That’s right. Rising from the ashes of a sad and unfortunate corporate decision by Fuji, the film will be reintroduced this Fall as Fuji Acros 100 II. I won’t rehash most of what has appeared elsewhere on the Web, but suffice to say this is great news for film users!! It wouldn’t be happening if there were not a demand or that Fuji saw it in their corporate interest for some other reason to produce it (e.g., transference of good will to other products). Whatever the reason; who cares?
The black and white analog community is the winner. Film is NOT dead!
Fuji claims new Across will be an improvement over the original. Finer grain, better sharpness, long exposures (Original Acros was the fastest film around when it came to making long exposures!) and “three-dimensional tonereproduction”. Not sure what to think about the last point. All in all a pretty tall order and only time will tell how it turns out, but start the countdown! Old Acros 100 was an incredible film … invisible grain, beautiful tonality and phenomenal reciprocity capability. I made 8×10 prints from 35mm negatives that people swore were from medium format or 4×5! If the new film merely matches the original we’ll all be raising our glasses.
Hey Kodak, now how about bringing back Plus-X and Verichrome?
Love Acros 100, so have been very excited by this news (and interested to compare new with fresh old stock)! Acros is so different from the the other film I love, Tri-X, and I was sad to see it go, but now the spring (or later when it arrives here in the south) will be something to look forward to…
David,
Thanks for checking in. Tri-X and Acros. What a pair! It will be great to have it back and I will look forward to hearing from you with your results!
Best,
Michael
Yes, this has to be good news. I was terribly disappointed when the original went away and will certainly try rev 2.0 when I get the chance! In my book it doesn’t even have to be “way better,” just “as good!”
Dave,
Good to hear from you. Yes, this is a great development (no pun intended!). There is always a concerned that an “improved” version isn’t really an improvement at all. But I have my fingers crossed and am grateful that this wonderful film will be back on the market.
Best,
Michael