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Kodak: No, Kodak TMax P3200 Isn’t an ISO 3200 Film.

Chris Gampat
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04/30/2018
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Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Kodak TMax P3200 review pushed to 3200 ISO (15 of 18)ISO 1001-60 sec at f - 2.8

We’ve been hearing a whole lot of misinformation about Kodak TMax P3200; so we’re clearing the air up.

Kodak TMax P3200 is Kodak’s latest film offering; and apparently there is a fair amount of confusion about the film emulsion. Share images from it in various groups and you’ll hear people say “But isn’t is an ISO 3200 film?” The answer: No, it isn’t.

We reached out to TJ Mooney from Kodak for a more official statement. After referring us to the various places where Kodak has posted information about the film, he finally gave us this quote:

Straight out of the box, Kodak T-Max P3200 film is nominally 800 speed, but it is intended to be pushed beyond EI 800  — that’s what the “P” stands for.   You can expose this film at EI 800, 1600, 3200 or 6400 with good results.     P3200 is designed to yield better shadow detail and highlight separation at EI 3200 or 6400 than you can obtain with other 400-speed films pushed by 3 stops.

For more info, I highly recommend having a look at the P3200 Tech Pub (F-4001) and FAQ’s that are posted on our web page:https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/professional-photographers/photographers/professional-films

 

So indeed, Kodak T-Max P3200 isn’t an ISO 3200 film. Instead, it’s an ISO 800 film meant to be pushed. If you’re still confused, then consider the fact that Ilford does the same thing. Ilford Delta 3200 is meant to be shot at ISO 1600 and pushed to ISO 3200. Crazy, right? You wouldn’t necessarily think so. In the long run, I think that Kodak’s decision here is more logical as it means that you can expose the film to ISO 800 but you can have a fair amount of confidence when wanting to push it. In fact, the images here in this post are from our upcoming Kodak TMax P3200 film review. It’s a gorgeous film that solidifies my belief that Kodak TMax was the right choice here. The T grain structure is often finer, though some photographers may not want that.

However, do note that this film is DX coded to be 3200 ISO according to Kodak.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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