APX-100 final batch?

[oscroft]

I'd thought the 12/2010 batch was the last ever batch of APX-100 - I have about 70 rolls left with that date.

But I just topped up with some more from a German supplier, and it's dated 05/2011.

Does anyone know for sure what the final batch was?

 

[Keith]

Isn't Rollei Retro 100 supposed to be virtually the same film ... or was it something else?

I read somewhere that the company that markets Rollei bought largish stocks of frozen sheets of emulsion that was APX 100 allowing them to cut it as 35mm or 120!

Rollei Retro 100 is a panchromatic sensitized Black & White film material with a high speed of ISO 100/22°. The film can be used as a general purpose photographic film suitable for all professional task. It has excellent sharpness and contrast as well as high edge sharpness.

The emulsion is coated on to a 95 micron cellulose triacetate base.

Rollei Retro 100 is equivalent in characteristics to Agfa APX 100 B&W film.

 

[bmattock]

I'd thought the 12/2010 batch was the last ever batch of APX-100 - I have about 70 rolls left with that date.

But I just topped up with some more from a German supplier, and it's dated 05/2011.

Does anyone know for sure what the final batch was?

The date is applied after they thaw out and cut/perf/spool/box new rolls from the frozen master rolls that were made before Agfa shut down. So the 'last batch' will the last of the master rolls, whenever that is. Until then, there will continue to be 'new rolls' that have expiration dates well into the future.

 

[oscroft]

Until then, there will continue to be 'new rolls' that have expiration dates well into the future

Ah, right - thanks.