NLewis
Established
If anything, I think Fuji has too many film stocks. Maybe keep Superia 400 for Quicksnap use, and Superia 1600 for speed, but dump Superia 200 and 800. It looks like they've split the Pro series films into a 160NS for low saturation and 160C for higher saturation. So, I'd say that 160C is the replacement for Reala 100.
Personally, I can do without the whole low-end line, Superia or Kodacolor Gold, but apparently there is still a lot of demand for disposable film camera use.
Velvia 100F will probably leave us as well. Nobody could figure out the difference between this and Provia 100F. I may have kept Astia for variety. I would keep Velvia 50 for as long as people want to shoot it. Technically, Velvia 100 is a better film, but, like Tri-X, Velvia 50 will always have its fans. Provia 400X was a technically impressive film, but nobody needs it. If you need speed, use digital.
It looks like Fuji is out of BW films altogether (based on their website), which is maybe why there was so much Acros 100 at Freestyle. This will drive a little demand to Kodak and Ilford.
Personally, I can do without the whole low-end line, Superia or Kodacolor Gold, but apparently there is still a lot of demand for disposable film camera use.
Velvia 100F will probably leave us as well. Nobody could figure out the difference between this and Provia 100F. I may have kept Astia for variety. I would keep Velvia 50 for as long as people want to shoot it. Technically, Velvia 100 is a better film, but, like Tri-X, Velvia 50 will always have its fans. Provia 400X was a technically impressive film, but nobody needs it. If you need speed, use digital.
It looks like Fuji is out of BW films altogether (based on their website), which is maybe why there was so much Acros 100 at Freestyle. This will drive a little demand to Kodak and Ilford.
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
I'm curious as to why Fuji decided to get out of B&W film while retaining their color ones.
Does color film uses less silver than B&W in manufacturing?
Does color film uses less silver than B&W in manufacturing?
rogerzilla
Well-known
Have they got out of B+W film? In 35mm, they still make Neopan Acros (not SS) and 400, as far as I'm aware.
I have five years' worth of the above and a bit of Neopan 1600, anyway.
I have five years' worth of the above and a bit of Neopan 1600, anyway.
HHPhoto
Well-known
Looks like you have never shot these two films side by side. Completely different films. Different colors, different contrast (and slight different sharpness and resolution).
Sorry, but that is complete nonsense. I've directly compared ISO 800 shots from Provia 400X pushed one stop, and ISO 800 D700 shots.
The Provia 400X shots have significantly higher resolution, much better rendition of fine details.
These shots projected on a 1m x 1,5m screen look outstanding.
Much much better than the D700 shots printed on the same size (I have projected them also with a beamer, but it is unfair to the D700 because of the very low resolution of current high-end beamers; the ISO 800 shots projected with beamer can't competet at all with the projected ISO 800 Provia 400X slides).
Acros 100 in 135 and 120 ist still produced.
Cheers, Jan
HHPhoto
Well-known
BW film has never been a core product segment at Fujis film division. They have only had a very limited range of films, even in the boom days of photo film.
Why did they stop production of Neopan 1600 and 400?
Well, it is quite simple: very low demand. Photographers prefer the Kodak and Ilford offerings.
That is what my distributor told me (he is one of the bigger in the market).
Neopan 1600 and 400 were "killed" by the photographers, which like other films much more.
Cheers, Jan
