Fuji Acros II - Soot and Chalk version?

[pentaxuser]

I have just seen an advert for older version of Fuji 100 Acros which suggests that the latter version was of the soot and chalk variety I had always thought that version II was pretty well the same as version

I have started a new thread as comments or questions of this nature in the replies section of a "for sale" advert are frowned upon

Was this not the case with versíon II ? Usually the phrase "soot and chalk" refers to high contrast pure black and white where the tonal range is very limited

Thanks

pentaxuser

 

[Jim Peterson]

Have used both version 1 and 2 and agree with you that version 2 is pretty much the same. Don't think it is that complicated.

 

[Peter Schrager]

buy it..try it...soot and chalk? nope!!!
one of the best emulsions ever created

 

[K-G]

If it is 135-size there shouldn't be any problem, but if it is 120-size just make sure that it isn't an expired emulsion. Acros II has suffered the same problems with mottling on early emulsions as Ilford did, especially on FP4+ .
Ilford seems to have solved the problems on later emulsions and from what I have seen, also Acros II is fine now. The mottling problems occurred on 120-size film only.

Karl-Gustaf

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

If one is getting soot and chalk, then one does not know how to work with this film, or any pan film, for that matter. I enjoy both old, and new Acros.

 

[Craig]

Agree, the Acros II is beautiful film.

 

[pentaxuser]

Thanks all. These answers were the ones I was expecting As I said my concern was piqued simply because this was a characteristic of Acros II that seemed to be described in an advert here on Photrio to distinguishing it from Acros I

pentaxuser

 

[destroya]

the II is just as good as the original version. its just one guy trying to sell/market his film at crazy prices

 

[DREW WILEY]

If someone is getting "soot and chalk" results it sure isn't the fault of the film! Acros II has a bit more of a straight line further down the toe than the original Acros, and a spectral response slightly less sensitive to blue - minor improvements in my opinion, but probably unnoticed by most. For all practical purposes, its the same product, but sadly, no longer available in sheet film sizes. There was also a significant price increase.

 

[BrianShaw]

Sales hype, erroneous.