Kodak T-MAX
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| Maker | Kodak |
| Speed | 100/21°, 400/27°, 3200/36° |
| Type | B&W print |
| Process | Gelatin-silver |
| Format | 35 mm, 120 |
| Application | General, surveillance, art photography |
Kodak Professional T-MAX Film is a continuous tone, panchromatic, tabular-grain black and white negative film made by Eastman Kodak.[1] It is sold in three speeds: 100 (TMX), 400 (TMY) and 3200 (TMZ). The 100 and 400 speeds are given as ISO numbers, but the 3200 is sold as a multi-speed film.[1]
In early 2002, Kodak replaced their similarly titled Kodak T-MAX Professional Film with Kodak Professional T-MAX Film.[2] There was also a slight change to the packaging. The main difference between the two are in the processing times.[1]
The 3200 speed is actually nominally 800 speed. It has uses in surveillance and other work where it can be given a pushed exposure index between 1600 and 25000.[1][2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
Student/Art Photography
100 speed TMax is a very small-grained film that produces very black high-contrast high-detail negatives. For this reason it is commonly used for student film photography[citation needed] and artists use it to produce good[vague] black and white negatives.[citation needed]
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35mm film showing CAS codes for 3200 speed
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Back of T-MAX 3200 box. Note that Kodak does not state that film speed is to ISO standard
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