Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/13

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Subject: Re: Off topic: Agfa Ortho
From: c.blaue@bmsg.de
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 13:52:33 +0200
 
Garbutt, Robert <RGarbutt@ncrpexec.telstra.com.au> writes:

     > Oh dear!  Instead of my requested 10 rolls of APX25, a friend
     > travelling overseas has returned smiling with 10 neatly wrapped rolls
     > of Agfa Ortho.  Reportedly the salesperson said it was just as good as
     > APX25 but gave better contrast.

     > Has anyone ever attempted to use this film as a print film with close
     > to normal contrast?  Any recipes or experience with this sort of thing?
     > The data sheet only has instruction for a gamma of greater than 2.0.

Although I never tried myself, I read in a magazine that Agfa Ortho can be
developed in Tetenal Neofin Doku like Technical Pan in Technidol. That would
mean you can use it at lower gamma rates. I don't know if it is possible to
change it to a panchromatic film - I guess not.

christoph