Kodak Tmax 100 and 400 full review in 35mm

[@RoodeMenon]

For black and white, most channels are about white skin but I wanted a film type for brown and black skin. Now I'm totally sold on this brand. This will be my first black and white purchase/experience. Thank you. Subscribed.

[@michaelbailey1578]

Very good good work Ray. I'm glad you are still at it, you have so much to give to this crazy world. I'm the guy who jived you about crashing a skateboard a few months ago. I've been quite sick and out of touch with the world so I wanted to look you up and wish you a joyous Martin Luther King Day. I got thrown out of the house after constant clashes with my southern racist father about MLK and the Civil Rights movement of the 60s. I've lived my entire life in Whiteland; Wisconsin dairy farming, then small-town journalism. Ray, I fear this sounds rather silly, but you're the only Black person I know that I can reach out to to say how grateful I am to you and your folk for all the riches you've given all of us. Music, literature, art, sports; Our society is incalculably better for the contributions of African American people like yourself. I wish you and your family the very best. P.S. You're an excellent photographer, by the way, and just so danged good lookin'.

[@tonyb2760]

Some of my best and most liked portraits were shot on T-Max 100 with a Pentax K-1000 and a 135mm 2.5.. I love T-MAX and find it sharper than Ilford and would put it almost even with Acros 100. Thanks for sharing

[@Raychristofer]

Thanks Tony, man I havent shot acros in 2 years. I especially like it on medium format.

[@AnthonyWeekesE1Tech]

Wow Ray these images are superb! Sharpness and exposure. I shot Tmax in my early film photography but I never really thought about the sharpness and look of it. If I must say, I wasted that film and to think I had about 2 rolls of it.... Smh but looking at what you got from it I think I will appreciate it more. Well put together video Ray... And as always thanks for keeping it real!

[@Raychristofer]

Hahaha thanks Brother, I wanted to get this out for the weekend so folks could kick back and relax. this is one of my fav videos to make.

[@PowerToolism]

TMAX is crazy fine grained, I used to push TMAX 400 to 1600 and it still looked finer than Tri-X or HP5. It can be a bit boring that way, because it doesn't look like film sometimes. Just like you said, it has a digital look. TMAX 400 at 1600 has a great contrast too, I barely every added any contrast in post. Great vid man.

[@Raychristofer]

Hey thanks for that detail. Yeah man imagine shooting it large format, you might as well shoot digital or even medium format lol. For real

[@mkshffr4936]

I love that first composition. Very intense.

[@leslumieres1237]

Love the details and the tonality of your pictures; the 3-D impression is .... Leica. Strong combination!

[@affepost8520]

Wow, you`re also in film photography. Great!

[@brandeeshell]

Tmax has always been my fave, I learned on it in college in the 90s and after a long hiatus from film, I've come back and tried several others but none as good as Tmax100🙏

[@Raychristofer]

Hello thank you, yes there was a time I didn't take 35 mm serious, this film made me realize I don't need to shoot medium format everything. feel free to share your work also I like to see what others are doing

[@jimjanus3710]

I used Tmax when it was introduced to the market in 1986 and was so impressed with it that I would shoot B&W instead of colour because it had more definition and sharpness than colour ( c41). I felt it was like using kodachrome but in B&W. You said that on medium format it looked digital and I couldn't agree more. I used a Mamiya 645 and it did give a 3D appearance. I have a Nikon D3200, but I prefer to use my Mamiya C220 or my Rolleicord with Tmax.

[@Raychristofer]

Hello Jim thanks for that personal experience. Yeah man I have a portrait of my daughter shot on medium format T-Maxx and sometimes I can't even see the grain. There's definitely a time for that though. If you have time check out my Are Imago 320 review, it has a good balance between grain and sharpness

[@philwatt1865]

Thanks man I’m half way through a roll, stoked to see this pop up. Sweet shots!

