Agfacolor XRC 100
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The Agfacolor XRC 100 was a ubiquitous consumer-grade color negative film in the early 1990s. Agfa, a titan of European photography, designed this film to be a versatile, everyday emulsion for the 35mm point-and-shoot camera market. The "XRC" designation stood for Agfa's advanced color reproduction technology of the time, aimed at providing vibrant, natural skin tones and consistent performance across a variety of lighting conditions. This particular box, with its classic red-and-gold branding, represents the final decade of Agfa's dominant market presence before the industry began its rapid pivot toward digital. German Engineering: Manufactured in Leverkusen, Germany, by Agfa-Gevaert AG, this film represents a distinct "European look." Unlike Kodak’s warmer, yellow-leaning palette or Fujifilm’s cooler, green-heavy tones, Agfa film was historically famous for a more neutral, "true-to-life" color balance. The box explicitly mentions "DX" (Digital Index), meaning the film canister had a barcode-like pattern that told modern 35mm cameras exactly what ISO to set automatically. This was a critical feature for the convenience-oriented "autofocus" era of the 1990s. The film is specified for "Process AP 70/C-41." While C-41 is the universal standard for color negative film today, Agfa’s proprietary AP 70 chemistry was their own high-speed version of the process. Being a box of 36 exposures, it is a substantial piece of 90s media. While theoretically shootable, at roughly 30+ years of age, it is best preserved as a "Standard" representative of the era's consumer film stock.Category
35mm Film
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