Is Bergger Pancro 400 done, or just out of production again, for a long time?

[Fortepun]

No 35mm or 120 in stock anywhere, so I'm just wondering.

 

[payral]

BERGGER Pancro 400 120

Le film moderne de prise de vue à grain classique

labo-argentique.com

 

[Fortepun]

BERGGER Pancro 400 120

Le film moderne de prise de vue à grain classique

labo-argentique.com

Correction: No Pancro left in most places, so I'm wondering.

 

[abruzzi]

asked the US importer, and he said more was being coated soon, but I won't be planning on it until I actually see it.

 

[retina_restoration]

asked the US importer, and he said more was being coated soon, but I won't be planning on it until I actually see it.

I'll believe it when I see it. The sheet film sizes have not been available for nearly 6 years now, so I consider that a defunct product. Circa 2021/22 I emailed Bergger several times to ask about future availability of the sheet film sizes of Pancro 400 and never got a reply.
Yes, I know that some boxes of 8x10 have appeared in the marketplace on occasion, but its old inventory and what's available right now is expired. B&H lists boxes of 8x10, and I inquired a few months ago about the expiration date on those boxes, and they made an excuse about not having access to that information and declined to provide that information. I know that Freestyle listed inventory at the same time, and theirs was listed as expired in June of 2025, and I expect B&H's inventory came from the same origin.

So, Bergger doesn't "make" anything — they contract other manufacturers like Harman, Arches, and Inoviscoat to make their products, which they brand as their own for sale. That's fine — many retail brands do that (Like Rollei). But I am guessing that the Pandemic made things very difficult for companies like Bergger, and they are having difficulty persuading their manufacturer/suppliers to produce product for them, as they are struggling to recover themselves. I don't know. But all that said, I doubt Pancro 400 will be around for long, and sheet film sizes are likely gone forever.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

I need to crack open my box of 8×10!

 

[retina_restoration]

I need to crack open my box of 8×10!

By "crack it open", do you mean get cracking on listing it on fleabay?! LOL

 

[abruzzi]

For now I have plenty in 4x5, 5x7, and 8x10 plus a few rolls of 120 so I'll keep shooting it until I run out. If it is rereleased, great, if not I'll shoot it all until it is gone.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

By "crack it open", do you mean get cracking on listing it on fleabay?! LOL

Use it of course!

 

[Disconnekt]

Here in the US, Austin Camera & Midwest Photo has some 35mm of it in stock, Legacy Photolab & Glass Key Photo has some of it in 120 format in stock

 

[Disconnekt]

Just saw yesterday that Bergger has some 120 in stock on their site now:

BERGGER Pancro 400 - 120

Photographic B&W film Sensitivity : 400 iso Exposure from 160 to 1600 iso Grain : classical Size : 120

bergger.com