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In October 2007, Kodak revised the 400-speed film, giving it the name TMY-2 instead of TMY. In the process Kodak increased the resolution from 125 lines/mm to 200 lines/mm, which is on par with their 100 speed film.<ref name="F-4016"/>
In October 2007, Kodak revised the 400-speed film, giving it the name TMY-2 instead of TMY. In the process Kodak increased the resolution from 125 lines/mm to 200 lines/mm, which is on par with their 100 speed film.<ref name="F-4016"/>


The 3200 speed is actually nominally 800 to 1000 speed,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://imaging.kodakalaris.com/sites/prod/files/files/products/F4001.pdf|title=Kodak Professional T-MAX P3200 Black & White Negative Film – Technical Data|date=March 2018|website=kodakalaris.com|publisher=Kodak Alaris|access-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref> but it is meant to be [[Push processing|push-processed]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thephoblographer.com/2018/04/30/kodak-no-kodak-tmax-p3200-isnt-an-iso-3200-film/|title=Kodak: No, Kodak TMax P3200 Isn't an ISO 3200 Film.|date=2018-04-30|work=The Phoblographer|access-date=2018-05-04|language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[DX encoding|DX CAS code]] on the 135 film cartridges is set to 3200 speed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://imaging.kodakalaris.com/sites/prod/files/files/products/P3200_FAQs.pdf|title=P3200 FAQs|date=2018|publisher=Kodak Alaris|access-date=May 4, 2018}}</ref> It has uses in surveillance and other work where it can be given a [[Push processing|pushed]] [[exposure index]] between 1600 and 25000.<ref name="F-4016" /><ref name="F-32" /> It is also used in X-ray cameras in high-neutron environments where CCDs are unviable due to noise induced by neutron impacts, such as the [[National Ignition Facility]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rsi.aip.org/resource/1/rsinak/v81/i10/p10E539_s1 | title=A hardened gated x-ray imaging diagnostic for inertial confinement fusion experiments at the National Ignition Facility|date=October 2010 |accessdate=2013-04-29}}</ref>
The 3200 speed is actually nominally 800 to 1000 speed,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://imaging.kodakalaris.com/sites/prod/files/files/products/F4001.pdf|title=Kodak Professional T-MAX P3200 Black & White Negative Film – Technical Data|date=March 2018|website=kodakalaris.com|publisher=Kodak Alaris|access-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref> but it is meant to be [[Push processing|push-processed]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thephoblographer.com/2018/04/30/kodak-no-kodak-tmax-p3200-isnt-an-iso-3200-film/|title=Kodak: No, Kodak TMax P3200 Isn't an ISO 3200 Film.|date=2018-04-30|work=The Phoblographer|access-date=2018-05-04|language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[DX encoding|DX CAS code]] on the 135 film cartridges is set to 3200 speed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://imaging.kodakalaris.com/sites/prod/files/files/products/P3200_FAQs.pdf|title=P3200 FAQs|date=2018|publisher=Kodak Alaris|access-date=May 4, 2018}}</ref> It has uses in surveillance and other work where it can be given a [[Push processing|pushed]] [[exposure index]] between 1600 and 25000.<ref name="F-4016" /><ref name="F-32" /> It is also used in X-ray cameras in high-neutron environments where CCDs are unviable due to noise induced by neutron impacts, such as the [[National Ignition Facility]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rsi.aip.org/resource/1/rsinak/v81/i10/p10E539_s1 | title=A hardened gated x-ray imaging diagnostic for inertial confinement fusion experiments at the National Ignition Facility | date=October 2010 | accessdate=2013-04-29 | archive-url=https://archive.is/20130703162854/http://rsi.aip.org/resource/1/rsinak/v81/i10/p10E539_s1 | archive-date=2013-07-03 | url-status=dead }}</ref>


On October 1, 2012, Kodak announced the discontinuation of Kodak Professional T-MAX P3200 film due to the high expense of manufacturing it for only a limited user demand.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kodak Professional T-MAX p3200 Product Page|url=http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/bw/tMaxP3200.jhtml|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114144550/http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/bw/tMaxP3200.jhtml |archive-date=2012-11-14|accessdate=2015-09-02}}</ref> On February 23, 2018, Kodak announced the return of the film for March 2018.<ref>https://fstoppers.com/film/kodak-bring-back-t-max-p3200-high-speed-film-can-push-iso-25000-224986</ref><ref>https://emulsive.org/articles/news/announcing-the-return-of-kodak-t-max-p3200</ref>
On October 1, 2012, Kodak announced the discontinuation of Kodak Professional T-MAX P3200 film due to the high expense of manufacturing it for only a limited user demand.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kodak Professional T-MAX p3200 Product Page|url=http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/bw/tMaxP3200.jhtml|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114144550/http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/bw/tMaxP3200.jhtml |archive-date=2012-11-14|accessdate=2015-09-02}}</ref> On February 23, 2018, Kodak announced the return of the film for March 2018.<ref>https://fstoppers.com/film/kodak-bring-back-t-max-p3200-high-speed-film-can-push-iso-25000-224986</ref><ref>https://emulsive.org/articles/news/announcing-the-return-of-kodak-t-max-p3200</ref>