[@Raychristofer]

Awesome man, what camera gear are you using? Don't hesitate to share the results

[@SWAviatorII]

By far the best T-Max review yet. I’m shooting film with a Leica R4 with Leica 35mm f2, 50mm f2, a 28-70mm and a 80-210mm. All are truly great lenses. I’ve been a photographer since the ‘70s: weddings, groups, products, newspaper and magazine photography. These days I just shoot mostly for my own amazement. I have medium format cameras; 6x6, 6x7, and 6x9 plus a 4x5. Digitally I use a Nikon D750 with Nikkor lenses. But it is the Leica that captures my heart, especially in black and white. I have never felt like any film was giving me what the Leica lenses are capable doing. I have yet to try T-Max but you sold me. I’m ordering both 100 and 400 ISO. You are truly a great photographer and I greatly appreciate your work and this excellent review, but of course that Leica helps a lot : ) Best Regards,

[@pefawa]

I like this guy, he's straightforward and tells it like it is. I don't shoot much TMax, but when I do I like it. Having the option to shoot a finer grained film in certain situations is a good thing. Keep up your videos, I enjoy them..! Mike

[@evtimstefanov8377]

Thanks for the very cool video man! What scanner do you use btw?

[@terrywbreedlove]

I have been shooting Tmax 100 since it first came out. It is a fantastic film and i shoot it in 35mm 6x6 medium format and 4x5. Besides the high detail and perfect contrast IMHO. It also has great reciprocity characteristics. I do like to through in some TRI-X when i want more grain and contrast.

[@ManuelGuzmanPhotography]

Tmax100 is my favorite portrait film, especially when paired with a yellow filter. Happy to see another video from ya Ray!

[@Raychristofer]

Hello thank you Manuel, you know I only tried yellow filter when shooting paper negatives for the sky but never tried it on film. thanks for checking this out, didnt want you to think I got soft on analog.

[@ianbutler1983]

Manuel, Why do you use a yellow filter on portraits? Thanks, Ian

[@jennifer0847]

@@ianbutler1983 it makes skin tones creamy.

[@ianbutler1983]

@@jennifer0847 Ah, I see. Thanks.

[@danielgebert4556]

A lot of these are really strong images! Also been getting into tmax recently. Great stuff!

[@Raychristofer]

Hello Daniel thank you my man. What I'm learning with film is to shoot less and be more choosy about each shot. I'd love to see your results also

[@jamesodd3896]

Great photos with so much detail. I didn't think it possible with film.

[@Raychristofer]

Thanks James, yes the cool thing with film is you can get low detail and have great character or high detail.

[@ianbutler1983]

Ray, I am coveting that Leica and that lens. You're right, I would have bet those images were 2 1/2" medium format. Thanks for the review. Ian

[@Raychristofer]

Hello Ian thanks so much. Honestly I was never a rangefinder guy and I bought it with the intention of proving that all the hype was overblown. I slowly found that I enjoyed using it on the mechanical controls felt right and right. I much prefer being able to see through the lens like an SLR but I have grown to enjoy taking the Leica. It's so small and solid and the images I can't fault

[@66696sagar]

Loved the images! Can you tell me the scanner that you used to scan these negatives?

[@LuisMuniz2]

Running kodak tmax 100 b/w 120mm in three cameras. A pinhole Holga, Lumitel 166 and brownies hawkeye. I shot Ilford hp5 400 for some evening shots out of the pinhole and one inside with a 7 minute exposure. The latter was the best. Haven't scanned them since it's an extra 6 bucks.

[@Raychristofer]

Good job bro. Don't worry about letting other people scan it for you do like I do and get an Epson v600 you should be able to find one under $200. If you buy I developing kit you can disconnect off babylon's grid completely. I think I'm going to challenge you to shoot a self-portrait with one of your frames if you've got the guts

[@BillySanford]

Thank you for the review, lovely images. When I was first getting back into film, I bought a 5-pack of Tri-X and got that traditional grainy look you expect and loved it. Then thought I would try a roll of Tmax and was blown away with how smooth it looked. I have not had the opportunity to do many portraits this year of course, but will definitely try it out the next chance I get. Thank you again!

[@Raychristofer]

Awesome man thanks for stopping by, you know Leica includes Tri-x in every new film camera. I think its a mistake, this will show the true potential of their lenses . what camera do you use it on?

