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Reddit mentions of Kodak 857 2273 Professional 100 Tmax Black and White Negative Film 120 (ISO 100) 5 Roll Pack

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Kodak 857 2273 Professional 100 Tmax Black and White Negative Film 120 (ISO 100) 5 Roll Pack
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    Features:
  • KODAK T-GRAIN Emulsion that reshapes pebble-like crystals into a tabular form with more surface to catch light
  • Maintains subject detail in prints at higher degrees of magnification than conventional films.
  • Expanded exposure latitude
Specs:
ColorYellow
Height3.7 Inches
Length6.85 Inches
Number of items1
Release dateAugust 2019
Size1-Pack
Weight0.0661386786 Pounds
Width1.4 Inches

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Found 1 comment on Kodak 857 2273 Professional 100 Tmax Black and White Negative Film 120 (ISO 100) 5 Roll Pack:

u/oldscotch ยท 3 pointsr/photography

Are you interested in photography?
A beginner couldn't ask for a better kit...heck, most seasoned professionals would love to get their hands on half of that.

If you are at all interested, definitely keep it. You will face a steeper learning curve than with a $500 entry level dSLR, but the principles of photography are exactly the same, lighting, perspective, composition - all these things are just as important with any camera. So don't get frustrated if it's not working out so well at the start; your biggest challenge initially will be simply learning to operate the cameras. You can't just pick this up and put it on automatic mode.

So what are you looking at: This is a medium format kit. That means that the film used for these machines was significantly wider than the very common 35mm film we're all used to. There is/was also large format which would wouldn't even use rolls of film, you had to manually load a huge 8 x 10" or 4 x 5" sheet of film, one at a time. The biggest advantage of these systems is that more film to work with means a lot more detail with your images. The disadvantage was cost - the lenses in particular were considerably more expensive than what we'd be used to with 35mm film. Some systems were easier to use than others, but for the most part you were looking at fully manual operation which isn't always easy.

So how does it work - well you're going to be looking for 120 or 220 film, this film is 6 cm wide and a 220 roll is twice as long as a 120 roll. There was 620 film at one point, but I don't think it's available any more. To get it, you'll probably have to look at a dedicated camera shop or photo lab and there aren't many around unfortunately. You can order it though, and get some great prices on some of the better films:
http://www.amazon.com/Kodak-Professional-Ektar-Negative-Propack/dp/B001WRP4WE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342234938&sr=8-1&keywords=120+film
http://www.amazon.com/Fujifilm-Fujichrome-Velvia-Color-Slide/dp/B000U5A7O4/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1342234938&sr=8-13&keywords=120+film
http://www.amazon.com/Kodak-Professional-Negative-857-2273/dp/B00009V3CY/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1342234938&sr=8-15&keywords=120+film

Where to get it developed... well that might be the challenge. If you're in a good sized city, there should still be a good number of places that can process it. Do a search on "medium format processing <your city>" - a place that can process it will also probably sell it. If there's nothing in your area, you can look at shipping it, but then we're looking at extra cost and more waiting...
Most modern labs will have the option to do a digital scan for you after developing the film, which can be pretty convenient. You can scan film on your own - some flatbeds will have an attachment to do it and dedicated film scanners are also available.

This probably sounds like a lot of work, and well, it is - but at the same time the results can be incredible. Medium format is very rewarding, the level of detail is simply jaw dropping.
On top of that, you can get a digital back for medium format. That removes alll the concern about buying film, processing it and scanning it, and you can still print it just as easily as you can film - if anything it's probably easier to get printed these days. The problem is cost, an older digital like a phase one h20 or h25, you're looking at around $1500 on the used market. That sounds like a lot, I know - but you've got at least a couple thousand dollars worth of equipment there and that addition will make it a lot more convenient to work with and learn with in the digital age. I'm pretty sure the phase one backs will work with any Hassleblad V camera, but maybe you can post some info about the models here and we can direct you.