Developing Agfapan APX Films

I just purchased a few rolls of Agfapan APX 400 film. (Mostly because it was on sale at about 30% less than T-Max 400.) I've never used this particular film before. Does anyone have any specific suggestions about developers, times, pushability, etc?

I have used Tetenal ultrafine for 100 and 25 that worked fine for me, it should work for 400 as well. its a very finegrained film with nice tones

I would like a little more contrast. but the detailes in shadow and light areas are so fine, that I put up with it.

With ultrafine, you can not push nor pull.

Try it. The times recomended is all right.

I recently shot some APX 25, 100 and 400.

I processed in dilute Xtol.

 

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APX400 impressed me as being a very decent

film; sharp, finer grain than Tri-X but not

not as good as TMax400 in either department,

and not as good as HP5+ in terms of grain.

 

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APX100 is a nice medium speed film, probably

better than Plus-X in grain, sharpness and

tonality, but not close to TMax100.

 

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APX25, ahh, talk about the classic fine-grain

look, albeit with a pronounced shoulder that

flattens highlight contrast. I usually prefer

a straight-line look but APX25 can be pretty

cool when used on skin in hard light - have a

look at http://www.source.net/dana/photo.html

for 'Velvet', shot on APX25 135 for an example.

 

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Dana K6JQ

Dana@Source.Net

Always use Rodinal.

APX 100 is, without doubt, the best; I'd die a happy man if the only film available was classic APX 100, but I'd miss TriX (1970).

The Agfaphoto APX films currently available are a different formula than the earlier Agfa APX and require different development times.

B&W Film Developing Times | The Massive Dev Chart

There was a major change to APX400 in the last few years. I could look up the batch number when the new dev times were announced in a few days time if that's of any help.

Kodak also seems to like to change films, with almost the same name, and different development times.

The last of the Afga film made before Afga Gavaert closed the photography division was sold off in 2005 or 2006, it is labled Agfapan APX.

The Agfa film made by license from Agfa Photo, the reresucted company, is labled Agfaphoto APX.

These are easier to distinguish than Kodak films.

Agfa Photo is also responcible for the reintroduction of Rodinal.

Yes, don't get "Kodak Professional T-Max" and "Kodak T-Max Professional" confused.

 

http://125px.com/docs/film/kodak/f32-TMAX.pdf