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15 exposure cassettes were introduced in 1969 with the Minox C. A mark on the film counter dial at 17 exposures set the position for the 15 exposure film to be loaded. By the end of the decade all film was sold singly, supplied in a cardboard box with the film in a plastic case
Agfa IFF, Kodak Plus-X
and Agfacolor CN 14 Universal introduced.
1971 Minochrome and Agfacolor CT18 with the "R" suffix which included in the price slide mounting when processed.
The Minocolor film shown below is undated.
1973/74
Agfapan 25 professional,
Agfapan 100 professional,
Agfapan 400 professional,
Agfaortho 25 professional,
Minochrome
Agfacolor 2
Agfapan is a beautiful, old-fashioned emulsion that isn't quite as fine-grain as more recent black & white films, but has good
latitude and a unique range of grey tones.
Ebay Agfapan 25 2006/02/15 7.50USD (x3 15 exp)
Minocolor 3 was introduced in 1983. The Minocolor 2 film shown below is has an expiry date of 1978.
The packaging of the film supplied in the USA was determined by the importers. Processing mailers where supplied in boxes similar in size to the twin film cassette packets. The boxes shown below are for 36 ($11.50) and 15 ($5.50) exposure film. The film shown have expiry dates from 1970 to 1973 (right).
Ebay 2008/01/19 36USD (x6 boxes)
Last Updated on 19th January 2008