isn't for grain structure. I would characterize it as moderately fine-grain film/developer combo; however, for those of you that do not care about grain, the tmax film + tmax developer combo is out of this world for tonal reproduction. The finest grain developer for tmax, sadly, was Microdol-X, which has been discontinued.

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              5.0

              Nice film

              By H

              from New York, NY

              About Me Photo Enthusiast

              Verified Buyer

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                Cons

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                    Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                    Ya gotta love T Max. 100 ISO makes for some real smooth portraits if you get the lighting right.

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                    5.0

                    For Black and White buffs

                    By PhotoBug

                    from Havelock, NC

                    About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                      Cons

                        Best Uses

                          Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                          I used the T-Max films all the way through college where I majored in Photography. I was never disappointed with this film. It always produces a crisp clean photo with a full range of tones. I get good definition and detail in shadows as well as highlights.

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                          (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                           
                          4.0

                          Reliable good quality prints

                          By AshRose Photography

                          from Lowell, MA

                          About Me Pro Photographer

                          Verified Buyer

                          Pros

                          • Accurate
                          • Consistent
                          • Reliable Tonal Range
                          • Sharp

                          Cons

                            Best Uses

                            • Artwork
                            • Photojournalism

                            Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                            Only use this film its great! Only problem I had was the 36th shot sometimes is cut off. Otherwise even tones and sharp images.

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                            • No

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                            3.0

                            It takes some getting used to

                            By Henry

                            from San Francisco, CA

                            About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                            • Sharp

                            Cons

                              Best Uses

                                Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                                I've been using Ilford FP4+, and I've used Kodak Plus-X in the past, so I had my benchmark when I bought a dozen rolls of T-Max 100.
                                My surprise was the lack of density in the first rolls I developed. I followed Kodak's guidelines, but the negatives were thin and had a very blah tonal range. When printing, I had to stop down and use a higher contrast filter.
                                The grain is very nice, and after I make the necessary adjustments I get lovely prints. But it doesn't behave quite like other film.

                                Comment on this review

                                 
                                5.0

                                Great detail and tone!

                                By Filmflam Man

                                from Pennsylvania

                                About Me Photo Enthusiast

                                Verified Buyer

                                Pros

                                • Consistent
                                • Reliable Tonal Range
                                • Scans Well
                                • Sharp

                                Cons

                                  Best Uses

                                  • Landscape Closeups
                                  • Portraits

                                  Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                                  I like TMX 100 for landscape close-ups and for portraits. You can't beat it for its combination of precise detail and rendering of varied graytone. It makes work spent with metering worthwhile.

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                                  4.0

                                  Smooth as silk

                                  By Ryan Trevisol

                                  from Boca Raton, FL

                                  About Me Photo Enthusiast

                                  Verified Buyer

                                  Pros

                                  • Accurate
                                  • Reliable Tonal Range
                                  • Scans Well

                                  Cons

                                    Best Uses

                                      Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                                      I take a lot of architecture and people shots, and I prefer the smooth look - coming from Digital, and The amount of detail you get with this film and the dynamic range are really great. Very forgiving and very easy to get good results even with amateur scans.

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                                      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                                       
                                      5.0

                                      Beautiful B & W Film!

                                      By JosiahE

                                      from Lancaster,PA

                                      About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                                      Verified Buyer

                                      Pros

                                      • Accurate
                                      • Fine grain
                                      • Reliable Tonal Range
                                      • Sharp

                                      Cons

                                        Best Uses

                                        • Artwork
                                        • Photojournalism
                                        • Travel

                                        Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                                        I shot a wide variety of street photographs with a roll of this film and it never disappointed. Sharp, contrasty, and fine grained it is truly excellent film.

                                        Note, underexposing by a 1/4 to 1/2 stop works well for this film as it seems slightly overexposed when following a built in light meter.

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                                        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                                         
                                        5.0

                                        Tmax 100

                                        By Wrightly

                                        from Johnson City, TN

                                        About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                                        Verified Buyer

                                        Pros

                                        • Consistent
                                        • Reliable Tonal Range
                                        • Sharp

                                        Cons

                                          Best Uses

                                          • Artwork

                                          Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                                          Tmax 100, what more is there to say, its legendary. I have been using this film since high school and I love it. Great tonal range, develops in 7 minutes, and tracks flawlessly. I'd feel greedy asking for anything more.

