Agfa Ultra 50 on ebay!!

[Brad Bireley]

Wish I had a case of it stashed! Was it really that good?



http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:US:11&Item=280125687942

 

[zuikologist]

For $20 per roll it should be miraculous.

I still have some rolls somewhere - great saturation, just don't use it for portraits!

 

[drewbarb]

... great saturation, just don't use it for portraits!

Man, no joke. This is great film, one of the best neg films of all time. I have a brick of 35mm still in the freezer, and a few rolls of 120 left. I use it more and more sparingly for the subjects it will really shine with. I shot a roll in Central Park a few years ago when Christo had "The Gates" up- all those orange sheets in the wind looked better on Ultra 50 than they did in real life.

 

[jan normandale]

how about putting some images into this thread.. I've never used it nor seen shots where there was a clear attribution to this film by actual users not the promotional literature or images by pros.

 

[ywenz]

WOW

http://www.trekearth.com/photos.php?cat=film&id=93

Can't someone else replicate the same formula? Or you'd think AGFA would be smart enough to sell the formula before going belly up?

 

[Brad Bireley]

WOW

http://www.trekearth.com/photos.php?cat=film&id=93

Can't someone else replicate the same formula? Or you'd think AGFA would be smart enough to sell the formula before going belly up?

WOW on your photos!

 

[rich815]

I shot it some in the late 80's and it was pretty nice. Sort of the Vevia of color neg film. A bit too contrasty for my tastes and sometimes the colors were way too funky. It was never a great seller as it was slow and quite specialized in color. It's really nothing you cannot duplicate in PS these days (but start with more realistic colors and less contrast).

 

[jan normandale]

Based on the link from Ywenz

Pretty saturated on the darks and reds. The greens pop too. I like this as a specialized film

 

[bmattock]

Agfa Ultra 50 was ultra-saturated - too saturated. The colors were so vibrant, they just about assaulted your eyes. Looked like a clown car exploded.

 

[sepiareverb]

Now that's an expensive few shots. $120 for 5 rolls of 120? I'm a big fan of this film, but yikes. Wish I had some of it in 135 next to the stash of Ultra 100 in the freezer!

 

[raid]

I have been burning such film in 120 format. I had no clue that it is that expensive these days. I may still have quite a few rolls left in the freezer. This reminds me of when I burned all rolls I had left in Agfapan 25 during a two day trip to New Orleans!


Raid

 

[bmattock]

If you're saving film for a rainy day, look outside. It's raining.

 

[nikon_sam]

I shot alot of this film years ago...yes it is saturated with color...I don't remember what it cost back then but it was nowhere near $20 a roll...If I recall there were three different ASA's with the 50 being the most saturated...Don't remember the other two names for the other ASA's...Anyone???