About this film

KONO! Cinis 400 135/36 is black-and-white film rated at ISO 400 in 135 format with 36 exposures.

Image character

Balanced tones and distinctive grain give an honest versatile B&W rendering across varied light and weather.

Best uses

An everyday camera, travel, street, interiors and documentary portraits.

Practical advice

ISO 400 supports all-day indoor and outdoor shooting. It processes in standard B&W chemistry.

Processing: standard B&W processing. I recommend labelling the actual EI and any push/pull or scanning requests before handing the film to a lab.

Developing times

DeveloperDilutionTime, min
Kodak D-76stock9.5
Kodak HC-110B (1+31)6.5–7
Ilford ID-11stock9.5
Ilford Microphenstock7.5
Rodinal1+5011–13*
XT-31+112.5
Kodak Xtol1+112.5

From the KONO! leaflet, for ISO 400 at 20 °C. * The leaflet prints 3 min for Rodinal 1+50, which looks like a misprint; 11–13 min is typical for an ISO 400 B&W film, so I recommend developing a test strip first.

Specifications

  • Format: 135
  • ISO: 400
  • Exposures: 36
  • Process: standard B&W processing