Our pals over at fujifilm caused quite the ruckus last year when they announced the release of the allnew fujifilm neopan 100 acros ii. The fuji acros 100 and tmx curves in pmk and ddx are very similar. Neopan 100 acros is a mediumspeed, ultrahigh imagequality blackand white negative film that boasts the worlds highest standard in grain quality among. Fuji neopan acros 100 120 medium format film single roll. It seems that fujifilm listened and according to fujifilm, acros ii has been created by researching substitutes for. Im kind of surprised people would find acros a good film to push ie underexpose, overdevelop. Oct 01, 2012 as loyal readers know, i took my hasselblad 501cm with me on my annual trip to anna maria island, florida in july of this year. Fujifilm acros 100 film to be killed off in october 2018. Kumar he will gladly send you 35mm, 120, 4x5 or 8x10 fuji acros from japan for reasonable fees. It delivers impressive image results with finest grain quality at extreme resolution. Fujifilm plans to bring back neopan 100 acros black and white film. My affair with fuji acros 100 efrain bojorquez film.
Fujifilm killed off its beloved acros 100 blackandwhite film last year and then surprised photographers earlier this year by announcing a reboot of the line. Pricing released see below according to a press release just published on fujifilms japanese corporate website, new fujifilm neopan 100 acros ii first announced here on emulsive on june 10th 2019 will begin shipping in japan on november 22nd 2019 in 536 and 120 rollfilm formats according to the press release japanese version below, the. Acros has a rather unique highlight gradation compared to tmx and delta 100. Neopan 100 acros from fujifilm is an orthopanchromatic black and white negative film designed for general use in a wide variety of shooting conditions. May 12, 2016 my affair with the fuji line of black and white films started a couple of years ago, when shooting neopan acros 400 in my pentax spotmatic.
I developed this at 70degrees because it is starting to warm up here in southern california. Neopan 100 acros is fujifilms professional newest addition to its blackandwhite family of films. It features a medium speed nominal sensitivity of iso 100 21 when developed in standard black and white chemistry and exhibits a broad tonal range with a super fine grain structure and high sharpness. To start this off i took some fast shots of lola and cassius on sunday afternoon with the hasselblad 503 cx, fuji acros neopan 100 and processed them with tmax developer. Fujifilm neopan 400 professional datasheet pdf download. Fuji acros neopan 100 in tmax developer from digital to. Neopan 100 acros is fujifilm professionals newest addition to its blackandwhite family of films. Its superfinesigma technology sets new standards for professional black and white photography.
I developed my first roll of fuji neopan acros 100 in rodinal today. The online calculator i use doesnt have data for this film. Now, more than a year later, fujifilm has announced that its new neopan 100 acros ii film, first teased in june of this year, will start shipping in japan on november 22, 2019 in 35mm and 120 formats according to fujifilm, the newly developed neopan 100 acros emulsion. Photo by markus winkler, license ccby fujifilm neopan 100 acros is a professional orthopanchromatic i. When shooting street photography, most of us analogue users prefer to do to do it in black and white, as it shows the rawness of the streets. And these three are all using fuji provia 100f developed conventionally in e6. First announced by fujifilm in june and now planned for launch in japan this november 22nd, acros ii will also be available in the u. Eventually, this legacy stock will be exhausted, and that is when neopanacros 100 will have reached the point of commodification a collectors item, if you will. Fujifilm neopan acros blackandwhite negative film iso. Neopan 100 acros 120 is a mediumspeed, ultra highimagequality black andwhite negative film that boasts the worlds highest standard in grain quality. Fujifilm neopan 100 acros ii zal naar verwachting begin 2020 in geselecteerde landen worden geintroduceerd. Neopan 400 professional film camera pdf manual download.
Im intending to use them with diafine, which means exposing at iso 200 and 640 respectively. Neopan acros 100 had always been one of my favourite film stocks, right up until it was discontinued about two years ago. Comparing fujifilm neopan 100 acros ii to original acros. Fuji neopan 100 acros is an orthopanchromatic black and white film stock that features excellent processing characteristics, improved reciprocity characteristics, and outstanding sharpness. Pdf downloads single unboxed rolls, film labeled with the expiration date and batch number.
Neopan 100 acros ii is a medium speed, ultrahighimage quality blackandwhite negative film and features the worlds highest standard in grain quality among iso 100 films. I want to use fujifilm neopan 100 acros with long pinhole exposures. Fujifilm neopan 100 acros black and white negative film. Thanks to growing demand, fujifilm is bringing it back in the form of neopan 100 acros ii. Discussion in black and white started by photo5, jul 7, 2010.
