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Kodak T-Max 100 vs Ilford Delta 100

The two fine-grain tabular films.

Kodak T-Max 100 applied to a reference photo — Kodak T-Max 100

Ilford Delta 100 applied to the same reference photo — Ilford Delta 100

The same photograph, same exposure, both looks at full strength. See the untouched original.

The difference

Both are ISO 100 tabular-grain films aimed at maximum detail, and on a small print you would struggle to tell them apart. Delta 100 carries slightly more contrast and marginally deeper shadows; T-Max 100 has a straighter, more linear response that holds highlight separation a little further. T-Max is the more neutral starting point, Delta the more finished-looking negative.

Which to use

T-Max 100

Maximum tonal information, minimal opinion.

Delta 100

A bit more snap without any extra work.

Side by side

	Kodak T-Max 100	Ilford Delta 100
Type	black & white	black & white
Maker	Kodak	Ilford
Speed	ISO 100	ISO 100
Produced	1986–present	1992–present
Renderings here	1	1
Download	.cube	.cube

Try Kodak T-Max 100 on your photo → Try Ilford Delta 100

A comparison on somebody else's reference photograph only tells you so much. Both of these render on your image in the tool, alongside the other 294.