Emmanuel BIGLER
9-May-2006, 03:01
I recently read two independant news about the continuation of some B&W AgfaPhoto products, namely Scala B&W slide film and Agfa B&W paper.
The question was raised here, so what I heve read is interesting
www.largeformatphotography.info/lfforum/topic/497302.html (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/lfforum/topic/497302.html)
www.largeformatphotography.info/lfforum/topic/500418.html (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/lfforum/topic/500418.html)
1/ about Scala Film : the French magazine « Le Photographe », issue #1460 may 2006, mentions in an article by Marc Bruhat (about the future of B&W fine art printing labs in France), that Agfa Scala films might be manufactured by Foma in the near future. In the article, there is an inteview of the boss of one of the Parisian labs, the Dupon lab which has recently acquired the Arka lab, the french Scala specialist lab. Not only Arka has a good stock including 8x10" Scala sheet film, but a solution is supposed to be found for continued supply from Foma. No details are given, so this is to be confirmed.
2/ about AgfaPhoto B&W paper : the German magazine "Fotoforum" issue #3/2006 (May-June) presents a comparative chart of replacement products for AgfaPhoto products.
AgfaPhoto B&W paper either RC or baryt (Multicontrast Classic® 111 and 118) are supposed to be continued by Maco-Hamburg. the German text says : " weiterhin lieferbar von Maco " which means : continuation of the product, not an ersatz. Again this is to be confirmed and tested.
Incidentally, the German Fotoforum magazine confirms that Rollei Retro 100 and 400 B&W films are the continuation of Agfa APX films by Maco, however I doubt that a supply of his film in 4x5" sheets or larger is available nor even in preparation (only 120 and 135 are mentioned on Maco's web site www.mahn.net (http://www.mahn.net))
The question was raised here, so what I heve read is interesting
www.largeformatphotography.info/lfforum/topic/497302.html (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/lfforum/topic/497302.html)
www.largeformatphotography.info/lfforum/topic/500418.html (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/lfforum/topic/500418.html)
1/ about Scala Film : the French magazine « Le Photographe », issue #1460 may 2006, mentions in an article by Marc Bruhat (about the future of B&W fine art printing labs in France), that Agfa Scala films might be manufactured by Foma in the near future. In the article, there is an inteview of the boss of one of the Parisian labs, the Dupon lab which has recently acquired the Arka lab, the french Scala specialist lab. Not only Arka has a good stock including 8x10" Scala sheet film, but a solution is supposed to be found for continued supply from Foma. No details are given, so this is to be confirmed.
2/ about AgfaPhoto B&W paper : the German magazine "Fotoforum" issue #3/2006 (May-June) presents a comparative chart of replacement products for AgfaPhoto products.
AgfaPhoto B&W paper either RC or baryt (Multicontrast Classic® 111 and 118) are supposed to be continued by Maco-Hamburg. the German text says : " weiterhin lieferbar von Maco " which means : continuation of the product, not an ersatz. Again this is to be confirmed and tested.
Incidentally, the German Fotoforum magazine confirms that Rollei Retro 100 and 400 B&W films are the continuation of Agfa APX films by Maco, however I doubt that a supply of his film in 4x5" sheets or larger is available nor even in preparation (only 120 and 135 are mentioned on Maco's web site www.mahn.net (http://www.mahn.net))