Rendering profile
- Sharpness
- high
- Tags
- high-silver, reversal-capable, cine-stock
- Best use cases
- landscape, outdoor, studio, reversal
Film stock wiki
ORWO UN54
ORWO Wolfen UN54 is an ISO 100 panchromatic B&W negative film in 135 format, produced by FilmoTec at Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany. A still-photography respool of the ORWO N74 cine emulsion, it offers high silver content, fine grain, rich tonal scale, and reversal-processing capability.
Key specs
- Brand
- ORWO
- Model
- UN54
- ISO
- 100
- Process
- BW
- Formats
- 135
- Production status
- In production
Grain
fine
Contrast
medium
Saturation
Unknown
Latitude
moderate
Technical details
- Film base
- polyester
- Push/pull
- Reversal processing supported; no dedicated dyed AH layer (unlike NP100)
Handling notes
- Exposure
- Rate at ISO 100
- Development
- Standard B&W chemistry; FilmoTec processing guidance available on orwo.shop
Profile notes
ORWO UN54 (Universal Negative 54) is a medium-speed panchromatic black-and-white negative film manufactured by FilmoTec GmbH at the Bitterfeld-Wolfen site—the original ORWO/Agfa film production facility. The emulsion is a still-photography respool of the ORWO N74plus cine film, retaining its high silver content and delivering a rich tonal scale, fine grain, and high sharpness suited to both outdoor and indoor subjects. UN54 can also be processed as a black-and-white reversal film to produce direct positive transparencies. Unlike the NP100, UN54 does not include an additional dyed anti-halation layer between base and emulsion, giving a slightly different halation character. Available in 135/36 and as 100ft daylight spools for bulk loading; also respooled by third parties for Super 8. FilmoTec provides processing guidance and technical datasheets.
Aliases
Wolfen UN54ORWO UN 54Flic Film Wolfen 100
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