Re: agfa APX-S

[Eckhard Stephan <eckhard.stephan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike Perkowitz wrote:
> 
> accordign to their web page, agfa has a "surveillance film" APX-S which
> has extended red sensitivty and is available in ISO 200 and 400 (but isnt
> available in all countries). has anyone used this? 

I am just doing my first test exposures with APX-200 S. It's quite hard
to get that film - even in Germany...

> is it like ilford sfx?

>From what I have seen so far I can say that pictures taken through a
Wratten #25 look very, very similar to SFX. I haven't tried darker
filters like Wratten #88 yet...
There is a slight difference in the spectral sensitivity: While SFX is
only sensitive to wavelenghts under 740 nm, APX-200 S goes up to 775 nm.
This might lead to different results with darker filters...(?)

> (which i dont really like). 

Yep. In general, I don't like those soft, rather grainy extended red
sensitivity films either. However, I got some nice pictures of sunny
summer landscapes on SFX. Probably it is also a good film for "romantic"
portrait photography... 

> is it available in the US?

????? 

Greetings, Eckhard


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