Rendering profile
- Sharpness
- extremely high (up to 800 lp/mm)
- Tags
- ultra-high-resolution, orthopanchromatic, technical
- Best use cases
- copy work, technical photography, scanning, B&W transparency
Film stock wiki
ADOX CMS 20 II
ADOX CMS 20 II is an ultra-high-resolution ISO 20 orthopanchromatic B&W film capable of resolving up to 800 lp/mm with virtually grain-free results.
Key specs
- Brand
- ADOX
- Model
- CMS 20 II
- ISO
- 20
- Process
- BW
- Formats
- 135, 120
- Production status
- In production
Grain
virtually none
Contrast
high (use ADOTECH IV for pictorial results)
Saturation
Unknown
Latitude
Unknown
Technical details
- Film base
- clear PET
Handling notes
- Exposure
- ISO 12–25 depending on developer dilution; load in shade (clear PET)
- Development
- ADOTECH IV strongly recommended; standard developers yield contrasty results
Profile notes
ADOX CMS 20 II is an ultra-high-resolution black and white film with an orthopanchromatic emulsion. When developed in ADOTECH IV developer, the film offers an ISO of 20 for pictorial photography, with usable speeds of 80 ISO for high-contrast purposes. The film resolves up to 800 lines per millimeter and is capable of grain-free enlargements up to 2.5 meters diagonally. It features an AHU anti-halation layer between emulsion and base material to prevent halation while maintaining sharpness. The film's transparent base allows potential reversal processing for use as slide film when combined with a reversal process and ADOTECH as first developer. ADOX emphasizes the film-developer combination is specifically optimized and recommends against using alternative developers. The film can be exposed at 3-6 ISO in non-dedicated low-contrast developers, though this is not recommended.
Aliases
ADOX CMS 20 II PROADOX CMS II 20
Frequently asked questions
- What process develops ADOX CMS 20 II?
- ADOX CMS 20 II is developed in B&W.
- What ISO is ADOX CMS 20 II?
- ADOX CMS 20 II is rated at ISO 20.
- What formats does ADOX CMS 20 II come in?
- ADOX CMS 20 II is available in 135, 120.
Cameras to shoot it with
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