Fujifilm Acros II announced

[Calzone]

I only have a stockpile of 120 Acros. My 135 Acros is down to the last roll.

In the meantime I loaded up with FP4 which turned out alright, but the new Acros II has me excited.

Thank you Fuji.

Cal

 

[GarageBoy]

I'll take acros ii - I know some people don't like it's "poor" tonality- but I love the contrast in broad daylight shots - so steely

Now provia 400x is a loooong shot, and will probably cost $25 a roll, but I still want some more

 

[shimokita]

I recently spoke to the manager of a local Fujifilm shop here in Tokyo... he has no information on a possible ship date of Acros II... he mentioned that they don't get any advance notice so he's checking the Fujifilm official web site for any information... he's waiting for the film as well ; )

 

[james.liam]

Acros was good film, especially when rebranded by Freestyle.

What does re-branding do to make it "especially" superior?

 

[znapper]

What does re-branding do to make it "especially" superior?

Price........
And that was probably the factor that kills most films,

people feeling it is expensive.

 

[RObert Budding]

Excellent news. Now if they would just resurrect Neopan 1600 . . .

 

[SimonSawSunlight]

great. now wake me up when neopan 400 II comes along. 😉

 

[Ted Striker]

Still no sign of Acros.

 

[dourbalistar]

Will be released on November 22! 😀
https://emulsive.org/articles/fujif...hipping-november-22nd-in-35mm-and-120-formats
https://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm...shipping-november-22-in-35mm-and-120-formats/

 

[HHPhoto]

Will be released on November 22! 😀
https://emulsive.org/articles/fujif...hipping-november-22nd-in-35mm-and-120-formats
https://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm...shipping-november-22-in-35mm-and-120-formats/

Yes, here is the original release statement from Fujifilm:
https://www.fujifilm.co.jp/corporate/news/articleffnr_1489.html

I am looking for shooting my first rolls of this film, comparing it to Acros I.

Cheers, Jan

 

[dourbalistar]

Here is the Fujifilm USA press release. Looks like Japan will get the initial release, with other international markets to follow in early 2020:

After the initial launch of ACROS II in Japan, Fujifilm anticipates introduction of the black-and-white film in select overseas markets, including the U.S., by early 2020.

https://www.fujifilmusa.com/press/news/display_news?newsID=881726

 

[Prest_400]

Fujifilm Acros II announced

I was having some late night IG story round and, yes, Acros is out in Japan. There's an interesting surprise.
If it is true, rather amusing. Harman does custom coating, but it makes it feel much further away from the original Acros and closer to Delta. Let's see the results of people as they come.

 

[gavinlg]

^ came here to post this.

What I want to know is if this is a rebadged or retuned Ilford OEM film, or if ilford/harman is simply coating it, or if they're manufacturing it to fujifilms recipe.

Interesting times.

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Wut? That’ll set the cat among the pigeons.

 

[shimokita]

Machine translation from Fujifilm Japan:

Neopan 100 ACROS II "has excellent reciprocity failure characteristics, so there is very little reduction in sensitivity due to low-light long-time exposure, and it is especially effective for long-time photography such as architectural photography and night scenes."

Datasheet in Japanese:

https://fujifilm.jp/support/filmandcamera/download/pack/pdf/datasheet/ff_neopan100acros2_135_001.pdf

Edit: machine translation from the Japanese Datasheet

Reciprocity failure characteristics
If the shutter speed is shorter than 120 seconds, you do not need to make corrections. If the shutter speed is longer than 120 seconds, make the following corrections.
_______
Exposure time (seconds).
120-1000 - 1/2 aperture open

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

I was having some late night IG story round and, yes, Acros is out in Japan. There's an interesting surprise.
If it is true, rather amusing. Harman does custom coating, but it makes it feel much further away from the original Acros and closer to Delta. Let's see the results of people as they come.

I quite like Delta 100, but the suggested reciprocity times for Acros II are consistent with the original, and that is nothing like the Delta 100 reciprocity curve (or to be more accurate, as with any other Ilford film, cliff).

 

[james.liam]

I still have several rolls of Acros in the freezer and would love to shoot them side-by-side.

 

[brbo]

Who saw that coming?! Certainly not the extremely well connected experts on everything about film here.

Could outsourcing Acros II production reflect the Fuji's position on "film renaissance" longevity? Is this for Japan release only or will the worldwide rollout of Acros 100II also be produced by Ilford?

But, hey, if Ilford can make Acros 100 II, maybe Neopan 400/1600 II are possible, too?

(I still hope this is just a photoshop joke)

 

[Skiff]

Edit: machine translation from the Japanese Datasheet

Reciprocity failure characteristics
If the shutter speed is shorter than 120 seconds, you do not need to make corrections. If the shutter speed is longer than 120 seconds, make the following corrections.
_______
Exposure time (seconds).
120-1000 - 1/2 aperture open

Then it is really an original Fujifilm Acros emulsion.
Because none of the Ilford films has anything close to that unique characteristic.
Looks like Fujifilm is making the emulsion by themselves and shipping it for coating and converting to Harman technology. Shipping of emulsion is no problem.
But the emulsion must be designed for adaption of the (new) coating machine.
FilmoTec is doing that for years: Making the emulsion inhouse and shipping it then to partners for coating.

 

[brbo]

The question(s) remain. Why? Is this a permanent arrangement?