Delicate
The price of Fuji Acros 100 film is reasonable and it produces an incredibly delicate result. While I mainly shoot with ISO 100 film to achieve a wide-open aperture, I don’t use Fuji Acros 100 film very often since I’m not specifically looking for delicacy. Many photographers who seek out delicacy in their black and white photography tend to shoot with 120 film, as it produces a higher level of delicacy than the 135 format. Additionally, this film can also be used with a half-frame camera, as its delicate quality translates well to this format.
Love of Overexposure
In general, it’s better to overexpose black and white film by half a stop to capture more shadow detail, and sometimes even a full stop overexposure is acceptable. However, when using Fuji Acros 100 film, overexposure can lead to the loss of highlight details. Therefore, I recommend exposing the film according to ISO 100, whether using the 135 or 120 format.
How to Use Fuji Acros 100
As this film is prone to overexposure, I suggest underexposing by half a stop or using a yellow filter to prevent overexposure during the exposure process. While I’m not particularly fond of this film due to its delicacy, many photographers who enjoy shooting portraits and still life adore the delicacy produced by Fuji Acros 100 film.
ACROS was an ISO 100 speed professional ortho-panchromatic black-and-white photographic film for portraits, landscape, architectural subjects and product photography. It used fuji color film technology to give high sharpness and fine grain. The film was particularly suited for night and long exposure photography due to its reciprocity characteristics: it does not require adjustments for exposures shorter than 120 seconds, and only requires a ½ stop of compensation for exposures between 120 and 1000 seconds.[7] The film was produced in 135, 120 and Sheet film formats.
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