[@BillySanford]

@@Raychristofer at first I bought a used but nice condition Canon EOS-3, because I was coming from Canon digital and wanted to still use my lenses. But then my nephew gave me an AE-1 which I have been using more since the summer. Just wanted to try the 1-camera/1-lens for a little while to try and grow a little. The kit 50mm lens on the AE-1 is not as sharp as the newer lenses I had used on the other camera, but that’s okay. I have mainly been trying to work more on composition and exposure. But your images in the video have really made me think that I don’t want to forget too much about detail and sharpness though. You really got some great results.

[@Raychristofer]

@@BillySanford hey thanks for that. Pretty much all lenses nowadays can make great photos. I'm using a 116 year old Zeiss on my large format right now. Have fun

[@SWAviatorII]

This is the third time I’ve watched your review. My film is coming tomorrow and I will shoot both 100 and 400 on my Leica R4.

[@tauruschorus]

Excellent photos and video - thank you! Just what I was looking for.

[@nicolasdemoulin7203]

Fantastic video, those self portraits are amazing!!

[@Raychristofer]

Hello thank you, its my favorite thing to do, give it a try.

[@thebendu33]

was looking for a review of those two specific film. And realized, I've seen this guy before. went in your video library, and saw the exact video that I remembered. Said, hey that's the skateboard guy. so we have two passion in common. I actually like to mix them both at the same time. go for a longboard run, bring a camera and along the way.

[@johnmccormick8159]

I'm looking at getting back into film and doing my own developing, but I had been limiting myself to the idea of medium format. I may reconsider this and take advantage of the fact that there are many more quality 35mm cameras out there.

[@L4busaures]

Great video. Great photos, love your scans. Also this is my FAVORITE film. I love Tmax 100 sooo much!

[@Valdormar]

Nice Review Ray, I Started using T-Max back in 1987, the film has had a change or two over the years. Still one of my favs.

[@alexshdvideo]

Back when I was in college majoring in Photography TMax came out. I prefer Kodak Trix (400) and pushed processed a couple stops. Usually printed 11x14 on Illford graded fiber paper. (all burned up in the California fires). When T-max came out everyone hated it. I didn't hate it, though I did gravitate towards T Max 100 for finest grain possible or go to Tri-X and push developing for contrasted and harsher negatives. Decent lens, good focus and not moving camera (tripod) even my professor thought my Tri-X pushed was TMAX.and when I shot TMAX 100 they thought it was medium format. So are you processing your own film then scanning the negative in your own scanner (what brand/model) or sending it out? Or printing and digitally photographing a bw print?

[@kevinthephotographer9346]

I've shot a fair bit of TMax 100 in the past, but not so much recently. The results were good but the negatives had a pink stain to them and TMax was unavailable for a while due to a supply problem. However I still have about 20 sheets in 4x5 in the freezer which I hope to shoot this year.

[@Raychristofer]

Hello Kevin how are you? That's cool, I have a 4x5 also but I only use it for paper negatives and cyanotypics experiments as I'm trying to keep economical right now. In the past when I shot ultra fine extreme I had some purple negative base color that got better with rinsing but would never completely go away. So far the tmax base is clear for me. Definitely share your results when you shoot it. The large format is a little tedious for me to work with so I've gone back to using medium format primarily

[@PhotoBug3042]

Shot tons of Tri-X in the ‘70’s. This Tmax is so much better to my eyes. Prefer to 100 slightly over the 400. Thanks for the review. Great shots!

[@WayneKnight_Rider]

great vid and results. if you could only have one, would it be tmax 100 or tmax 400? really enjoy your voice man, just feels so genuine. keep it real my dude.

[@AnaloguePT]

another great video. I am convinced by quality of Tmax film fromthe photos you have shown. I started off with Kodak Tmax100 when i first started film photography many years ago but have moved off to mainly shooting Ilford mainly because of the prices.

[@Raychristofer]

Hello how are you? thanks much for reaching out. I dont blame you price is half of shooting analog. definately check out Ultrafine xtreme also its prob the most affordable bw film, I reviewed it a while back here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWfCoHmumreMbNk

[@h.sinclair]

great shots man and beautiful tones!!

[@Raychristofer]

Hey thanks. I really dig it

[@lancmac]

The master of self portrait...... kudos

[@Raychristofer]

Thanks Mac. I won't go quietly 😂

[@Pezinokrm]

Hello Ray beautiful black & white images! well done I have a question what developer did you use? Cheers!

