AGFA APX 100 120

[Frank Teodosio]

Does anyone have any AGFA APX 100 in 120? I know it's not made any longer, but hope there is still some out there. Or maybe a good alternative! I used it in 35mm before and liked the results.

Frank

 

[Paul Sorensen]

It pops up on eBay once in a while and it is generally pretty expensive. I would recommend finding an alternative. I moved on to Ilford FP4+, I don't think it matches the style of APX100 that closely, but it is very pretty, good quality, and easily available. There are probably other films that are better matches for APX100, I will let others recommend those.

 

[hatziteo]

what about rollei retro which is still sold at macodirekt under the tag: "Film made as APX 100 by Agfa / Germany"?

 

[Paul Sorensen]

Retro 100 is not available in 120, Retro 80s is apparently a very different film. There are a few threads here on APUG about it.

 

[piu58]

The last Retro 100 were sold for an incredible low price. If bought some hundred rolls of it. Retro 100 is made from 35 mm material which is thicker as real APX100/120.

No other film will get identical results. This is nothing you can expect. It may be possible that you get similar results with a different film. But with other developing times and other real speed.

 

[werra]

Thicker material with quite amount of curl, sadly.

 

[Jerevan]

The Silverprint fellows have possibly smoked something, because on their website they say that Agfa APX 100 in 120 "should come in during 2011". I guess they mean the Adox replacement?

 

[JPD]

Are the new Rollei RPX 100 and 400 related to the old Agfa APX emulsion?

This blog claims that:

http://www.martinzimelka.com/homepage/Blog/Entries/2010/11/9_New_Rollei_films_coming_soon.html

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

Agfa APX 100 was unique in its color rendition. With appropriate color filtration you can get closer to its original look. As you can see in the attached picture, there is a spike around 550nm, which is green and yellow.
With color filtration of other films you might be able to suppress certain other colors in order to get similar spectral response from something like TMax 400. You may wish to try a light green filter.

- Thomas

 

[Dinesh]

Agfa APX 100 was unique in its color rendition. With appropriate color filtration you can get closer to its original look. As you can see in the attached picture, there is a spike around 550nm, which is green and yellow.
With color filtration of other films you might be able to suppress certain other colors in order to get similar spectral response from something like TMax 400. You may wish to try a light green filter.

- Thomas

Do you have Cardwell locked up in your basement?

 

[tjaded]

I do. Feel free to PM me.
Thanks,
Matt

 

[dpurdy]

I have 60 some rolls in a deep freeze. I will send you a PM. I was thinking eventually to put it on ebay.
Dennis

I guess I should say you can PM me too.

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

Do you have Cardwell locked up in your basement?

I might.

 

[Mark Layne]

Do you have Cardwell locked up in your basement?

Very good Dinesh,very good!! He's actually in jail in Cape Breton

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

Very good Dinesh,very good!! He's actually in jail in Cape Breton

Or in my basement.

 

[Frank Teodosio]

I do. Feel free to PM me.
Thanks,
Matt

what is PM ?

 

[Dinesh]

Or in my basement.

It puts the lotion on it's skin, or else it gets the hose again!

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

It puts the lotion on it's skin, or else it gets the hose again!

Hannibal...? Always when you least expect it.

 

[bestbefore1978]

I'm confused too by the plethora of manufacturers claiming to be re-introducing APX, as far as I can tell we have:

Adox - Adox Pan 400, currently available as first coating, supposidly re-formultaed APX400 using original Agfa coating line and recipies
Agfaphoto - reintroducing APX100 and APX400 - unknown who is the source of this film?
Rollei RPX 100 /400 - re-formulation of APX 100 and 400 based on joint venture between Ilford / Efke and Rollei

Are these all in fact the same thing just in different branding?

 

[dpurdy]

I have 60 some rolls in a deep freeze. I will send you a PM. I was thinking eventually to put it on ebay.
Dennis

I guess I should say you can PM me too.

Update that. I now have 50 rolls less.
Dennis

 

[Frank Teodosio]

I'm interested in maybe taking some of it offyour hands. I not sure how to PM.

Thanks

Frank

 

[dpurdy]

The 60+ rolls I had are now all sold. It was quick.
Dennis

 

[tjaded]

I still have some...pm me or e-mail me:

matt at glasskeyphoto dot com

 

[karl]

I have 27 rolls of APX100 and 65 rolls of APX25 in 120. I intend to shoot every single one of them.