Anyone ever use?

<p>Has anyone ever used AGFA color negative film in iso 100, 400 or 800? Is it worth checking out?</p>

<p>In the old days I shot it on occasion. Back then it was considerably grainier than Kodak equivalents and had a rather 'brownish' tone (tho' not so much as Ansco, its one-time stable companion).</p>

<p>The most recent I've used was old 'found film' and I found it a very attractive sharp film with wonderful rich blues.</p>

<p>You'll never know unless you try .. I did not care for the color palate of Agfa 100 and since it was so long ago I doubt that I can exactly remember what I thought about the grain. I seem to remember the "brownish mild sepia tone" ... too .. I do of course like Kodak Ektar 100 .. very satisfied with the Kodak offering for people and landscapes. </p>

<p>About 10 years ago, I shoot several rolls of Agfa HDC 200 because it was cheap. The colours were quite good - a little bit to the warm side ('brownish' just like JDM von Weinberg says). At that time I prefered Fuji Superia.<br>

Later I moved on to Agfa Optima Prestige II 100, and that film became my favorite for a short time. The colours were heavy saturated and well suited for landscape photography ('greens' were very good). For a 100 speed film it was grainy! Difficult to find the right colour balance for some labs.<br>

My favorite Agfa was 'Portrait 160'. I was looking for a film with a 'vintage' look; low saturation and low contrast. It did not look like Kodak Portra - it was unique, and I wish I bought more of it at the time.<br>

Now I shoot some expired 'Agfacolor 200' (12/2007) I found in a German Internet shop. They are excellent. Most of the time I shoot Kodak Farbwelt 100, because I like warm colours.<br>

<img src="http://www.frispor.dk/BW/ODvinter02.JPG" alt="" width="600" height="400" /><br>

Agfacolor 200 (expired 12/2007), exposed 03/2010</p>

<p>Sometimes I am genuinely surprised at the color quality of expired film. Kinda makes ya wonder who's fooling who. By the way that is a great photo.</p>