Retro 400s is the successor to the old retro 400 agfa apx 400 film. Agfaphotos apx 100 professional black and white negative film is a medium speed black and white film for producing prints using a traditional black and white printing process. Apx 400 provides remarkable performance and reliability even in bad light. Schroeder, former ce of maco, confirmed many times that all apx were form the last and huge production run in 20052006 in leverkusen and there never was a new apx. The film exhibits a high nominal sensitivity of iso 40027 and can effectively be pushed to iso 160033 for use in lowlight conditions and with fastmoving subjects. However, changes in specifications may occur without prior notice. I dont remember downtown carmel, indiana, before it was built up. Agfaphoto vista plus 400 film profile casual photophile.
I hoard a rather large stock and only break some out for special projects. This film is sold by lupus imaging, and, it seems, is most likely made by harman, similar to the rollei rpx films, and but perhaps not quite the same as. Buy agfa photo apx 400 prof 536 camera film pack of 10 at amazon uk. This means that the applications for apx 400 are almost limitless. Since november 2006 the company is beeing liquidated. Mahn gmbh rollei retro 100 400 and lupus agfaphoto apx 100 400. Dec 30, 20 agfaphoto apx 400 is a fast speed black and white photo camera film suitable for a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications in photography. Agfa apx 400 is a punchy fast monochrome that gives photos a crisp style perfectly suited to lomography. Strange, just last week adox had a film on their website, adox pan 400 based on apx 400 to be released and today there are no trace of this. This film can be used universally and is suitable for a variety of applications in the field of indoor and outdoor photography in bright light.
This is fresh film and not from the leftover stock made when agfa colapsed. Fine grain texture with high resolution and tonal latitude round. The strengths of apx 100 are apparent in diverse fields. Being rated at iso 400, apx 400 is particularly suitable for action photography and available light situations. I loaded the camera with agfa apx 400 which is a film i have no experience with and pushed it to 1600. Having used agfaphotos apx100 for a few years, it seemed a good idea to try the 400 asa version as i havent used much film above 100 asa for a while. I always go to ilford delta 100 or kodak tmax 100, but this apx has a nice price and i wanted to give it a go.
He kindly sent me the films due to losing a bet that we made last year in regards to liverpool fc who i support finishing higher than manchester utd who he supports. Agfa agfapan apx 100 in sheet film 9x12cm and medium format among the currently available range of black and white films, there are two films named agfaphoto apx, in 100 and 400 speeds. After browsing some foruns it was clear that pushing the agfa was not a brilliant idea. The data herein published were derived from materials taken from general production runs. I used trix and neopan 400 instead, and played with foma 200 creative. Dec 15, 20 i loaded the camera with agfa apx 400 which is a film i have no experience with and pushed it to 1600. Apx 400 is particularly suitable for shooting in lowlight conditions. It handled very well the 200 to 800 iso range in id 11 for 12 minutes. Agfaphoto apx 400 is a highspeed black and white negative film with a nominal sensitivity of iso 40027. Spec is hard to come by made harder still by the fact the agfaphoto website seems to list the old emulsion. They licensed their brand to other manufacturers, which use some of the old agfa film names even though the emulsions are different. Today i shot a canon a1 with apx agfa photo film, and show you all the 36 shots that came out of it. Agfa silvertone agfapan apx 400 arista edu old fortepan chm 100 400 universal fotoimpex apx 100 400 new, rpx 100 400, kentmere 100 400. The tonality, sharpness and latitude are all fitting a professional monochrome film.
This fine grain superpanchromatic film has an exposure latitude of practically one full stop over and under exposure capacity, providing excellent sharpness and contrast, as well as high edge definition. Plastic lensed halina with agfaphoto apx100 processed and scanned by digitalab. The apx 100 and 400 new emulsion have nothing to do anymore with the old agfa apx, are made by ilford and are close relatives to the kentmere films, but must not be 100 % identical. Agfaphoto apx 100 is a mediumspeed black and white negative film with a nominal sensitivity of iso 10021. Its high sensitivity also allows it to be pushed as high as iso 160033 0, making this film ideal for almost any application. Agfa apx 100 is for me the apex of medium speed monochrome emulsions. I like to push black and white film and sometimes trix can be a little too grainy at 1600 and ilford hp5 can turn out a bit messy. Agfa apx 400 chasing light chasing light chasing light. I guess it wasnt much, just a handful of old buildings.