See more ideas about fuji, photography and medium format photography. Theyre available here in japan now but should be trickling out to the rest of the world soon in q1 2020. After fujifilm officially discontinued their neopan 100 acros film, the company decided to bring back to life version ii of the photographic film neopan 100 acros ii is anticipated to launch in u. This is a low grain black and white film with great contrast. A musthave for street photography 3 11 share tweet. At the time of this shoot a few months back, i had only just acquired this lens and wanted to test its capabilities. Neopan 100 acros ii is fujifilm professionals newest addition to its blackandwhite family of films. Neopan acros 100 ii, a traditional silver halide black and white film relaunched in 2019 and currently sold in japan launch expected spring 2020 in other markets and neopan 400cn, a c41 process. Fujifilm neopan 100 acros black and white negative film 120. Fuji is bringing back the neopan 100 acros film photo rumors. Aug 22, 2014 acros is more in the vein of tmax 100 hightech tablet grains, finegrained and sharp, but somewhat highstrung as to exposure and processing leeway. The same film and the same day at the playground in sai kung. Fujifilm neopan 100 acros ii film as digital photography grew, analog photography waned, leading to the discontinuation of many beloved films, fujifilms acros among them. Acros 100 was contrasty, rendering rich blacks and accentuating the dramatic and the moody in photographs.
I would test a box of each, i think you would not go wrong with either film. Fuji neopan 100 acros is a medium speed, ultrahighimage quality black and white negative film and features the worlds highest standard in grain quality among iso 100 films. I received two 100ft cans of legacy pro 100 today, and two of the 400, which are generally reckoned to be acros 100 and neopan 400. Discussing fujifilm neopan acros 100 in c41 process. It often has a moodier look and strong blacks, especially if underexposed, but for a more clean and classic look rate it at 100 and meter for the highlights. Between iso 50 to 400 depending on developer more info. View and download fujifilm neopan 400 professional datasheet online. Neopan 100 acros film further develops fujifilms existing sigma crystal technology and super uniform finegrain technology by greatly increasing the amount of light captured by the film grains and more effectively. For the majority of this roll of film, i used the canon fd 35mm.
Fujifilm neopan 100 acros bw film, 35mm, 36 exposure. I am excited to do some printing next week am taking a darkroom lab. Although im still waiting to be able to shoot a sidebyside with the old and new 35mm versions, i made a firstpass on 120 the weekend just gone. Fuji neopan acros 100 is one of my favourite black and white films. Neopan 100 acros achieves the finest granularity for a 100 iso blackandwhite film due to fujifilms super finegrain technology. Neopan 100 acros is a medium speed, ultrahighimage quality blackandwhite negative film and features the worlds highest standard in grain quality among iso 100 films. You can change your language preferences any time you like just select your language from the dropdown list. Fuji neopan acros is a mediumspeed orthopanchromatic black and white negative film with a nominal sensitivity of iso 10021. A professionalgrade film of the highest caliber, acros produces imaged rich in tone, texture, detail, and. With all this new film on hand, the only reasonable thing to do is a sidebyside of acros and acros ii in both formats.
In april 2018, fujifilm announced it was discontinuing its muchloved acros 100 film stock. In fact its characteristic curve is steepest in the range from around zones ixxii in zone system parlance. Neopan 100 acros is medium speed, ultrahighimage quality blackandwhite negative film and featuring the worlds highest standard in grain quality among iso 100 films. Neopan acros 100 ii, a traditional silver halide black and white film relaunched in 2019 and currently sold in japan launch expected spring 2020 in other markets and neopan 400cn, a c41 process chromogenic film which is only sold. Neopan 100 acros ii employs fujifilms proprietary super fine. Fujifilm neopan acros 100 fujifilm neopan 400 fomapan 100 fomapan 200 ilford delta 100 ilford delta 400 ilford delta 3200 ilford fp4 ilford hp5 plus ilford pan 400 ilford pan f 50 ilford xp2 super kentmere 100 kodak plusx 125 kodak tmax 100 kodak tmax 400 kodak trix 400 lomo earl grey 100 lucky new shd 100 rollei retro 80s rollei retro 400s. Neopan is a family of blackandwhite films from japanese manufacturer fujifilm for both professional and amateur use.
Fuji neopan acros is, for most photographers, one of the most respected and loved films. Dec 04, 2015 fuji neopan acros is, for most photographers, one of the most respected and loved films. It is a fine grained iso 100 film similar to kodak tmax or ilford delta, but why i like fuji acros so much is its excellent low reciprocity failure characteristics, making it superb for long exposures. Unlike hc110 which tends to blow out the highlights with tmx. These features, along with many others, made the film grow quite popular throughout the film industry over the years and it will be unfortunate to see the.