[@perhauberg7385]

Pretty pictures, no doubt. And a great comfort to see, I'm not alone of getting all that dust, hairs, dots in scanning from the negative. It's has been distracting me enough, to leave analog, with both medium and 35 mm gear a lot, just sitting there in the dark.

[@mrca2004]

I love the tmax 400 especially if making larger prints. I have a 24" printer. I haven't tried it with the topaz gigapixel ai but I wouldn't be surprised if 24" prints weren't totally dooable. I used it on portra for a flawless 20" print. However, in 100, I lean towards acros. I'm up in Clearwater and when the sun comes back this fall, will try the 100 acros. But the 400 grain is a wonderful balance of sharpness and enough grain to let you know it is film not digital. Now I haven't shot the 120 on a 645 or 67 camera yet, but once the weather clears will give it a try. I expect it will be a tad to clean almost digital, but in 35 mm, wonderful.

[@Resgerr]

Think 🤔 I’ll have to try this film out especially on my Barnack Leica- it looks 👍🏻 .

[@Raychristofer]

Thank you, definitely. Try the indoor portraits also it's smooth

[@Resgerr]

@@Raychristofer looking at these pictures reminded me so much of Cartier- Bresson 😊

[@StefanDressmaker]

Thank you for this wonderful review Ray! Beautiful shots, especially the portraits of your family. Going to order my first roll of Tmax 35mm now :) Merry Christmas

[@Raychristofer]

Hey thanks my man good looking out. Let me know how you do and make a video also if you dare.

[@chrisreich40]

I'm impressed with the smoothness of the tonality you demonstrate. I wish you had mentioned if you shoot at box speed, or if you make an adjustment. Also what kind of developer you use would be very good to know. But thank you for the inspiration just the same.

[@snax_4820]

Great point. If we can get the same quality results with this film then the Middle-Format-Cameras are obsolete. They are very expensive to mantain.

[@Raychristofer]

For sure, took me a long time to find out about tmax. Actually Fuji acros is sharp also

[@albertollorca5249]

Very well done, the lighting in your pictures perfect. Unbelievable balance of light, shades and awesome contrast. You are very good at mastering B&W film. May I ask what developer you used for your TMax film? XTOL, D-76, HC110, etc? The fine grain is awesome so maybe I assume you used XTOL?

[@berkeleygang1834]

TMax 100 (TMX) developed in Rodinal (1:25) was my go-to for medium format (6x7). Ultra fine grain to the point it was difficult to have enough grain to use a grain magnifier for focusing the enlarger. Now that I'm scanning (rather, using a DSLR to digitize my film), I want some grain. If I want a grainless photo, I shoot digital, but now I'm embracing grain as part of the character of film. I noticed the grain had more contrast with your TMax 400. I'm curious what developer you're using. You're getting some great results, and I admire your work (at least, the work you're showing here). Keep up the good work. BTW, despite my handle, I'm also located in Florida. ;-D

[@Raychristofer]

Hey thanks my man I appreciate that. Im with you, if the film looks too clean I shoot digital with a vintage lens. Lomography Potsdam is so smooth in medium format it its crazy. I think thats why im shooting more 35mm lately. thanks for checking this out man and feel free to see my other analog reviews

[@berkeleygang1834]

@@Raychristofer Saw from another reply that you were using Rodinal. I used a 1:25 dilution. Portraits looked good on grade 2 paper - grade 3 for everything else. If I used 1:50, the negatives came out very flat. Now that I think about it, must have been too little developer, preventing full development of the highlights.. Lately I've been using Divided D76, and don't have to worry about time or temperature. :D Had I known about Divided D76 20+ years ago, I don't think I'd have gone back. I saw some of your other videos. I'll comment there. :D

[@Raychristofer]

@@berkeleygang1834 hello thanks so much. I just realized I never answered you about my developer sorry about that. I'm also using 1:50 but I set my phone app to compensate for room temperature instead of 20°. So instead of 13 minutes it's usually like eight and a half as my room temperature is about 26° f. I like doing it that way because the developer temperature remains constant from start to finish

[@berkeleygang1834]

@@Raychristofer It's cool. I saw the answer below in another reply. I may revisit Rodinal 1:50 if I ever break away from Divided D76.

