Fujifilm: Film production is profitable

HHPhoto said:
AFAIK it was relabelled Konica, but former types (not the better, more advanced emulsions which were sold under Konica label, but earlier generation Konica emulsions).

Cheers, Jan
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Jan, who made Sakura film?
When I grew up in Asia, that brand is pretty popular next to Fuji.
 
shadowfox said:
Jan, who made Sakura film?
When I grew up in Asia, that brand is pretty popular next to Fuji.
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I think it's Konica film, as it were called in Japan. Many Konica cameras (at least P&S) have Sakura film sample in them and/or manuals explaining how to load film. Also compare letter K in SA|KURA and |KONICA :)
 
It's become impossible to find any of the Fuji B&W films within the EU, even off EU-based Internet stores.

Take this as you want...
 
Acros 100 only (remaining stocks) at Macodirect. No Neopan 400 any longer there.
Not too sure if NordFoto has Neopan 400 stocks or not.

Thanks for the other links.

Anyway it's not clear whether Fuji continues producing their B&W films or not.
 
For film to survive as vinyl survived CDs, we need camera makers to make film cameras again, just like turntable makers made turntables again. (Ironically, looks like vinyl may actually survive the CD). And I don't mean just P&S and Lomos, but more enthusiast models. If they don't, eventually it will be curtains, because while film SLRs last a long time, they don't last forever.
 
Dirk said:
For film to survive as vinyl survived CDs, we need camera makers to make film cameras again, just like turntable makers made turntables again. (Ironically, looks like vinyl may actually survive the CD). And I don't mean just P&S and Lomos, but more enthusiast models. If they don't, eventually it will be curtains, because while film SLRs last a long time, they don't last forever.
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Apart from the fact that there are at least 300 million working analogue cameras around (much much more than the market need for a film survive), enthusiast models are produced:

New Leica rangefinders, several 35mm rangefinder models from Cosina, two 120 RF models from Cosina, Zeiss Ikon, Nikon F6 and FM10, three 120 models from Mamiya, one from Hasselblad, from DHW (former Rollei) you can get 5 (!) different 120 models and one 35mm model, from Fuji the Natura, Klasse W and S 35mm models.
And from B&H you can still get new Nikon F100 and Canon EOS 1V.
And afaik there are more than 20 manufacturers of large format cameras worldwide.

Stop complaining, just buy a new camera by yourself and support those companies who offer new gear (I've done it).

Cheers, Jan
 
The last time I was in Freestyle Photo's store a young man was buying a brand new Vivitar 35mm SLR camera kit. I complimented him on his purchase. He had a huge smile on.
 
wblynch said:
The last time I was in Freestyle Photo's store a young man was buying a brand new Vivitar 35mm SLR camera kit. I complimented him on his purchase. He had a huge smile on.
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That was nice of you to do... I just feel bad that he could have bought an older quality SLR for the same cash.
 
jsrockit said:
That was nice of you to do... I just feel bad that he could have bought an older quality SLR for the same cash.
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I thought about that for 1/2 second but then I figured he already knew that.

There's still something nice about getting a camera brand new with 'warranty' and everything.

No worries, just load and go.
 
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