This is a nice alternative to the endless Harman variants and rebadges. The box speed fills a nice gap between the two standard Kentmeres, and seems to have less shouty grain than the Foma 100/400 - those two seem to have more in common with each other than this.

Contrast is decent and punchy, there's nothing to complain about in latitude for the most part (maybe a touch of flattening in the highlights, but that may just be me).

Very much worth a look if you're after a different flavour to the bulk of what's out there.

Kentmere 100 might be a "value" film, but don't let that fool you. It has lovely balanced dynamic range- plenty to work with without being too keen to crush the shadows or clip the highlights when shot at box speed.

With a decent scan, there's a ton of detail to excavate, even at the extremes. It feels like it tends to the higher contrast end, but tastefully so.

The tonality is pleasing and smooth and grain is pleasant and inoffensive, even with a non-solvent developer like rodinal (which tends to emphasise the grain edges a bit more). The images with this review are my standard 60 minutes in 500ml of 100+1 rodinal (with a few inversions at 30 mins) lazy approach and I couldn't be more impressed.

Just because it's not one of the more pricey and esoteric films doesn't mean you should overlook it. Lots to like.

Very good product

Very good film stock

Very good film stock

Shot some of my personal best photos on this film stock

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(Repost as I accidentally posted this on the 400, which I haven't tried)

This is an interesting film- combining pleasant, smooth tonality, well controlled grain and tolerant developing and not costing a fortune. It delivered a lot more than I expected.

It's not a film you'd load for extreme drama, crushed shadows or wild crunchy grain. It's not a film you'd load for wild anything. It's for relaxing and shooting, safe in the knowledge that you'll get detailed, pleasant images that won't scare the horses but which retain some of that film charm. You can still crank the aperture open on a sunny day and get a bit more contrast and grain if you want, but it will still feel like it's working with you rather than against you.

Developing is straightforward. Stand developing in rodinal doesn't even provoke a violent reaction, giving clean and attractive results. Nothing in particular to fret about.

If all of this sounds like faint praise, it's not meant to be. This film works well and is a great palate cleanser at a fair price. If you're getting overwhelmed with choice paralysis and the cost of more boutique films, this might feel liberating to shoot. I've shot a couple of rolls of this now and have been impressed with the results.

I love being a crunchy grain high drama edgelord with film, but it's nice to take a day off sometimes and just relax. APX 100 is a gift for that.

Good price and delivery time

Though it's not my go to, it's a very good product and at a very good price

Great price as always and the delivery was quick. Captured some great photos with this.

Best price I've found for this film and the delivery was quick. 👍

Stuckinfilm is my go to supplier for all of my film, especially delta 400. Always have the best price and delivery is always ina timely manner.

They've quickly become my go-to for film processing. Good value great results. 😊

Pictures came out great-and the fast shipping means I dont have to wait long to start shooting :)