Old neopan 100 acros had a resolution up to at least 200 linesmm somebody will correct me but if i understand it correctly, it is 200 line pairs a white and black one so the theoretical resolution of 35mm film is 9600 by 14400 400x24 by 400x36 8mp and if i have the. Fuji neopan acros 100 120 medium format film single roll excl. According to petapixel, the neopan 100 acros ii will feature a new technology called super fine which happens to offer better fine grain, sharpness and a threedimensional gradation compared with the original neopan 100 acros film. You are not seeing newlyproduced stock of neopanacros 100. Fujifilm neopan acros ii film has a super high image quality with worldclass graininess. My affair with the fuji line of black and white films started a couple of years ago, when shooting neopan acros 400 in my pentax spotmatic. Recently however, i have found that tmx, fuji acros and delta 100 sing in ilford ddx 1. Fujifilm neopan 100 acros ii announced dyxum page 1. As scanning is so time consuming, i have been using the lab for bw development recently and this has been a mistake. What is old is new again with the neopan 100 acros ii blackandwhite film.
I had recently had my appendix out, and as a result i was unable to swim, giving me lots of time to make photographs. Featuresfinest grain quality iso 100 blackandwhite film. It features a medium speed nominal sensitivity of iso 10021 when developed in standard black and white chemistry and exhibits a broad tonal range with a super fine grain structure and high sharpness. Neopan ss 5 l fujifilm data sheet 3 2 stop bath for the stop bath a 1. These images were shot with a hasselblad 501c, cf 801. Fujifilm confirms release date for neopan 100 acros ii. Fujifilm neopan 100 acros black and white negative 16326016v1. Fujifilm neopan 100 acros black and white film user. Processing fuji neopan acros 100 message 5965 by n80. Im trying my hand at processing again after a 5 year hiatus.
Fuji neopan acros 100 exposure and development cheat sheet. Ilford delta 100 in my experience falls between the two delta grain technology that splits the difference between tmaxs precision and pickiness and fp4s latitude and softness. Tokyo, november, 2019 fujifilm corporation president. Acros 100 likes a lot of light, but it does handle pushing well for a more contrasty look. I must say that i am quite thrilled with the sharpness and overall image quality. Make offer fujifilm neopan acros 100 120 propack black and white film 5 roll box exp. Massive dev chart film development, film developing database. The 120 film delivers consistently beautiful negatives, razorsharp and rendering a complete range of tones, especially when i pull the processing a bit i usually shoot it at 80, then knock 1020% off of the development times, depending on conditions. I was lucky enough to have two rolls of fuji acros 100 sent to be by a subscriber and instagramer to try out. Like kodaks tmax films, acros 100 was eminently pushable, and its grain is so fine. Fujifilm neopan acros 100 iso 120 size single roll unboxed.
Since im scanning the negatives rather than wet printing i dont mind if they come out looking a bit flat. Film developer dilution asaiso 35mm 120 sheet temp notes. Mar 21, 20 these images were shot with a hasselblad 501c, cf 801. I have traditionally used ilford ddx developer but when i looked up acros in the ilford data sheets it looks like none of its developers will work with acros exposed at iso 100. Fuji professional film data guide pdf neopan 100 acros is fujifilm professionals newest addition to its blackandwhite family of films. So this is my favourite bw film fuji acros neopan 100 with lola posing after tumbling off her scooter. Fujifilm neopan 100 acros ii is back from dead people.
I adjusted the time instead of cooling the chems 2degrees. First time shooting a roll of fujifilmrip neopan acros 100 pushing it to 400 for really deep contrast shot through a canon canonet 28. Description neopan 100 acros is fujifilm professionals newest addition to its blackandwhite family of films. Fujifilm discontinued the sale of blackandwhite film in april of 2018. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. My choice of film to capture all these is fuji neopan acros 100. Apr 27, 2015 fuji neopan acros 100 is best for high contrast prints that reflect only part of the reality, not the whole scene starting from shadows up to white clouds on the blue sky. Fuji neopan 100 acros is a medium speed, ultrahighimage quality black and white negative film and features the worlds highest standard in grain quality among iso 100 films features. Finest grain quality iso 100 blackandwhite filmexcellent processing characteristicsrich gradation and outstanding sharpnesswide range of photographic applicationsavailable in 35mm and 120 formatsneopan 100 acros is fujifilms professional newest addition to its blackandwhite family of films. Ive got a roll of exposed fuji acros that id like to process at home. Fuji neopan acros 100 35mm trending recent popular. It will be made available in two different formats 35mm and 120 medium format.
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