[rollei_list] Re: Rollei RPX100 film
- From: Hauke Fath <hauke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 16:57:01 +0100
On Mon, 29 Dec 2014 12:30:19 +0100, Thor Legvold wrote:
> I’m running low on my trusty APX100/Rollei Retro 100, and wanted to
> make a new bulk buy sometime next year.
>
> Googling around, it seems Rollei released a new film while I was off
> doing other things.
Yes, MACO ("Rollei" being just a leased label) like to do that every
now and then. Sometimes the film stays the same and the label changes,
sometimes the other way 'round. A glorified box-pusher, you might say.
> I know that Rollei Retro 100
... which probably was APX 100...
> was replaced a few years ago by 80,
... which was Aviphot something-or-other from Gevaert, Belgium...
> and now apparently 80 has been replaced by something called “RPX100”.
... which was processed at an ilford plant, and according to the
forums, behaves deceptively similar to Kentmere material.
> As far as I can tell, Harmann, Maco and possibly Efke
Not Efke, who has gone the way of the Dodo.
> are involved. Some reports say it’s simply rebadged Kentmere,
> other’s say those are vicious rumors spread by a fired Maco CEO.
>
> Has anyone used it, and can comment?
I haven't. I got a "Jubilee batch" of Rollei 400 (Supposedly APX 400)
and Superpan 200 (some Aviphot or other) a few years ago, when they
would the numbers you ordered for free.
> I’m tempted at this point to just go with Tri-X and stick with it for
> everything, but I really love the tonality APX100 offered.
APX 100 is gone, apart from deep-frozen batches.
> So far I’ve been using APX100 for most shooting, with Tri-X
> as my backup for low light or more grit/contrast, and Velvia
> for color shots.
If you want to plan long-term, I guess Ilford would be your best bet.
Adox (really FotoImpex) developed an APX 400 successor, but shelved it,
because old stock keeps prices below anything that would be
economically viable. Instead they went with the CHS 100 ||, building on
the Adox/Efke emulsions.
Cheerio,
hauke
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