Apx 100 is universally suitable for all professional applications. Thanks to its fine grain and wide range of exposure, it produces striking images with excellent sharpness and contrast. Dec 27, 2016 agfaphoto vista plus 400 starts at a disadvantage. Developed in fomadom p and printed on fomaspeed variant 312. Processing in kodak xtol for kodaks recommended times minus 10% which has been my standard for delta in the past. The apx 4000 delivers all the benefits of tdma technology in the smallest p25 capable portable in the industry. According to adox several trading companies bought up old apx stock. Agfa graphics offers integrated prepress and industrial inkjet systems to the printing and graphics industries. Technical data agfa professional films agfacolor optima 100 agfacolor optima 200 agfacolor optima 400 agfacolor portrait 160 agfachrome rsx ii 50 agfachrome rsx ii 100 agfachrome rsx ii 200 agfapan apx 100 agfapan apx 400 agfa scala 200x new generation as of 2003 in professional photography and creative imaging the main. Clearing up some of the confusion around agfa apx and rollei. Agfaphoto apx 400 professional black and white negative film. Agfa gevaert group enters into exclusive negotiations for the sale of a part of its healthcare it activities to dedalus holding s. Fotoimpex chm 100 400 universal apx 100 400 new, rpx 100 400, kentmere 100 400 fpp 100 400 edu kentmere 100 400 ilford sp816t same emulsion on different base as sfx 200.
First off, it suffers from a lack of brand recognition among new and casual shooters. View and download agfaphoto af 8070 user manual online. Stunning monochrome medium format portraits in natural light is the agfa apx 400s expertise. Find great deals on ebay for agfa apx and agfa apx 400. Sep, 20 afaik there never was a agfa belgium made apx100. It is universally applicable and suitable for a wide range of photographic applications such as action, sports, reportage, fashion and advertising. Adox also states that there is enough old stock around for it to be sold for several years to come. Agfaphoto apx black and white 100 iso 35mm x 36 exp. Apx 400s claim to fame is its incredible highlight. Discover a huge range of cameras, lenses, accessories and films to experiment with. One such film is agfa apx 100, a blackandwhite negative film.
Agfas own outstanding blackandwhite emulsions apx 100 professional is an extremely finegrained mediumspeed film which, if processed carefully in rodinal, gives as fine a grain as is likely to be required with most photographic subjects and situations. Agfaphoto apx 400 professional black and white negative. Make offer new agfa professional 25 sheet agfapan 400 4x5 expired film kept in fridge rare. The new agfa apx 400 is called new because there was an agfa apx 400 produced by a german manufactory. Continuous for the first minute, then every 30 seconds. Agfa apx 400 is a newer emulsion of an older agfa film stock. Which, i suppose, is why the city built up its downtown. Agfaphoto apx 400 536 provides remarkable performance and reliability even in lowlight conditions. Agfaphotos apx 400 professional black and white negative film is a high speed black and white film for producing prints using a traditional black and white printing process. The company got out of the consumer market in 2004. Agfaphoto apx 400 is a fast speed black and white photo camera film suitable for a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications in photography. Massive dev chart film development, film developing database. Ive used the agfa apx 400 at 200, 400 and 800 and ive developed it at box speed 400. But they stopped their production some time ago the old stock wasis sold under the label rollei rpx 400 and somebody bought the rights.
High speed film, rated at iso 400 27 suitable for a wide range of general purpose photography fine grain good sharpness broad tonal range. Mar 16, 2014 a quick test agfaphoto apx 400 professional 35mm film having used agfaphotos apx100 for a few years, it seemed a good idea to try the 400 asa version as i havent used much film above 100 asa for a while. Sign up to get notified when this product is back in stock. The new apx is manufactured by a known large manufacturer of photographic materials for the agfaphoto brand license holders. All the apx and rollei retro 100 400 still being sold is old stock. If you buy an agfa film today, agfa doesnt make it. Adox pan 400 film agfaphoto in leverkusen went into receivership in 2005 and all attempts to save it failed. A quick test agfaphoto apx 400 professional 35mm film. I did a comparison of 35mm agfa apx 400, kodak tmax 400, trix, ilford hp5 and ilford delta 400. High speed film, rated at iso 40027 suitable for a wide range of general purpose photography fine grain good sharpness broad tonal range. A month or so ago, i was rooting through some of my stored developers and ran across prescysol. Agfa is another well known film company, established in 1867 in berlin. Yes, its grainy but its the sharpest damn grain youve ever seen. In years past, i might try a different film, find the results pleasing, buy a brick of it, and then look for a developer that seemed to work well with it.
Agfa apx400, analogue, asa film, black and white, fast film, film photography, olympus om2n. Agfa is a belgiangerman multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, and distributes analogue and digital imaging products and systems, as well as it solutions. A quick test agfaphoto apx 400 professional 35mm film 28mmf2. Over the last few decades the agfa brand has certainly lost its luster, which is a shame considering they were one of the largest and best film manufacturers in europe for much of the 20th century.