More Agfa Confusion [Archive]

bob100684

12-31-2009, 12:13 AM

http://reviews.photographyreview.com/blog/agfa-film-re-introduced-in-north-america/2/

Langenfeld, Germany - December 16, 2009 - Lupus Imaging & Media - worldwide license partner of the AgfaPhoto Holding GmbH for several analogue photographic products - today announced that it has selected Ferrania USA, Inc. as its exclusive North American distributor of AgfaPhoto branded Films, Ready-to-Use Cameras, Analogue Cameras and Battery Products . Ferrania USA will stock and distribute the product lines through its offices and distribution center located in Weatherford, Oklahoma.

I wonder who's actually making the film.

Craig Swensson

12-31-2009, 12:23 AM

ah. maybe it is already made? old stock? just thinking

bob100684

12-31-2009, 12:26 AM

ah. maybe it is already made? old stock? just thinking

Maybe? It's odd that they'd make these arraingements now though when the last of it is set to expire in what a year?

Craig Swensson

12-31-2009, 12:39 AM

Threre has been endless discussion over at RFF on this, if i remember correctly, nowhere in the press release does it say `new production of film'.It actually got a bit heated over there as it does.
Expiry date would depend on storage , yes? I imagine that Agfa would have had sophisticated storage setup.

elekm

12-31-2009, 08:03 AM

I wrote to them and asked, and the reply was that the color film was new production. They didn't comment on the b/w, so that leaves me to believe that it's old stock.

Regarding future production of b/w film when that stock is sold off: I suppose we'll learn about that when it happens.

AgX

12-31-2009, 09:07 AM

The director of AgfaPhoto Holding recently indicated in an Interview that they are busy with make belief.

PHOTOTONE

12-31-2009, 12:20 PM

If it is "new production" then it would probably be sourced from Fuji or Ferrania. Fuji already does private label color negative films.

cmo

01-01-2010, 03:53 PM

The director of AgfaPhoto Holding recently indicated in an Interview that they are busy with make belief.

Sharp tongues say the whole management buyout that created AgfaPhoto GmbH was just a big disgraceful mess that was staged to save severance payments to the employees by Agfa-Gevaert N.V... that was world class make believe.

Ian Grant

01-01-2010, 04:06 PM

Sounds just like Rollei (not the camera part) all over again, just buying the trade name. It's a big con.

Ian