I wonder if it is not re-badged Gigibit Film I read about a few years back.
It too was a German product.
Charlie
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:55 AM, tOM Trottier <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Modern slow speed films
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> Adox CMS 20.
> This film has the finest grain that I have seen over a long period of
> years.
> Even under the microscope at 100x magnification the grain is hardly
> visible. One needs to use a special developer, the Adotech 50, also
> available
> from Adox. But there are many pota type developers on the market that can
> be used. Originally Dr. Schleussner Company manufactured Adox films in
> Germany. For many years the films were unsurpassed for its resolving
> power and sharpness impression due to the acutance effects. But Kodak
> and Ilford introduced improved versions of their classical films and after
> Dupont acquired the Adox facilities, it was very quiet around Adox. Later
> the marque was sold to a company in the Eastern European area and EFKE
> became the label. This company used the original formula of the classical
> Adox films. I tested these films and them very good, but not so outstanding
> in comparison to the normal ISO100 films from Kodak and Ilford, that they
> could become the standard films to be used.
>
> Recently Fotoimpex in Germany has introduced a new series of Adox films
> of which the document film CMS 20 is quite interesting. The base is crystal
> clear and well suited to scanning if you do not want to work in the
> darkroom.
>
> First the workflow: the useable speed value is ISO16, which delivers well
> exposed negatives with excellent tonality and normal density. Of course the
> inherently steep characteristic curve limits the highlight densities and
> the
> workable subject contrast range is narrower than what you get from normal
> films. But that is one of the charming aspects of working with these films:
> you need to examine the scene, take exposure readings and make decisions.
>
> The Adotech developer is free from hydroquinone and therefore does not
> spoil the environment. With hydroquinone-free fixer from Amaloco the
> darkroom is quite healthy nowadays. Developing time is 5 minutes, stop
> bath 15 seconds, fixing time is one minute and washing with the Ilford
> method takes another two minutes. Then the film is ready to dry.
>
>
> The dense highlights are more related to the limitations of the scanner
> than
> to the capabilities of the film. In the darkroom you can handle the
> densities
> a bit better. It is wise as always to do some experimenting yourself.
>
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