Olympus OM-1n - Kentmere 400

 I seems that I can't leave my Olympus OM-1n alone since It was serviced and that's a good thing. I loaded a roll of Kentmere 400, fitted my Zuiko 28mm f/3.5 with a yellow filter that I hoped would help me get some decent photos on a sunny day and went for a walk in Mesnes Park. There were some changes happening as several trees that had succumbed to disease were being felled. I wanted to document the changes and get some more experience of using filters whilst I was there. 

Sunshine has been in short supply so far in 2026 and I made the most of it on the day. It also gave me a chance to see how well my OM-1n metered the light with filters fitted. On that score I needn't have worried as the meter is doing just fine. I photographed familiar landmarks in the park and tried a couple of different perspectives as I explored for photos. 

I headed off towards the Fountain and took a few photos as the wind was blowing the water off to one side. I tried to capture that movement, but wouldn't know how successful I was until I developed my film. I was really enjoying my photography on this day and before long I had finished my roll of Kentmere 400 in my OM-1n and could concentrate on finishing the roll of film in my OM-2, yep I was pulling double duty again, before heading home for a well earned cuppa.

I developed my roll of Kentmere 400 a few days later using Bellini Euro HC, 1+31 dilution B for 6 minutes at 20 celcius and soon had it hanging to dry. I digitised it with my Nikon D700, Tamron Adaptall 2 90mm f/2.5 macro lens, Valoi 35mm film holder, Pixl-Latr and A5 size led light pad. I processed the RAW files with Affinity Studio.

I developed this roll with my Frugal Film Project roll of Kentmere 400 shot with my Hanimex 35RAS and yep, it suffered due to this half wit forgetting how many films had been dunked in that particular mix of developer. If you ever doubt yourself, don't risk it like I did, mix fresh developer. I also have absolutely no doubt I will do this again and have to give myself another kick up the backside.

Having said that, Affinity Studio is a powerful beastie and I was able to sort through my photos with relatively little hassle. I was hoping for smooth grain, but the exhausted developer and standard developing time gave me thin negatives and a lot of grain in the final photos. A daft mistake can often be salvaged and it gave my photos a very unique look, thus enabling the "Lomo Clause!"
 
Here's a few of my favourite photos from my roll of Kentmere 400 shot with my OM-1n. Kentmere is a contrasty film anyway, but the yellow filter really did bring out the definition in the clouds. As always, I have placed them and more in an album on Flickr you can visit using the link below. I hope you enjoy them.

Olympus OM-1n - Kentmere 400