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                                          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                                           
                                          5.0

                                          VERY NICE!!!

                                          By kimChi

                                          from NY USA

                                          About Me Photo Enthusiast

                                          Verified Buyer

                                          Pros

                                          • Accurate
                                          • Consistent
                                          • Reliable Tonal Range
                                          • Scans Well
                                          • Sharp

                                          Cons

                                            Best Uses

                                            • Artwork
                                            • Home
                                            • Photojournalism
                                            • Travel

                                            Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                                            Super quality!

                                            fine grain...

                                            very consistent!

                                            reliable...

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                                            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                                             
                                            5.0

                                            A forgiving film

                                            By insectoutsect

                                            from Massachusetts

                                            About Me Photo Enthusiast

                                            Verified Buyer

                                            Pros

                                            • Accurate
                                            • Consistent
                                            • Reliable Tonal Range
                                            • Sharp

                                            Cons

                                              Best Uses

                                              • Artwork
                                              • Home
                                              • Photojournalism
                                              • Travel

                                              Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                                              This film is highly forgiving with long exposure times and has a fine grain that can also be drawn out if you want that effect.

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                                              (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                                               
                                              4.0

                                              Great film

                                              By tmhchimerical

                                              from West Virginia

                                              About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                                              Verified Buyer

                                              Pros

                                              • Accurate
                                              • Reliable Tonal Range
                                              • Scans Well
                                              • Sharp

                                              Cons

                                              • Scratches Easily

                                              Best Uses

                                              • Artwork
                                              • Home
                                              • Office
                                              • Photojournalism
                                              • Travel

                                              Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                                              I've used this film from the very beginning. It's easy to find, a good price, and the film comes out great. I highly recommend it from a College Photography major's viewpoint.

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                                              (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                                               
                                              5.0

                                              Reliable film

                                              By ABC123

                                              from PA

                                              About Me Casual Photographer

                                              Verified Buyer

                                              Pros

                                              • Accurate
                                              • Consistent

                                              Cons

                                              • none

                                              Best Uses

                                                Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                                                Good quality and reliable

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                                                5.0

                                                Finest grain 35 mm B&W film

                                                By JKW284

                                                from Butte, Montana

                                                About Me Photo Enthusiast

                                                Verified Buyer

                                                Pros

                                                • Consistent
                                                • Reliable Tonal Range
                                                • Scans Well
                                                • Sharp

                                                Cons

                                                • Not good for action shots

                                                Best Uses

                                                • Artwork
                                                • Travel

                                                Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                                                I have used this film for years and find it excellent! With my Leica and a good tripod the film has excellent grain and definition as well as great tolerance for shadows and highlights and almost rivals what I get with medium format. I mainly us it for landscape and fine art photos and develop using the Barry Thornton formulas. The only drawback is the slower speed, but that is required for the extremely fine grain.

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                                                (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                                                 
                                                4.0

                                                Good Film

                                                By Jim the Walker

                                                from Detroit, MI

                                                About Me Photo Enthusiast

                                                Verified Buyer

                                                Pros

                                                • Reliable Tonal Range
                                                • Scans Well

                                                Cons

                                                  Best Uses

                                                    Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                                                    Shooting film again... feels good! I can only compare this to digital, since it is the only B&W film I've used -- but things are looking really good. Reasonably tight grain (not as tight as my 7D of course..). Nice flat, two-dimensional feel to the pictures. Yields pictures that look timeless. Remarkably forgiving when under/over exposed.

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                                                    (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                                                     
                                                    5.0

                                                    Just right

                                                    By Jem

                                                    from Aberdeen, MD

                                                    About Me Casual Photographer

                                                    Verified Buyer

                                                    Pros

                                                    • Accurate
                                                    • Consistent
                                                    • Reliable Tonal Range
                                                    • Scans Well
                                                    • Sharp

                                                    Cons

                                                      Best Uses

                                                      • Action Shots
                                                      • Artwork
                                                      • Home

                                                      Comments about Kodak TMX 135-36 T-Max 100 Professional Black & White Print Film (ISO-100):

                                                      Perfect product for the price. Plan to buy more in the near future.

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