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Minox film and supplies

 

The films offered on this page are used in Minox 8x11, Acmel, Fujicolor MX, and Yashica Atoron and Atoron Electro cameras, in "lighter cameras" like the Cosmo Omega, and in other subminiature cameras. They deliver 8mm x 11mm subminiature images of impressive quality — click here to see examples.

(left to right)
Back: Minox C, and Yashica Atoron Electro with AG1 flash. The Atoron Electro was designed to compete with the Minox C.
Middle: Minox B and Yashica Atoron. The Atoron was designed to compete with the Minox B.
Front: Fujicolor MC 007 with electronic flash, Minox EC with cube flash. Fuji makes the Minox MX for Minox, and the MX is very similar to the MC 007.


Minopan 100 shown with Minox B

 

 



Minocolor Pro film shown with Minox C

Please click here to read about the "process before" dates on Minox films.

 

 


Minopan 25
(36 exp. black and white.) Extremely fine grain for making detailed enlargements. Click here to learn more about this film.
Per roll:

  MPAN25
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Minopan 100 (36 exp. black and white.) Click  here to learn more about this film. Per roll:

Temporarily out of stock
MPAN100 
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Minopan 400 (36 exp. black and white.) Click here to learn more about this film. Per roll:

MPAN400 
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Minocolor 100 (36 exp. color print film.) Click here to learn more about Minocolor 100.

Click here to see examples of Minox color film in use.

Per roll:

MCOL100
 
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Minocolor Pro (30 exp. color print film.)
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Per roll:

Temporarily unavailable

MCOP100
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Excel SPX-27 Battery for Minox EC, C, EX, LX, TLX and Yashica Atoron Electro cameras. Also fits:

Minox 35mm Minox EL, GL, GT, GTE, GTX, AL, GSE
Minox Flash Minox FL4 Cube Flash, PE and PL Electronic Flash
Rollei 110 Rollei A110, E110
Rollei 35 Rollei 35LED, 35SE, 35TE
 
Excel SPX-27 battery
These are 6-volt silver oxide batteries, exact replacements for the banned 5.6-volt PX-27 mercury batteries used in Minox 8x11 cameras, the Yashica Atoron Electro, and other equipment. The camera's electronic metering circuit easily compensates for the 0.4 volt difference, and no exposure changes are required.
each:    BATT-SP27PX
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If you own a Minox, you're not just an adventurous photographer. You're also part of a wonderful mythology that stretches from the 1930's through the Cold War all the way to today and tomorrow. Enter the world of photographic history, spycraft, and espionage — treat yourself to books by these respected historians and Minox enthusiasts. 


Minox factory-load films

Guide to choosing your Minox film
Minopan black and white films are cut down at the Minox factory from Agfa APX bulk rolls, and are processed the same as Agfa APX.
Minocolor 100 and Minocolor Pro are processed in standard C-41 color chemistry.

Minopan 25 is a very fine grained black and white film that you should use if your pictures are to be enlarged beyond about 4"x6" (about 10x15cm). Its disadvantage is a speed rating of 25 (DIN 15) which limits its usefulness indoors and outdoors in low light, unless you use a tripod and relatively long exposure times, or flash. It is fast enough for hand-held exposures outdoors in daylight. It can yield images of spectacular beauty.

Minopan 100 has moderate grain that is visible but usually not objectionable on 4"x6" (10x15cm) prints. Its speed rating of 100 (DIN 21) permits hand-held photography in outdoors daylight, and flash photography indoors. It has inherently less contrast than Minopan 25. It is probably the most useful all-round Minox black and white film.

Minopan 400 is a high speed (400, DIN 27) film for hand-held photography outdoors in low levels of daylight, such as early or late in the day, in shadows or under shelters. It can be used indoors with or without flash. Its grain structure is noticeable and should be taken into account during the process of visualizing the finished print. It is probably the most useful Minox film for expressive candid portraiture.

 


Hard Rock Cafe, Nashville. Enlarged to 4x6 inches from a Minox 8x11mm Minocolor Pro negative. Click to view full size.

Minocolor 100 gives you 36 exposures per roll. Use this film for consistently acceptable 3"x5" enlargements. Your best negatives will easily enlarge to 4"x6", and some Minographers report excellent 5"x7" enlargements.

Minocolor Pro is finer grained, cut by Minox in collaboration with Fuji Film from Fuji's finest ISO 100 APS film, with excellent colors. 30 exposures per roll. Choose this film for the best color Minox work possible.

Acmel Reala Ace is no longer manufactured.

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Please read this important information: 

We are one of the higher-volume Minox film dealers in the world, and we try to keep adequate stocks on hand so you can order the films you need, in any reasonable quantity.

But the unfortunate fact is that Minox films sell in low volumes compared to conventional films, which makes it difficult for even a top dealer to always have only fresh dated stocks on hand. The majority of the Minox films we ship are fresh dated, but not all.

In April of 2007, we installed a freezer in our shipping warehouse, and when each new shipment of factory-load Minox film arrives, it is immediately put into frozen storage. Freezing completely stops the normal deterioration related to a film's age.

The Minox films you buy from us are shipped to you directly from the freezer. This means you receive fresh film, no matter what the "process-before" date on the package. You can store your film at room temperature for two or three years after purchase. If you store it refrigerated or frozen, you extend its useful life for many years.

Click here to learn more about using film that has been frozen.

 

 

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