Rollei film

[terry_mcmanus3]

I just came from B&H on line and they are advertising something called Rollei

(b&w) film. This of course suggests Rolleiflex, which in turn suggests high

quality, etc.

 

Does anybody out there know anything about it and what would you suggest as a

developer?

 

Thanks

 

Terry

[charles_stobbs3]

On the "film and processing" page do a search for rollei film, plenty of info.

[gene_e._mccluney]

MACCO has the marketing rights to use the Rollei name on film products. MACCO

sources these products from various manufacturers, such as Filmotec and Agfa Gevaert

(Belgium). The Rollei Retro films are actually made from master rolls purchased from Agfa

Germany after they closed, and are identical to APX-100 and APX-400. For these you can

use the published Agfa processing times for APX-100 and APX-400, however I am sure

processing instructions are packed with the film you order.

 

McCluney Photo

[leicaglow]

Gene, I thought Rollei was actually Macco film. Also, with the demise of Agfa, will they stop making the Rollei film do you think, or will they source it from another vendor?

[Fotohuis RoVo]

Maco (Hamburg-Stapelfeld) is working under the brand name Rollei.

Nice films, partial made by Gevaert in Belgium and Filmotec in Wolfen (Germany, former OrWo).

Here you will find the lastest development info:

http://www.fotohuisrovo.nl/documentatie/Development_Rollei%20films.pdf

 

The only existing films (not own production) are the Retro 100/400 films which are in fact APX100/400 emulsions from the latest Agfa production run 2005. Very suitable in Agfa Rodinal, at the moment produced in Vaihingen/Enz by A&O on the former Agfa chemical plant. Maco is doing the export for A&O oversea.

Here is their latest Rodinal info data sheet (2007):

http://www.fotohuisrovo.nl/documentatie/Rodinal.pdf

 

On our web site you will find all Rollei data sheets.

 

Best regards,

 

Robert

 

Rollei/Maco dealer for the Netherlands.

http://www.FotohuisRoVo.nl

http://www.FotohuisRoVo.com

http://www.FotohuisRoVo.eu

 

http://shop.fotohuisrovo.nl/specials.php?osCsid=5d55fe1654d90715e4a43bc57567dfa5

[tlr]

If Retro 100/400 films are APX100/400, why the developing times in Rodinal are so different?

[Fotohuis RoVo]

Here is the Rodinal table from Agfa around 1999.

The times are refering to APX100 and APX400 before 2003 when the emulsion was changed. Same is valid for the Delta times which emulsion was also changed by Ilford later. The Fuji Acros 100 is even not mentioned in this table.

 

Later on the Agfa APX100/400 emulsion changed in 2003. In 2005 Agfa was NOT able to reproduce their emulsion in exactly the same way. Production APX end 2005 had to be reworked by Agfa to meet it's specification. All Retro emulsions are based on the 35mm original material. So also the 120 roll film is based on that material which was different before 2003 on clearer base. The more grey base of the 35mm APX version has to do to prevent the "light piping effect" to the 35mm cassette.

Rollei/Maco bought the whole rest stock from Agfa en let made elsewhere the 120 roll film material of the same batch.

 

http://www.aphog.de/downloads/agfa/Rodinal.pdf

 

In principle they could reproduce the APX films in their former R&D location Mortsel Belgium by Gevaert, the former R&D lab for Agfa. Rollei is making in this small plant their Rollei 820/400 I.R. film, the Rollei Pro (C41) scanfilm, the new Rollei RSD (slide film, based on microfilm technology) and their latest I.R. film, based on APX100 (so E.I. 100) with extended sensitivity till approx. 820nm/850nm. This new I.R. film will be available in a few months on the market and is in fact the successor of the previous Maco I.R.820C film, made by Efke in Croatia on Efke 100 technology with extended I.R. ability.

I am sure this patentet film technology from Maco is now executed by Gevaert to close the last gap in their film business.

 

Quite nice to see a revival of more I.R. films at the moment.

 

Best regards,

 

Robert

[david_schwartz6]

"The only existing films (not own production) are the Retro 100/400 films which are in fact APX100/400 emulsions from the latest Agfa production run 2005."

 

??? I have just bought something called R3, which does not appear to be anything like Retro.