[@TeKnoVKNG23]

Nice shots here man, and you are right, they do have a "character" about them, but also have the sharpness of a digital image which makes for a really unique look. Those abandoned building shots looked like the stuff they do in those creepy haunted place documentaries, some nice angles in there. Really cool that these came out of a 70 year old camera.

[@Raychristofer]

Hey thank you bro. I'm surprised you had the guts to watch this as a gamer lol. Yes I explored the prison three times but vandals attracted heat to it so it's not a clear shot anymore. Sometimes I wonder if I'm a sucker for shooting film but it's a hand on kind of therapy.

[@TeKnoVKNG23]

@@Raychristofer Ah man you hurt me, lol. I love all the photography stuff and will probably be doing a couple of vids hopefully in the next month or two since I finally got my holy grail Christmas present on the way. Been putting a bit of money aside here and there all year and finally was able to find a good used Sigma 150-600 telephoto on KEH. Hopefully will get here before X-mas and it's full frame so excited to see what it does for birding on the D700 and D3400. I get the therapy thing, there are days work and things are driving me crazy and I just go out with the camera and hike a bit, headphones in with some relaxing music just ignoring everyone but the wildlife, lol.

[@Raychristofer]

@@TeKnoVKNG23 that's cool man I didn't know you liked shooting wildlife. It's a whole nother discipline. Don't hesitate to share

[@TeKnoVKNG23]

@@Raychristofer Mostly birds and whatever else I see around the neighborhood, but I've just been kind of messing around with my Nikkor 70-300 and a Sigma 28-300 on my FX body. Both are a bit blurry at the far end since they are "budget" lenses, but the one I finally got myself is supposed to be super sharp so we'll see.

[@Gramayr]

I'm using a roll of Tmax 400 in my Leica iiig at the minute, so intrigued to see how it comes out. I had a iiif with a Summitar and found it a really interesting lens. Apparently Leica say it's a portrait lens (compared to the 5cm Elmar f2.8 which I now have, which they describe as a landscape lens) It has a sharp centre wide open and softer towards the edges. The bokeh is very swirly and you can see that in your portraits. Stopped down it is indeed a sharp lens.Love the tones in your pics and the prison pics. Wondering if the 100 version has much room for error and if you can actually notice any difference in grain etc. I've started using film again after going digital, but I'm not impressed by the colour films available. They don't seem lifelike. Tried Portra 400 and not keen tbh. Saying that I tend to shoot using the Acros setting on the Fuji hence going back to using black & white. What developer do you use btw? That can make a difference to your film.

[@Raychristofer]

Hello thanks so much for your detailed comment I need that. I use rodinal diluted 1/50 and it's hard to tell difference in grain in 400 and 100 . I agree about color film I have no passion for it. I rather use a vintage lens on a digital camera for color. I think Fuji is the right camera for film shooters who need digital also. Cheers

[@Gramayr]

@@Raychristofer Thanks for your reply.I have an X-Pro2 with an adapter to fit the Leitz lenses. The Summitar works great as a portrait lens on the Fuji as it's a crop sensor so it uses the centre sweet spot (and I do miss that lens). The 5cm f2.8 Elmar and my 1936 uncoated 5cm f2 Summar can both be collapsed on it so it makes a great combo to go with the Barnack, but you do have to be careful when trying to collapse a lens in case it hits the sensor or interior baffles etc.. I've heard the X-Pro1 is even more film like in its IQ compared to the X-pro2/3. The Acros+ selectable filters (yellow, red, green) on the Fuji is perfect and I think you'd love it. You can add grain as well. I doubt I'll shoot colour again unless I can find a film that actually looks real (unless it's an infra red/extended one or cross processed slide film). I'll leave the colour work to digital and B&W to a proper camera lol. When I had the iiif I bought a 9cm f4 Elmar. Probably one of the cheapest Leitz lenses you can buy and a nice portrait lens as well. Unfortunately on anything other than a iiig you need an external finder, but they're pretty cheap compared to the 50mm SBOOI (I think it's called) They are just insanely priced, but the finders are definitely very easy on the eye to look through compared to the tiny inbuilt ones. Anyway, I'll jump on your channel and give you a follow. I'll look forward to anymore vids you do, especially if you're trying out different films.

