Resurrection of some former Agfa products

[CRhymer]

Email sent.
Cheers,
Clarence

[SAShruby]

I would be interested as well.

[big_ben_blue]

Another email sent :-) .

Grüße,
Chris

[Richard Mendales]

According to my reading of the German sources, they are planning to release APX in 35mm, 120, and sheet film (sizes unspecified) sometime in Autumn, 2008, and they may follow up with the 25 speed film. Apparently, they already have on hand some supplies of partially finished materials in storage since the Agfa bankruptcy began, and are preparing to complete the fabrication. It's great news, since I will have run through my store of APX by then.

[braxus]

I'm confused. I understand the 100 and 400 speed films will come back, but I was told there is no possible way to bring back APX 25. Even Agfa said this. Mirko- can you confirm that APX 25 is also on the list?

[jsouther]

Email sent! Many thanks!!!

[Aurelien]

Braxus, I remember APX 25 was discontinued because of the expensiveness of its production, and because of the hard way of coating. I'm not sure, but in my opinion, the best way would be a production by another film maker, like ilford. It would be better for them to buy APX25 recipe, than making a new delta 25.

[ADOX Fotoimpex]

Thank you all for this great support.

This really gives us a push after the months of hard work on MCC.
I will answer all emails over the next week.

As far as MCC/MCP is concerned I can CONFIRM that we are almost there.
I have samples in my hands and they have prooven good, scaling it to the next machine size is not a big obstacle anymore.

As far as films are concerned you need to understand that we have invested in a research project whos intention is to recreate films which will in the end show characteristics and parameters very comparable to those films formerly sold as APX.

I can´t say this in a different way and also this is pretty much what we are doing. We are using original equipment and process control.
In the fall I hopefully have some real film to test and then after this I can be more specific on this issue.

Until then all I can CONFIRM is: we want to do it and we are working on it.

If Agfa once said things like: "APX 25 can´t be made anymore" this should actually be read as: "APX 25 can´t be made anymore in a way it seems lucrative for us".
Ofcourse they could have made it again. They could make 14 layer coating and ultra high colour saturation colour films. They could have made anything if they wanted to including tabular grain high speed films. It is just a matter of comparing costs against expected return on investment and WANTING do go for it.

This basic law of economic applies to our venture the same way. But there is a "small" difference on the cost side and I think I don´t have to convince you that our will is there.

Best regards,

Mirko

[Krockmitaine]

Hello Mirko,

I'm following this thread with interest and wish you good luck with your project. I would have subscribe to test the paper but since I don't have a darkroom here, I will let it go to someone who has the equipment. I keep my fingers crossed that once I have the equipment, I will be able to print with your papers.

Marc

[terri]

Another email sent.

Thanks so much for giving us the chance to play with the new papers, Mirko. As you can see you have generated quite a bit of excitement already!