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ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.
1240 Avenida Acaso
Camarillo, CA 93012

PROXY SUPPLEMENT

TO

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To be held on August 26, 2005

The purpose of this Proxy Supplement to the Proxy Statement dated July 18, 2005 (the “Proxy Statement”), for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Advanced Photonix, Inc. (the “Company”), to be held on August 26, 2005, is to amend the Summary Compensation Table included in the section entitled “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement to reflect the correct amount of bonuses received by Richard D. Kurtz, Paul D. Ludwig and Susan A. Schmidt in fiscal year 2005.

The Summary Compensation Table included in the section entitled “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

									Long Term Compensation
					Annual Compensation				Awards				Payouts
											Securities
							Other Annual		Restricted		Underlying		LTIP		All Other
			Salary		Bonus		Compensation		Stock Awards		Options		Payouts		Compensation
Name and Principal Position	Fiscal Year		($)		($)		($)		($)		(#)		($)		($)1
Richard D. Kurtz		2005		168,000		40,320		—		—		28,000		—		10,700
Chairman of the Board and		2004		160,000		32,000		—		—		150,000		—		5,800
Chief Executive Officer2		2003		22,000		—		11,500		—		—		—		100
Paul D. Ludwig		2005		168,000		40,320		—		—		24,000				18,100
President		2004		160,000		32,000		—		—		50,000		—		16,300
		2003		97,000		—		4,000		—		100,000		—		7.000
Susan A. Schmidt		2005		103,000		20,444		—		—		20,000		—		18,200
Chief Financial Officer and		2004		99,000		16,000		—		—		—		—		14,100
Secretary3		2003		n/a		n/a		n/a		n/a		n/a		n/a		n/a
Brock Koren		2005		n/a		n/a		n/a		n/a		n/a		n/a		n/a
President and Chief Executive		2004		125,000		—		—		—		—		—		—
Officer4		2003		155,000		—		—		—		—		—		86,000

1 Represents amounts paid by the Company on behalf of the named person in connection with the Company’s benefits plans, 401(k) Retirement Plan, vacation pay and car allowance.

2 Mr. Kurtz was appointed to the office of Chief Executive Officer in February 2003, following the resignation of Mr. Koren. Other annual compensation in 2003 reflects Director’s fees paid as part of plans provided to outside directors.

3	Ms. Schmidt joined the Company in March 2000; however, total compensation is not reported for fiscal year 2003, as annual salary and bonus did not exceed $100,000. Ms. Schmidt resigned from her position as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary in March 2005.
4	Mr. Koren resigned from his position as President in February 2003. Compensation continued through December 2003 under a severance agreement.

	By Order of the Board of Directors
Camarillo, California July 28, 2005	Paul D. Ludwig
	Acting Secretary