Fans of black & white film will be happy to hear that Fujifilm has announced that they will be introducing a new black & white film this Autumn. 

The company terminated sales of its NEOPAN 100 ACROS black and white film, first announced in 2002, after a decrease in demand and it was also proving difficult to obtain the raw materials need for production.

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However, after an outcry from fans who didn't want to see sales of the film end, Fujifilm has announced that they have created a new version of the black & white film after researching ways they can substitute the old raw materials that were hard to obtain and improving the manufacturing process. 

NEO PAN 100 ACROS II black & white film is an ultra-high-quality black & white film with ISO100 sensitivity and what Fujifilm is describing as having fine grain, three-dimensional tone reproduction and excellent sharpness.

Fujifilm also says that it is suitable for shooting in a wide range of fields, such as product photography, architecture photography, long-exposures and night photography. 

The NEO PAN 100 ACROS II black & white film will be available in 120mm and 35mm formats but there's no news on when they'll actually arrive in stores. 

(Via emulsive.org)