[Leica] Agfa APX 400

[s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)]

You might want to switch to a better paper.
I stopped using Agfa when they debased Portriga.

Slobodan Dimitrov
http://www.sdimitrovphoto.com/



On Jan 2, 2007, at 4:18 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> That's pretty much why I bought it. I liked the look of it way back  
> when I
> had a darkroom. I think it doesn't scan as well as it prints,  
> though, and
> that's why I'm having some problems finding the right developer.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Alastair
> Firkin
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 6:14 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Agfa APX 400
>
>
>> I bought a case of 35mm APX 100 and a case of 35mm APX 400 when Agfa
>> announced its precarious situation. I probably should have bought  
>> Agfa
>> paper instead. The local professional darkroom was selling Agfa paper
>> on fleabay for a small fortune. I was fortunate enough to have placed
>> both cases of film on top of my filing cabinet. The floodwater of
>> Katrina didn't make it up to the boxes, but wiped out all of my FED
>> and Kiev cameras in the bottom
>> drawer.
>
> I like HC-110 for the Agfa films and have also had good results  
> with ID-11.
> Rodinal is great with the 100 ISO but I have not used it much for  
> the 400 in
> 35 or 120 formats. Nice old fashioned film.
>
> Cheers
>
>
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