[@ganzonomy]

TMax 100 is my favorite black and white film. Has decent latitude (I can get away with 2 stops overexposed), and it's very sharp without being unforgiving (ie: Pan F 50 and ADOX CMS 20 II are sharper, but both of them are unforgiving; the former has to be developed within a few weeks of exposure, the latter... EVERYTHING has to be perfect from exposure, to developing steps, and even the stopping and fixing). I especially find shooting architecture with TMax enjoyable. It gives a sharpness in fine detail that I can't get with Tri-X or Delta, and it's got a little more contrast for me than Delta. Yet, it doesn't look "digital" where digital can crush shadows and the gradation to jet black from dark gray, or white from light gray. I haven't really done much people photography with TMax, but your work is inspiring me to try shooting people (posed or street) with TMax... I feared it would be too contrasty and "digital-like" for people; you proved me wrong. KUDOS! And a great 2021 to you and yours!

[@matt904sl]

Hey Ray great video and awesome images. That film and lens combination is the bomb I love it man . I'm a hp5+ guy myself but may just jump over to tmax 100 and give it a try in 35mm . Stay safe and merry Christmas.

[@Raychristofer]

Hello Matt thanks for taking time out your day to watch this. Let me know how it goes and definitely share some images. Better yet a video! No pressure lol

[@michaelofmelrose]

Fantastic images and video, my friend. I have never ever shot TMax, after this maybe I should try. Merry Christmas to you abd your family. lets make 2021 the beast year yet!!!

[@Raychristofer]

Hello thanks Michael. What BW film do you usually shoot

[@michaelofmelrose]

Ilford FP4+, Delta 1000, some HP5 and Arista 100 (but I rate it at 200 and develop at 100); On street photos Arista is fine, for quality work, I prefer Ilford. I scan my negs on Canoscan 9000f (which is OK for internet posting) If I am going to want print, I would go to pro drum scan. I am most impressed with the sharpness of your photos, in part the Lecia camera plays a part in that IMHO, but it shows what T Max is capable of. Thabjs again Ray and season's greetings.

[@williamw8234]

Great video. What developer do you use for TMax?

[@Raychristofer]

Hello william thank you, Im using Rodinal.

[@williamw8234]

@@Raychristofer thanks 😊

[@asherdog9248]

Nice review Ray, Do you use filters with Tmax?

[@m00dawg]

ADOX CHS ii has been my favorite 100 speed film currently. Really fell in love with it in sheets and while it's got some grain in 100 it does seem pretty tight and I feel I get better separation than I do, say FP4. Now that said, previous to this T-Max 100 (TMX) was my favorite and it's still a beautiful film! So yep I think you're spot on there! Oddly, for 400 speed, I think I like Delta 400 more than T-Max 400 (TMY) though. Something about it. Perhaps my dev times are off but it tends to be fairly punchy for me but in ways I wouldn't expect. Delta 400 feels a little more, I dunno, creamy? Very unscientific comparison though!

[@Raychristofer]

hello Tim those are good points, when I started shooting film I would wonder why is there so many different Black and Whites aren't they all the same? Well scanning and editing a hundred different rolls showed me they're not the same. I may try that film you mentioned I think I saw it on freestyle photo whenever I'm scrolling through

[@m00dawg]

Yeah that's part of the fun! All the different films, developers, papers. I know some find it daunting (and it kinda is) but it's also freeing in a lot of ways!

[@Traveljournalist]

amazing pictures and review, thank you ! Do you have any tip for developing to keep the fine grain ? the scans I get from the lab (Noritsu) are too grainy and I think it comes from the development....

[@Lucas_Reartes]

Love your photos! Man, you are a great photographer

[@Raychristofer]

Hello thanks so much Lucas.

[@loganguerry]

Phenomenal review and details covered! Keep it up!

