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Fomapan 400 Action vs Kodak T-Max 400

What the catalogue holds about each, and the times they share. A dash means a figure has not been read off a datasheet — nothing here is estimated.

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Specification side by side

Table 1
Film Fomapan 400 Action Fomapan 400 Action Kodak T-Max 400 Kodak T-Max 400
Maker Foma Kodak
ISO 400 400
Type B&W negative B&W negative
Process B&W B&W
Status In production In production
Formats — —
Grain (RMS) 17.5 —
Resolving power 90 lp/mm —
Latitude −2.0 / +1.0 stops —
First released 1994 2008
Reciprocity data No No
Published times 43 267

Developers in common

Table 2

Each film’s time at its own box speed in the same developer, at the same dilution and temperature. Every time opens the full table for that film in that developer.

ADOX FX-39 Type II
Dilution · °C Fomapan 400 Action EI 400 T-Max 400 EI 400
1+9 · 20 °C 14:00 10:00
Fomadon Excel W27
Dilution · °C Fomapan 400 Action EI 400 T-Max 400 EI 400
stock · 20 °C 7:00 6:30
Fomadon LQN
Dilution · °C Fomapan 400 Action EI 400 T-Max 400 EI 400
1+10 · 20 °C 9:00 12:00
Fomadon P
Dilution · °C Fomapan 400 Action EI 400 T-Max 400 EI 400
stock · 20 °C 10:00 11:00
Fomadon R09
Dilution · °C Fomapan 400 Action EI 400 T-Max 400 EI 400
1+50 · 20 °C 11:00 11:00
Ilford ID-11
Dilution · °C Fomapan 400 Action EI 400 T-Max 400 EI 400
stock · 20 °C 7:00 7:00
1+1 · 20 °C 12:00 10:00
1+3 · 20 °C 22:00 15:00
Ilford Microphen
Dilution · °C Fomapan 400 Action EI 400 T-Max 400 EI 400
stock · 20 °C 8:00 7:00
1+1 · 20 °C 12:00 10:00
1+3 · 20 °C 24:00 15:00
Ilford Perceptol
Dilution · °C Fomapan 400 Action EI 400 T-Max 400 EI 400
stock · 20 °C 9:00 11:00
Kodak D-76
Dilution · °C Fomapan 400 Action EI 400 T-Max 400 EI 400
stock · 20 °C 7:00 7:30
Kodak HC-110
Dilution · °C Fomapan 400 Action EI 400 T-Max 400 EI 400
Dilution B (1+31) · 20 °C 6:30 5:30
Kodak T-Max Developer
Dilution · °C Fomapan 400 Action EI 400 T-Max 400 EI 400
1+4 · 20 °C 7:00 6:45
Kodak XTOL
Dilution · °C Fomapan 400 Action EI 400 T-Max 400 EI 400
stock · 20 °C 7:00 6:30