Kodak Professional T-MAX 100

Kodak Professional T-MAX 100 is a fine grain ISO 100 black and white film built around detail, sharpness and resolution.

It uses Kodak's T-Grain emulsion to produce extremely fine grain and very high resolving power, making it particularly good when you want to pull as much detail as possible from a 35mm negative. Kodak also gives it an expanded exposure latitude, so it has some forgiveness when your exposure isn't quite perfect.

At ISO 100, it's naturally at home in good daylight, studio work and other situations where you have plenty of light. It's also a strong choice for landscapes, architecture, still life, portraits and detailed subjects where fine grain and sharpness matter.

If you're planning to make larger prints or scan your negatives at high resolution, this is where T-MAX 100 really makes sense. Kodak specifically highlights its resolving power and suitability for enlargement.

Best for

Daylight photography, landscapes, architecture, portraits, still life, studio work, detailed subjects and high-resolution scanning or enlargement.

What to expect

36 exposures at ISO 100, with extremely fine grain, high sharpness and excellent resolving power. It's a slower film, so you'll generally want good light or a tripod when shooting at lower shutter speeds.

Kodak's technical data also gives guidance for exposing T-MAX 100 at EI 200, 400 and 800 with push processing. As you push the film further, contrast and grain increase and some shadow detail is lost, so ISO 100 remains the normal starting point for getting the highest image quality.

Developing

Standard black and white processing.

T-MAX 100 can be processed using a range of conventional black and white developers. Kodak provides development information for its own T-MAX developers as well as developers including D-76, XTOL and HC-110.

For the cleanest results, Kodak recommends normal exposure around the rated EI 100 and normal development. Push processing is possible when more speed is needed, but comes with some trade-offs in grain, contrast and shadow detail.