[Leica] Coming soon: Leica Monopan 50 – the new black and white 35mm film from Leica

[Marty Deveney]

There just are not that many coating lines anymore.  Some of the
information available says that this Leica film is superpanchromatic and 50
ISO.  We know that Ilford do not rebrand their own films, but that they do
manufacture film for other companies/marketers (check where current Agfa
APX 100 and 400, or Fuji Neopan Acros II are made).  But that would mean
that it is completely new.  Agfa-Gaevert in Belgium (different company to
Agfa Leverkusen in Germany which closed in 2005, always was) makes Agfa
Aviphot Pan 80 and it could be that.  But the film that best meets the
criteria is Adox HR-50: this is Aviphot 80 modified to enhance its utility
for photographic use by Adox, whose CEO is Mirko Böddecker.  HR-50 is
different enough in use that it may as well be a different film to Aviphot
80.

On Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Or Eastern European?
>
>
> Frank Filippone
> BMWRed735i at Gmail.com
>
> On 6/16/2025 8:37 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> > The real question is whether it is Agfapan 50 or an Ilford product.
> >
> > Don
> > don.dory at gmail.com
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 16, 2025, 1:27 PM Frank Filippone via LUG<
> lug at leica-users.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> https://leicarumors.com/2025/06/16/coming-soon-leica-monopan-50-the-new-black-and-white-35mm-film-from-leica.aspx/#more-102277
> >>
> >> I thought the S cameras and designing their own Sensor Chips were
> >> ridiculous to make (financial and commercial success), this one tops
> even
> >> those
> >> ideas......
> >>
> >> What is next?  Leica-Tol Developer?  Leica B+W branded paper?
> >>
> >> Frank Filippone
> >> BMWRed735i at Gmail.com
> >>
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