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Push on the subject of quality This is worldwide unique: Agfa Scala 200x, a reversal film in black-and-white. Possessing qualities highly appreciated by experienced pros. Extremely fine grain, excellent definition an, last but not least, push/pull potentials ranging from ISO 100/21° to ISO 1600/33°. Evidently, this film is used wherever a strong performance in black-and-white is required - especially in fashion, advertising, documentation, architecture and scenic. But, there is practically no limit to the professional applications of the Agfa Scala 200x. Rated "highly recommendable" "Optimum results, top b/w composition patterns, latitude for creativeness".Whenever the Scala 200x is discussed in professional circles, there is agreement that: In black-and-white photography, you simply cannot avoid this film. Gloss and lustre, from slide to print The diapositive in pre-press operations: Long since establ ished in color pre-printing, now also possible in black an d white, with the Agfa Scala 200x. Now in no roundabout wa y, excluding negative and print, directly to the core of t hings: Guarantees optimum scanning qualities. Other advant age: The photographer is in a position to assess the pre-p rint quality from the very beginning, making sure that his subject does not lose its vividness and dynamic in print.Pulling all the stops No matter how you place highl ... Read more

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Agfa's CL18 digital camera can be used as both a digital camera and aWebcam. Connect it to your computer's USB port, and you can use it to videoconference over the Web. As a digital camera, the CL18 features 640 x 480resolution (great for e-mails and Web images) and a built-in flash with red-eyereduction. The camera's 2 MB of internal memory let you store up to 32 photos.You'll be able to download your images quickly for editing and organizing withAgfa's software bundle. The package includes two AA batteries, USB and videocables, a camera case, a camera mount, a CD-ROM, and a user's manual. ... Read more

Features

• Can be used as both a digital camera and a Webcam
• 0.3 megapixel images great for email or posting on the Web
• Simple fixed-focus lens
• Internal 2 MB memory holds 24 images at default resolution
• Connects to Macs and PCs via USB port; 2 AA alkaline batteries included

Features

• Neutral print tone
• Outstanding activity, so rapid response and high speed yield
• Very good maximum blacks
• Very low fog level
• Processing with shortened developing time or lower developer temperature possible

Amazon.com Review

Add a colorful splash to your desktop with the blue-green translucent SnapScan. With true 600 by 1,200 dpi and 36-bit color capture, the SnapScan scans beautiful photos, artwork, magazines, or text into your image editor or word processor. Plus, Agfa's intelligent ScanWise software and USB connection make scanning quick, easy, and fun.

To setup the 1212U, we unlocked the scanner, plugged in the AC power, inserted the CD-ROM into our PC, and followed the setup wizard to install the FotoSnap software. When we connected the USB cable (included) from the scanner to the PC, the Windows Add New Hardware wizard detected the scanner and requested the scanner driver, which we located in the root directory of the CD-ROM. Restarting Windows completed the setup process.

To test the scanner, we started our favorite image editing software and requested a new scan. The FotoSnap scanner driver software started automatically and presented us with a screen from which we could preview the color photo we had placed on the scanner bed. FotoSnap also presented options for changing the resolution and for image enhancement. During the preview scan, the 1212U was whisper quiet and the scanning time was only a few seconds.

Through FotoSnap, we specified the output from our scan as a 600 dpi printer. FotoSnap made the necessary adjustments, and we clicked the Scan button for a full scan, which took 40 seconds. We rescanned the photo using a magazine filter (to eliminate moiré patterns). The second scan took 75 seconds and looked beautiful. A third scan at 75 dpi for display on a color monitor took 73 seconds. The output to both the printer and the monitor looked warm, rich, and true to the original photograph.

We also installed and ran the Caere OmniPage LE software. Scanning a one-page text sample took 17 seconds plus another 5 seconds for OCR translation. We opened the translated document in Microsoft Word and found a few typographical and formatting errors, which is a common result even from high-end OCR software.

Overall, we were pleased with the SnapScan's performance. And you won't find a more delightful-looking scanner than the blue-green SnapScan 1212U.