[@Raychristofer]

Hey thanks for checking this out logan. Yes I took extra time crafting this particular video. Glad you dig it

[@peter2712]

Nice video. I like that Leica, I use a Russian copy Zorki 3M, usually use the HP5 but just received some Delta 100 and will shoot that next. I've tried the Kodax products and seeing as I'm new to photography I went with the cheaper Ilford. Sometimes on the same roll of HP5 I'll get a nice smooth look from a few frames then the next has what looks like twice the grain. Any thoughts on this?

[@Raychristofer]

Hello Peter nice to meet you, you know I also had that experience, shooting Ferrania I got some horribly blown highlights and black shadows and some perfect indoor portraits, same with Lomography Berlin. probably has to do with inaccurate metering but Im not sure. those russian cameras are great copies and you will get great images with those lenses.

[@theoldcameraguy]

Great portraits and those prison images are outta sight!

[@Raychristofer]

Hey thanks for checking this out OC I thought you would get a kick out of it. you know I visited that prison three different times and shot it on different kinds of film. I was very brave because now I'm more apprehensive about going back and lately teenagers have been getting into the place and making the spot hot. I saw your lamography free camera giveaway, last year birgit from the New York office was kind enough to give me a 30% coupon and I bought 10 rolls of Potsdam, by the time I was finished shooting them I was Potsdamed out LOL

[@turtlefoot13]

Great review my friend. Love your photography.

[@Raychristofer]

Hello thanks Doug for checking it out. This review is about a year in the making believe it or not. Some things I can't force

[@Mark-pz7bd]

Thanks for posting this, Ray. Very helpful!

[@Raychristofer]

Thanks Mark , glad it helped. ☮️

[@Beyondthebackyard-au]

You got some skills there with your photography. With the world going digital and seeing some photographers still using analog would you say there is a quality benefit in analog over digital or do you do it for nostalgic reasons?

[@Raychristofer]

Hey that's a good quest, I mostly do it for the challenge and I like the process. Interestingly a large format film image has been shown to have much more detail than a good digital camera but really at this stage digital is so clean we prob won't notice with the naked eye. Hope you're doing good. I just realized I haven't watched your camping trailer vid yet. Right up my alley

[@RobMoses]

Lots of great shots in there man.

[@Raychristofer]

Thanks so much my man. Took months to compile enough images before I could even think of reviewing this film. Good looking out.

[@stevepeterson5670]

Ray, what developer and dilution doo you use? Thanks, Steve

[@hippo_hq]

Great video and great shots! Thank you.

[@ianhand5006]

You can expose T-Mas 400 at 800 ASA and the development time is still the same, if you use T-Max developer.

[@JamieMPhoto]

I really like TMAX, but I think the most common thing I hear about it is that it's *too* clean. ha ha. I don't really mind it, though. I pretty much learned on TMAX!

[@Raychristofer]

Hello Jamie thank you. yes its super clean on Medium format, too clean for me too. I think thats what Leica should include in its boxes of new film cameras though instead of tri-x to show what the lenses are really capable of.

[@JamieMPhoto]

@@Raychristofer That's a good point! I might need to pull out some TMAX 100 to shoot on my G1 since I've been wanting a little less grain when I'm shooting 35mm.

[@watersignphotography]

Fabulous images, will have to give it a go now! 👍

[@Raychristofer]

Do it don't hesitate Matt, all or nothing, go big or go home, no guts no glory. Go forth and conquer!

[@rangerandbronco]

Tmax is great. I do prefer Tri-X though. And you can't go wrong with a Leica and 50mm Cron. I pretty much shoot all my film on the MP and 50mm Safari Summicron.

[@Raychristofer]

Hey thanks man. I like tri x I. medium format more than 35 but maybe I don't have what it takes to make it sing lol.

[@rangerandbronco]

@@Raychristofer I’m a fan of medium format but it’s way more cost effective to shoot 35. The shots you took really had a great medium format feel.

[@Raychristofer]

@@rangerandbronco thanks man, it does for portraits but for landscapes Id still shoot my M645 its incredible. thanks for taking the time to check it out.

[@travisbadesheim5466]

Thank you for this video. Great images.

[@AR-zq9hq]

Awesome review! Not a request, but it would be awesome if you did something about slide film. Peace!

[@Raychristofer]

Hello thanks so much. you know ive never shot slide film. yeah it has a unique look.

