Agfa APX 100 @ 400

[harrisonp]

I want to buy some Agfa APX 100 and shoot it at 400. I will develop it in 1:1

D-76 solution, because I dont have anything else. Anyone have any experience

with this? Any adverse effects of shooting it at 400? Or should the noticable

grain be the same as Agfa APX 400?

[harrisonp]

and T-Max 100 in the same conditions

[User_502260]

Neither film is very good for pushing. if you are after an artictic effect where contrast and grain are very high and shadow detail is very low then what you are contemplating should work. If you want more normal results then just get some 400 speed film and shoot that at 400. The grain with either 100 speed film, when it is pushed to 400, will be much worse than starting out with a good film which is rated at 400 to begin with. Agfa APX 400 is not a terribly fine grained 400 speed film. Tri-X, HP5+, Neopan 400 [Presto], Delta 400 and Kodak TMY all have finer grain. The problem is not with the D-76 but with the pushing.

[rustys pics]

Unless you absolutely cannot get your hands on a 400 speed film, this is a pointless task.

There are so many good 400 speed films out there to use instead which will give you better

results.

[gnashings]

I am with Russ here - why??? Is there a specific reason why you would do that? Especially with APX100... I like that film for some things, but its fine grain is not really its main appeal to say the least.

[harrisonp]

hahah the only reason is is that APX 100 is on sale at adorama and they dont seem to carry APX 400 anymore... i'll just keep it at 100 and buy some tri-x

[william_john_smith1]

B&H is selling APX 400 at $3.49 for a 36 ex. roll. I got 50 rolls last week.

[don_mckeith]

Why??????

 

fortunately,....(What?????) there is ,Dante Stella

 

http://www.dantestella.com/technical/tmx.html

[User_502260]

I don't know what the point of shooting a 100 speed film at 400 is if you are just looking to duplicate the look of a film often exposed at 1600. Tri-X or Neopan 400 exposed at 400 will have better shadow detail, finer grain and better controlled highlights.

[larrydressler]

There is alot of fresh date APX 400 in 100 feet reels on ebay Ultrafine has them as do others. Infact there is a ton of it out there plus +++++

 

I loved the gritty feel of the 400 but it could also be smooth depending on how I processed it. the 100 will not push more than 1 stop worth a dookie and that is in Diafine... I shoot it at 200-250 in Diafine and it is great the 400 in Diafine was 800-1000. In Acufine I got about 200-250 out of it and then it looked like 400 at 320-400.

 

I recently got my hands on alot of Tri-X so Even my HP5+ is sitting in the freezer.

 

Larry<div></div>

[don_mckeith]

Somebody asked why--I'm just linking to a possible answer--

 

TX @400 blown up 40X has more grain than this ---,at least in my world, but I'm not that good a chemist.

[larrydressler]

Here is an improved scan a little unsharp mask.<div></div>

[erik_hattrem]

This is TriX 400 in f/4,5 1/40 sec all ambient light.<div></div>

[cblkdog]

!- Why?

2- try developing in Dektol for grain