Pros

• Mac and PC compatible
• Fun, attractive case
• Very quiet operation

• None

Features

• 36-bit color capture
• 600 x 1,200 optical resolution, 9,600 dpi enhanced
• Complete software bundle, including FotoSnap
• Windows 98 and Mac OS drivers, software, and documentation
• USB connection

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The new SnapScan 1212p (US & Canada) offers the same features as the 1212u, only its built exclusively for PC systems equipped with the standard, enhanced parallel port (EPP). ... Read more

Features

• 36-bit color capture
• 600 x 1,200 optical resolution, 9,600 dpi enhanced
• Complete software bundle, including ScanWise
• Agfa ColorTune color-management technology
• Easy parallel-port connection

Reviews (10)

FIRST SCANNER
I JUST BOUGHT THIS SCANNER AND IT IS MY FIRST. I WAS NOT LOOKING FOR A $500 DOLLAR SCANNER AS IT WILL BE USED FOR HOME. I KNEW IT WOULD NOT BE THE TOP OF THE LINE. **I WAS IMPRESSED** THE SOFTWARE TOOK ME A WHOLE 15 MIN TO INSTALL AND THE SET UP WAS ABOUT 3 MINUTES. WITHIN 20 MINUTES I HAD MY FIRST SCAN AND IT WAS GREAT.

I SCANNED A PHOTO AND FROM START TO FINISH, IT TOOK APPROX 3MINUTES TO HAVE A PERFECT PICTURE ON MY SCREEN. I READ SOME OF THE OTHER REVIEWS AND I THINK THOSE PEOPLE THOUGHT THEY WERE GETTING A MILION DOLLAR SCANNER FOR UNDER $100 BUCKS. I AM VERY HAPPY WITH MY SCANNER FOR THE PRICE I PAID. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO ANY ONE WHO IS LOOKING FOR A FIRST TIME SCANNER WHO DOESN'T HAVE EXPECTATIONS OF A MILLION DOLLAR SCANNER........

Nice First scanner
This scanner is great for first time scanner users. I just got mine hooked up today, in no time at all thanks to easily understood directions, and i already fell like a pro. A great buy!

good, dependable, slow
I have had this scanner for over a year now. It produces very good images, but it takes forever to do it! One interesting thing I found was that the scanner came with the old, Foto Snap software, insted of new acclaimed ScanWise software, so I thought I would download the new software and make it better and faster. Was I wrong! It took twise as long to scan a picture!

I would recommend this scanner to first time buyers who do not need speed. Otherwise, look at USB scanners with more user friendly software.

A Great Bargain for the Money!
I've had my scanner about 2 weeks and have found it very satisfactory for the uses I had intended. I was especially surprised at the good quality of the color copies, which I usually send as e-mails and don't copy (photos, magazine, clippings, etc.). The frustration some reviewers have felt is EASILY ELIMINATED if you BE SURE THE SCANNER IS TURNED ON WHEN YOU TURN ON THE COMPUTER! I had some fury with the computer saying the scanner wasn't turned on, too. A patient customer service person gave me the simple advice that has worked everytime - either leave the scanner on all the time OR just make sure that it's turned on and the 15 second test is complete before you turn on the computer. I love reading about other people's rage knowing there was such a SIMPLE solution!

Sending mine back
I had alot of trouble with my scanner and will be returning it. Probally will look for another brand. The installation and set up was real easy. After that I couldnt get it to work. Every time I tried to scan I got a message that the scanner was not plugged in or turned on. It was on! each time I'd click on "OK" the message kept coming back on. I found if i rebooted i could scan with out getting that message. Had to reboot everytime I tried to scan. Once I got past this, I always get a message that said "an unsuspected error has occurred. the application is unable to recover and will close. Contact vendor if problem persists". Well Idid just that and am sending the scanner back. ... Read more

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With their high resolution and extremely fine grain, Agfapan APX Professional BW films capture every detail. The particular strengths of these films: excellent smoothness over uniform areas, excellent contour definition, no overemphasis of critical subject zones, robust, reliable and flexible as regards sensitivity and contrast. ... Read more

Features

• very fine grain
• extremely sharp focus
• linear contrast curve
• very constant sensitometric characteristics

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Agfa Optima films are now provided with Agfa EYE VISION TECHNOLOGY in all sensitivity classes (ISO 100, 200, 400) for more precise color reproduction. With these professional films you therefore profit from the technology which has already been introduced for Agfa Vista films. The films with this technology show colors as in life even with difficult subjects. Agfa EYE VISION TECHNOLOGY offers benefits in particular in the case of photos taken under fluorescent light and light from neon tubes and low-energy bulbs. The new Optima 100, 200 and 400 films meet the challenge of this type of illumination without a green tinge. But also certain blue flowers and green textile dyes are reproduced in a more natural way. In addition, films with Agfa EYE VISION TECHNOLOGY are characterized by improvements in gradations of color tone in the red range. This means that pictures exhibit more relief and depth.In professional photography and creative imaging the main considerations are quality, continuity and individuality. For these reasons the films for this area are measured by special standards. A film only satisfies these high standards if its performance is above-average. And it will only be accepted if it achieves this performance with extreme accuracy, consistency and with the maximum reliability. The wide range of professional applications calls for a correspondingly wide range of different emulsions, whose characteristics must be designed exactly for specific areas of use. ... Read more

