Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Professional Black & White (Chromogenic C-41) Print Film (ISO-400) USA

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

Nicely hits the spot for almost all b&w film needs. Good tonal range. Excellent skin tones. Grain is good. C41 process is very convenient.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

Finer grain than standard 400 speed,
C-41 process darkroom not needed
More C-41 friendly compared to Illford,
produced wonderfull tonal range in albumen alt. photo process,
priced right

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

this was used for a photography class my daughter was taking. The pictures came out beautiful regardless of the subject matter.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

I love this film. Great tonalities, and the ease with which it lends itself to processing in my hybrid workflow. A beautiful film.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

i really like using this film because your able to take it anywhere to be developed. Not all places do blk and wht developing and this film allows them to use there color developing machines so you can even have it in an hour. it also takes great pictures.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

Starting Level III photography class and using the Kodak B&W to expand my "photographic" eye. Great product to use in order to compare film to digital.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

I'm new to film, and these were my first rolls. I can't speak to consistency, but I was pleased with the tonal range and my scans.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

Easy to use, great contrast and pleasant and fast to scan.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

Awesome film, Hard to fine other than at B&H.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

Cut my teeth on Tri-X in the 70s. Today my darkroom is a Mac. Love to shoot film when I can, and have found the BW400CN tops when it comes to scanning. Still create the image the old fashioned way with filters. Use the computer to produce enlarged negatives for Alternative Processes. Kodak's Chromogenic Film is the first step in the process...

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

I shot my first roll of film in 8 years the other day, and it was this product. Believe it or not, you really can forget (what film was like). I had it processed right away to test the camera (Nikon F5) and film.

Overall I'm happy with the results. Contrast was good. Good detail in highlights and shadows. My lab no longer prints from negs, so they scan everything and print digitally. Kind of negates the use of film, but oh well.

In my test roll, I shot the exact same scenarios in both film and digital. Where I did notice a difference between the two were in the 4x6 proofs. The film images printed very rich. Also there was siginificant grain at 400 ISO, and the digital images were tack-sharp.

All in all, if you already shoot digital, this film offers NO SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGE. It's still fun, of course.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

nice product with the low cost of a regular c-41 process that you can do at any lab.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

I use it on my Yashica Rangerfinder camera. It's not as smooth as tri-x 400 but given the prices to develop that film around where I live, the bw400cn is a great alternative.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

Since my first screw up with the development of my first ever color film for a photography class I was kinda shifty about how the photos I took with this would turn out. Man was I wrong, black and white film puts alot more focus on the subject and adds more drama to photographs that it would if you took them in color unless you were an experienced photographer, which I am not

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

I use this in my Pentax MX because I have no local developers for b/w film. I find once scanned and converted to a true b/w it has pleasing grays and good tonal depth.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

Black & white purists may turn up their noses at color-process (C-41) monochrome films, but I swear by them. In particular, I've used Kodak CN400 for years. Why?- The convenience and low cost of C-41 developing. Use [...]. Use [...]. Heck, use your drug store.- Crisp images. I respect those who prefer the tonality of true B&W, but I also recognize that preference as simply that--a preference. I happen to like the look of the film.I'm not a pro. I wouldn't even call myself an advanced amateur. Just a guy who likes to shoot and is trying to learn what we can from B&W. Kodak's film has taught me a lot.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

With the difficulty of maintaining a darkroom now a days, this is the most practical black and white film to use.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

I've been shooting with this film in my AE-1 cameras for a few years now. I've shot with it as low as ISO100, and as high as ISO3200. Through the entire working range it has exceptional clarity and fine grain.

I recommend shooting it as an ISO800 speed film, you come out with a slightly nicer contrast.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

This film is great if you want a product that can be machine developed and printed...and you want a true b/w image. Most pro photographers (including myself) no longer spend time in the darkroom but we still want that high quality end product. Shooting with this film provides a way to have a nice b/w image at a low fee.

Comments about Kodak BW400CN 135-36 Black & White Film:

May not have the same look as regular BW film but, has the convenience.