[@AR-zq9hq]

@@Raychristofer It definitely has a look and quirks to it, but another neat thing is the whole projection or slide viewer aspect. Meanwhile I might finally pick up a few rolls of tmax again, thank you!

[@Bigfarmer8]

My experience with T-max is mixed. Some very nice photos and some really bad photos. That is fist and foremost down to me, but also because of the simple cameras I used (had to use sunny 16) and the low light conditions. Compared to other films I think it has a smaller latitude. Gorgeous blacks and grain though.

[@Raychristofer]

Awesome man thank you finally someone with personal experience in the comments. you're probably right because I'm very critical about metering and in low light I tend to use a tripod so maybe I didn't push it hard enough. where the cameras you using like box cameras with fixed shutter speed and aperture? Sometimes I wonder how folks got decent photos with those years ago I guess they tried to shoot in consistent light only

[@Bigfarmer8]

@@Raychristofer Thanks for your reply Ray. I have used T-Max in a 1956 Agfa Selecta with a 45mm f2.8 lens (and broken selenium light meter) and a Cosina CT-10 aperture priority only camera with 50mm f2.0 lens. Especially with the Cosina it was hit or miss. I used several other films in this camera and had mostly about 95% well metered photos, but far less with T-max. But it has been a while ago and with gained knowledge I should give it another go. Looking forward to your next video!

[@josegulias]

really beautiful shots!!

[@Raychristofer]

Thank you Jose, took months for me to gather enough images for this review, took my time.

[@LeendertCordemans]

Very nice pictures. Well done.

[@blakeandrew2158]

Great video! But the sound track threw me off lol I don’t know why tho

[@jameskyle4807]

Very well put together... Well explained ... Good Job over all. :-)

[@Raychristofer]

Awesome James good looking out. I want to review some 3200 film hopefully next

[@jasonblake5576]

Love this film & subscribed!

[@phasephoto3265]

Fab review, fab images. Thanks

[@sheldonspock5566]

Awesome review, subscribed!

[@aantonic]

nice video man, but instead of scanning you schould try darkroom printing. There where fun is with film is, complete process. If i want image on my monitor screen i just shoot digital, but even digital i enjoy printed photos in my hand. regards from Austria

[@Glazehikes]

Excellent video. Thanks

[@Scutti]

I like the tmax100 much

[@neoszhane]

Another great Vid

[@Raychristofer]

Hey thank you

[@tonyjonaitis2511]

Great video, dude!

[@Raychristofer]

Hey thanks man, glad you dug it. some of my fav shots were in this video

[@tonyjonaitis2511]

@@Raychristofer Were all photos taken with that Leica screwmount?

[@Raychristofer]

@@tonyjonaitis2511 the abandoned prison photos are the only ones that were taken with an SLR with a Pentax 28 mm lens takumar. Yes all the rest were the three f

[@themike97_58]

what kind of postprocessing do you do if any?

[@themike97_58]

nvm just got to the part where u said u adjust contrast a little

[@AlysVintageCameraAlley]

Great review

[@Raychristofer]

Thanks Ally, yes I went all in in this one💥

[@AlysVintageCameraAlley]

I’m mixed on TMax. I’m not a big fan of grain so I tend to steer away from it but I like your results. I don’t understand why it’s considered a fine grain film though

[@Raychristofer]

@@AlysVintageCameraAlley that's interesting as it's the finest grain I've come across. Which bw film do you prefer? Actually ferrania I can't see any grain at all but it's so high contrast I can't get good images with it

[@renatoespositoph]

Great pictures

[@Garubolas]

what developer did you use?

[@Raychristofer]

Rodinal

[@ivaa7777JAWA]

Great video

[@Stargate_Project]

Nice job 👍📸💯

[@cameraprepper7938]

I used the Kodak TMAX400 120 film for many years, I shot it at 200 ASA/ISO and developed it in a thin solution for a long time with very few and very gently agitations, in that way the film had more grey tones and had still very good contrast, in modern words, larger dynamic range. I guess you can do the same with a Ilford Delta 400 film. Of paper I used Ilford Multigrade. Made great images from my 6x6 Hasselblad ! I also used Kodak TMAX 400 with my Nikon F3.

[@drombit]

RIP