Features

• Natural color saturation
• Very sharp
• Excellent fine grain
• Applications Live scenes Cameras with zoom lenses All flash shots

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Agfa Multicontrast Premium is a variable-contrast black-and-white photo paper on resin coated base. Agfa Multicontrast Premium can be exposed in all enlargers and printers and is suitable both for dish and machine processing. Multicontrast papers achieve the same print quality as conventional black-and-white papers. Consequently,even the most discriminating consumer can enjoy the advantages and convenience of a black-and-white paper with variable contrast for all areas of pictorial photography.The universal RC black-and-white photographic paper. High image quality for every method of exposure: Be it analogue or digital (laser) - Agfa Multicontrast Premium features:high maximum densitiespure whitesextensive tonal range ... Read more

Features

• All-purpose black-and-white enlargement papers, whose contrast can be varied with colour filters.
• Features a similar contrast range to conventional fixed-contrast papers.Agfa Multicontrast papers can replace the grades of conventional black-and-white papers.
• When used with the special contrast control filters,it permits simple exposure control without complicated exposure time conversions.

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Agfa Multicontrast Premium is a variable-contrast black-and-white photo paper on resin coated base. Agfa Multicontrast Premium can be exposed in all enlargers and printers and is suitable both for dish and machine processing. Multicontrast papers achieve the same print quality as conventional black-and-white papers. Consequently,even the most discriminating consumer can enjoy the advantages and convenience of a black-and-white paper with variable contrast for all areas of pictorial photography.The universal RC black-and-white photographic paper. High image quality for every method of exposure: Be it analogue or digital (laser) - Agfa Multicontrast Premium features:high maximum densitiespure whitesextensive tonal range ... Read more

Features

• All-purpose black-and-white enlargement papers, whose contrast can be varied with colour filters.
• Features a similar contrast range to conventional fixed-contrast papers.Agfa Multicontrast papers can replace the grades of conventional black-and-white papers.
• When used with the special contrast control filters,it permits simple exposure control without complicated exposure time conversions.

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Whether with bright colors or not, whether intense or subdued - Agfachrome RSX II Professional reversal films modulate colors with fine nuances while remaining extremely sharp and fine-grained. Innovative technology, precision and a high degree of stability under both standard and push process conditions lay the foundation for absolute reliability in everyday working practice. ... Read more

Features

• superb color saturation
• excellent sharpness of detail
• fine grain

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With Rodinal, Agfa offers a particularly economic, highly-concentrated developer. By means of appropriate thinning, Rodinal can be adapted to all negatives as well as different subject contrasts. An all round developer concentrate, tried and tested for more than hundred years, on p-aminophenol basis for mixing one-shot developers. Rodinal features very good contour sharpness and a high speed yield. The concentrate can be diluted to match any special subject contrast. ... Read more

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The professional for every situation: sports, leisure time, with little or plenty of light, with or without a flash. You have complete freedom with Vista 400. It combines excellent performance in terms of color, definition and fine grain with high speed. It even captures fast-moving motifs without getting the shakes. Whether you use a compact camera, a zoom or a telephoto lens. It compensates for incorrect exposures of -1 to +3 stops. ... Read more

Features

• For every situation
• for sport and leisure
• in sunny and cloudy weather
• with or without flash and to freeze movement

Product Description

Agfa Multicontrast Premium is a variable-contrast black-and-white photo paper on resin coated base. Agfa Multicontrast Premium can be exposed in all enlargers and printers and is suitable both for dish and machine processing. Multicontrast papers achieve the same print quality as conventional black-and-white papers. Consequently,even the most discriminating consumer can enjoy the advantages and convenience of a black-and-white paper with variable contrast for all areas of pictorial photography.The universal RC black-and-white photographic paper. High image quality for every method of exposure: Be it analogue or digital (laser) - Agfa Multicontrast Premium features:high maximum densitiespure whitesextensive tonal range ... Read more

Features

• All-purpose black-and-white enlargement papers, whose contrast can be varied with colour filters.
• Features a similar contrast range to conventional fixed-contrast papers.Agfa Multicontrast papers can replace the grades of conventional black-and-white papers.
• When used with the special contrast control filters,it permits simple exposure control without complicated exposure time conversions.

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Twice the speed for a wider range of application and greater flexibility. Vista 200 is a true multi-talent! Inside or outside, it's also ideal for snapshots and provides optimum colors, definition and fine grains. And exposure mistakes are virtually a thing of the past, because the film can handle incorrect exposures of -1,5 to +3 stops. It also has an increased range when using a flash. Vista 200 - Your safe bet. ... Read more

Features

• ideal for snapshots, both inside and outside.