Fotoimpex
Fotoimpex of Berlin, Germany was founded in 1992. It's aim was to import and distribute Eastern European (Fotokemika and Foma) photographic products within Germany. They started distributing many products during the unification of Germany and collapse of the wall, as the original distribution methods of manufactured goods from former communist countries was no longer suitable. Fotoimpex is also a distributor of film and darkroom material, including film of some lesser known brands, and it is the main German vendor of Holga cameras. Brands distributed included Bergger, Forte, Foma, Fuji, Jobo, Kentmere, Kodak and Maco.
In 2001, they became the owner and international distributor of the Adox film brand. The Adox Art series films are made by Fotokemika in Croatia. This reunited the Adox brand to the original film emulsion. After the bankruptcy of AgfaPhoto in 2005, they worked with the former manufactures and continued to distribute many of Agfa's old photo chemistry and paper products under new branding. In 2007, Forte announced their exit from the photosensitive material business, they decided to acquire and relocate Forte's paper manufacturing line. That same year Freestyle became their distribution partner in the United States.[1] In 2008, through liquidation, was able to acquire the use of two former Agfa production lines.[2] The paper and film lines were relocated and unified to a single location in Leverkusen, Germany. [3] While a majority of their current film is made by Fotokemika, they are currently (2012) expanding their film emulsion factory in Bad Saarow, Germany.[4] Their goal is to manufacture Forte polywarmtone paper in their new factory,[5] as well as produce a variety of film emulsions including 110 cartridge film.[6] The Adocolor cartridges are the last available type No. 126 film cassettes of the world and are no longer in production. New production of 126 film will be evaluated once the factory has been fully established in 2012.[7]
Products
Film
- Adox CMS 20
- Adox Pan 100 (Agfa APX 100)
- Adox Pan 400 (Agfa APX 400)
- Adox Classicpan 100 (Fortepan 100)
- Adox Classicpan 200 (Fortepan 200)
- Adox Classicpan 400 (Fortepan 400)
Art series
- Adox CHS 25 (Adox 14, Efke 25)
- Adox CHS 50 (Adox 17, Efke 50)
- Adox CHS 100 (Adox 21, Efke 100)
Ortho films
- Adox Ortho 25
- Adox Ortho CT
- Adox Display film
Liquid Emulsion
- Adolux Liquid Emulsion
- Adolux Photogelatin
Paper
- Adox MCP 310 / 312 RC paper (Agfa Multicontrast Classic)
- Adox MCC 110 fiber paper (Agfa Multicontrast Classic)[8]
- Adox Fine Print Variotone fiber paper (warm tone paper made with Harmon Technology)
- Adox Polywarmtone fibre paper (Forte paper)
Art series
- Adox Easy Print
- Adox Fine Print Vario Classic
- Adox Fine Print Nuance
Chemistry
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| Adox Adonal image by joanseda (Image rights) |
Film developers
- Atomal 49 / A 49 / ATM 49 / Atomal F
- Adolux Adonal (Agfa Rodinal 2004 formula)[9]
- Adolux APH 09 (Rodinal 1918 formula)[10]
- Adolux ADX A+B
Paper developers
- Adox Adotol Konstant
- Adox Adotol Liquid WA (Agfa Neutol WA)
- Adox Adotol Liquid NE (Agfa Neutol NE)
- Adox RA-4 Print Kit
- Adox Adoflow (wetting agent)
- Adox Adofix (fixer)
- Adox Adostab (stabilizer)
- Adox Adostop (stop)
- Adox Selenid (selenium toner)
Notes
- ↑ Freestyle adds Adox at Shutterbug
- ↑ Adox Pan 400 page
- ↑ Photokina coverage Jan, 1 2009, at Shutterbug
- ↑ Construction of the emulsion factory almost finished Feb 18, 2012 posting on Polywarmtone Project blog
- ↑ The Polywarmtone Project
- ↑ Adox 110 project
- ↑ Adocolor Instamatic
- ↑ New ADOX MCC 110 B&W Paper Successor to Agfa Classic at Shutterbug
- ↑ Adox Adonal page
- ↑ Adox Adolux APH09 page
