Working with Fuji Neopan ACROS 100 II
Apr 4, 2024 10:05:52 #
Neopan was originally a family of black-and-white films from Japanese manufacturer Fujifilm. Now in 2024, only one film remains: Neopan ACROS 100 II, a traditional silver halide black and white film re-launched in 2019 and currently sold worldwide.
Buckingham Fountain by Paul Sager, on Flickr
There are very few B&W ISO-100 films left in the market. The older ACROS was discontinued in April 2018, then just over a year later in June 2019, Fujifilm announced the return of the updated Neopan ACROS 100 II.
Buckingham Fountain
All images shared in this post were captured in Chicago, in June 2022.
Cloudgate
Online reviews of the older and this newer Acros film indicate not much of a change. The film is considered easy to develop and v II features a thicker, easier-to-scan film base. Fuji says Acros II uses “Fine-Sigma Grain Technology”. This is assumed to be a tabular grain, similar to Kodak T-MAX and Ilford Delta films.
Chicago Skyline
Fuji's initial Neopan product was called Fujifilm Neopan 100 SS, released in 1959 and discontinued in 2011. I've only shot two of these 100SS rolls, both well after their expiration date.
Grant Park's North Rose Garden
Acros II is extremely fine grain with a wide tonal range. The film is an excellent choice for landscapes, macro, and fine art applications, anything where a lack of film grain is desired.
Buckingham Fountain
Being an orthopanchromatic emulsion, this film is considered an 'in-between' the modern panchromatic black and white films (which show a relatively consistent response to all visible light wavelengths) and orthochromatic films which aren’t sensitive to the red light.
Buckingham Fountain
Acros II is surprisingly expensive. B&H has 35mm 36-exposure rolls at $12.99 each. Ilford Delta 100 is only $1 cheaper per roll. Ilford FP4 125 is considered very similar to Acros II, a bit cheaper at $9.50 per roll.
Buckingham Fountain by Paul Sager, on Flickr
There are very few B&W ISO-100 films left in the market. The older ACROS was discontinued in April 2018, then just over a year later in June 2019, Fujifilm announced the return of the updated Neopan ACROS 100 II.
Buckingham Fountain
All images shared in this post were captured in Chicago, in June 2022.
Cloudgate
Online reviews of the older and this newer Acros film indicate not much of a change. The film is considered easy to develop and v II features a thicker, easier-to-scan film base. Fuji says Acros II uses “Fine-Sigma Grain Technology”. This is assumed to be a tabular grain, similar to Kodak T-MAX and Ilford Delta films.
Chicago Skyline
Fuji's initial Neopan product was called Fujifilm Neopan 100 SS, released in 1959 and discontinued in 2011. I've only shot two of these 100SS rolls, both well after their expiration date.
Grant Park's North Rose Garden
Acros II is extremely fine grain with a wide tonal range. The film is an excellent choice for landscapes, macro, and fine art applications, anything where a lack of film grain is desired.
Buckingham Fountain
Being an orthopanchromatic emulsion, this film is considered an 'in-between' the modern panchromatic black and white films (which show a relatively consistent response to all visible light wavelengths) and orthochromatic films which aren’t sensitive to the red light.
Buckingham Fountain
Acros II is surprisingly expensive. B&H has 35mm 36-exposure rolls at $12.99 each. Ilford Delta 100 is only $1 cheaper per roll. Ilford FP4 125 is considered very similar to Acros II, a bit cheaper at $9.50 per roll.
Apr 4, 2024 11:51:20 #
I remember paying just under $ 2 per roll for Fuji Press 400 (in 20 roll packages)! I used to buy 1000 - 2000 rolls at a time and got fantastic prices! Those were the days!
Apr 4, 2024 12:07:51 #
Apr 4, 2024 12:34:21 #
cjc2 wrote:
I remember paying just under $ 2 per roll for Fuji Press 400 (in 20 roll packages)! I used to buy 1000 - 2000 rolls at a time and got fantastic prices! Those were the days!
Thanks Chris. As I'm always saying ....
The only people shooting film in 2024 are fools, the idle rich and hipsters from Brooklyn.
Apr 4, 2024 12:34:35 #
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