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Leica MONOPAN 50 Black and White Negative Film (35mm Roll Film, 36 Exposures)

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Leica MONOPAN 50 Black and White Negative Film (35mm Roll Film, 36 Exposures)
Key Features
  • Super-Panchromatic Sensitivity to 780nm
  • Ultra-High Resolution and Fine Grain
  • ISO 50/18° in Standard Process
  • High Sharpness and Wide Tonal Range
Designed with Leica's high-speed lenses in mind, MONOPAN 50 is a slow-speed, high-resolution 35mm black-and-white negative film combining the clean ethos and look of their Monochrom line with Oskar Barnack's establishing principle for Leica, "small negative – big picture."
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Leica MONOPAN Overview

Designed with Leica's high-speed lenses in mind, MONOPAN 50 is a slow-speed, high-resolution 35mm black-and-white negative film combining the clean ethos and look of their Monochrom line with Oskar Barnack's establishing principle for Leica, "small negative – big picture."
  • This 35mm black-and-white negative film has super-panchromatic sensitivity, to 780nm, delivering a broad tonal range and reacting well with filtration for working near the infrared spectrum.
  • Ultra-high resolution of 280 lp/mm renders images with impressively high sharpness as well as also offering a very fine, smooth grain structure.
  • Slow-speed ISO 50/18° film is well-suited to use with faster lenses in daylight conditions, such as Leica's Noctilux-M and Summilux-M lines.
  • Combination of high sharpness and low grain suits making high-magnification enlargements in the darkroom as well as high-resolution scanning applications.
  • Anti-halation layer prevents blooming or other halation effects for a clean image quality with good edge contrast.
  • Traditional silver-rich emulsion is compatible with nearly all black-and-white film developers.
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Leica MONOPAN Specs

Number of Rolls
1
Film Format
35mm
Number of Exposures
36
Film Type
Panchromatic B&W Negative
ISO/ASA Film Speed
50
Film Processing
Standard Black and White Chemistry
Layer Thickness
100.0 µm

Leica MONOPAN Reviews

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Isn't this actually just repackaged Adox HR-50?

Isn't this actually just repackaged Adox HR-50?
Asked by: Dennis
Leica MONOPAN 50 is rebranded Agfa Aviphot 80, which is also resold as Rollei RPX 25, Rollei Retro 80S, Adox Scala 50, and Adox HR-50
Answered by: John-Paul
Date published: 2025-07-07

What are the recommended developers?

What are the recommended developers?
Asked by: MJ
I don’t believe that this is a reference to a commercial lab, but rather a question as to what chemistry works best with this film to bring out a full tonal range at ISO 50.
Answered by: Gary
Date published: 2025-07-11
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