Molte
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Having just retired from working life and having watched an awful lot of Youtube channels, I am assuming, that APX-100, Kentmere 100 and RPX-100 are very, very similar. They are all manufactured in the UK. I am assuming that I will not be able to tell the difference between them and have decided for APX. I feel good about ‘Agfa’ on the box and it is always available at Fotoimpex. Currently it also happens to be the cheapest of the three films.
The ‘Naked Photographer’ has reviewed all these films on his Youtube channel. In general, I am very impressed by his reviews. There are many other reviews that seem to be too long and without data. I have noted his conclusions about both APX 100 and APX 400 and these are some of the films I am starting to work with.
I am living in the EU and am happy that Fotoimpex in Berlin exists. Before Brexit, I was using Silverprint in the UK, but no more. Too bad about Brexit, which turned out to be all about lower taxes rather than more hospitals, but at least they still have Ilford. I now need to get better at the German language, despite English being so applicable.
There is a lot about old and new versions in this thread. For years I bought my Tri-X at B&H on Manhattan, but today’s Tri-X is not the film I was using 30-40 years ago. Now I am trying out HP5+ in XT3. When I have spent more time with my current film inventory, I may fill up the freezer with only 2 films in order to achieve longer term consistency. A major issue is that the APX films only come in 35mm.
The ‘Naked Photographer’ has reviewed all these films on his Youtube channel. In general, I am very impressed by his reviews. There are many other reviews that seem to be too long and without data. I have noted his conclusions about both APX 100 and APX 400 and these are some of the films I am starting to work with.
I am living in the EU and am happy that Fotoimpex in Berlin exists. Before Brexit, I was using Silverprint in the UK, but no more. Too bad about Brexit, which turned out to be all about lower taxes rather than more hospitals, but at least they still have Ilford. I now need to get better at the German language, despite English being so applicable.
There is a lot about old and new versions in this thread. For years I bought my Tri-X at B&H on Manhattan, but today’s Tri-X is not the film I was using 30-40 years ago. Now I am trying out HP5+ in XT3. When I have spent more time with my current film inventory, I may fill up the freezer with only 2 films in order to achieve longer term consistency. A major issue is that the APX films only come in 35mm.