Revision as of 23:14, 18 February 2020

T-MAX
MakerKodak
Speed100/21°, 400/27°, 3200/36°
TypeB&W print
ProcessGelatin-silver
Format35 mm, 120
ApplicationGeneral, surveillance, art photography

Kodak Professional T-MAX Film is a continuous tone, panchromatic, tabular-grain black and white negative film originally developed and manufactured by Eastman Kodak since 1986.[1][2] It is now manufactured by Eastman Kodak but distributed and marketed by Kodak Alaris.

It is sold in three speeds: ISO 100, ISO 400 and 3200 which is a multi-speed film.

Details

Eastman Kodak still manufacture the films but following its chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2012, responsibility for distribution and marketing was given to Kodak Alaris a separate company controlled by the Kodak UK pension fund.

It is sold in three speeds: 100 (TMX), 400 (TMY-2) and 3200 (TMZ). The 100 and 400 speeds are given as ISO numbers, but the 3200 is sold as a multi-speed film.[2] T-MAX 100, due to its very high resolution of 200 lines/mm, is often used when testing the sharpness of lenses.

In early 2002, Kodak replaced their similarly titled Kodak T-MAX Professional Film with Kodak Professional T-MAX Film.[3] There was also a slight change to the packaging. The main difference between the two are in the processing times.[2]

In October 2007, Kodak revised the 400-speed film, giving it the name TMY-2 instead of TMY. In the process Kodak increased the resolution from 125 lines/mm to 200 lines/mm, which is on par with their 100 speed film.[2]

The 3200 speed is actually nominally 800 to 1000 speed,[4] but it is meant to be push-processed[5] and the DX CAS code on the 135 film cartridges is set to 3200 speed.[6] It has uses in surveillance and other work where it can be given a pushed exposure index between 1600 and 25000.[2][3] It is also used in X-ray cameras in high-neutron environments where CCDs are unviable due to noise induced by neutron impacts, such as the National Ignition Facility.[7]

On October 1, 2012, Kodak announced the discontinuation of Kodak Professional T-MAX P3200 film due to the high expense of manufacturing it for only a limited user demand.[8] On February 23, 2018, Kodak announced the return of the film for March 2018.[9][10]

  • 35mm film (new 2018 stock)
    35mm film (new 2018 stock)
  • 35mm film showing CAS codes for 3200 speed
    35mm film showing CAS codes for 3200 speed
  • Back of T-MAX 3200 box. Note that Kodak does not state that film speed is to ISO standard
    Back of T-MAX 3200 box. Note that Kodak does not state that film speed is to ISO standard
  • A sample photo taken with Kodak T-MAX 400
    A sample photo taken with Kodak T-MAX 400

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/24/nyregion/camera-in-praise-of-black-and-white-prints.html
  2. ^ a b c d e "Technical Data F-4016" (PDF). Kodak Professional T-MAX Films. Eastman Kodak. October 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  3. ^ a b "Technical Data F-32" (PDF). Kodak T-MAX Professional Films. Eastman Kodak. March 2002. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  4. ^ "Kodak Professional T-MAX P3200 Black & White Negative Film – Technical Data" (PDF). kodakalaris.com. Kodak Alaris. March 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "Kodak: No, Kodak TMax P3200 Isn't an ISO 3200 Film". The Phoblographer. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  6. ^ "P3200 FAQs" (PDF). Kodak Alaris. 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  7. ^ "A hardened gated x-ray imaging diagnostic for inertial confinement fusion experiments at the National Ignition Facility". October 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  8. ^ "Kodak Professional T-MAX p3200 Product Page". Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  9. ^ https://fstoppers.com/film/kodak-bring-back-t-max-p3200-high-speed-film-can-push-iso-25000-224986
  10. ^ https://emulsive.org/articles/news/announcing-the-return-of-kodak-t-max-p3200

Further reading

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