clayne
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Of course it'll fog, but a bit of fog is not the end of the world.
Neopan 1600: Status?
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Of course it'll fog, but a bit of fog is not the end of the world.
I just got a reply back from Fujifilm Japan. In short, Neopan 1600 is discontinued. When current supplies of 135-36 film in the shops are sold, that's it!
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Mister E
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Wow, that's awful!
semilog
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Sure, but what that really means is a drop in true ISO, and at $4-5/roll, it kind of moots the point of shooting a super-fast film. You may as well shoot Arista 400, or bulkload HP5+ or TMAX400.
Compared to past-date 1600PR, they're just as fast and at least as well-behaved.
Mister E
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Jon, can you email Fuji back and tell them that they do a horrible job of keeping their customers informed and ask what other films have silently been discontinued?
semilog
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So, um, how's that X-100 coming, guys?
And, um, how about those Giants?
And, um, how about those Giants?
goo0h
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Mister E
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My guess is Astia.
Here's the contact page link, Nate. You can tell them yourself 😉
I am going to ask what other films have been discontinued.
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pphuang
brain drain...
For those interested, I just received 20 rolls of Neopan 1600 from Unique Photo that are dated 7/2012.
What a sad day...
What a sad day...
andredossantos
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Looks like my upcoming trip to Colombia will be shot using all discontinued great films: Kodachrome, Neopan 1600, Portra 400NC in 120, and Neopan 400 in 120
Sad!
Sad!
Mister E
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I wonder if they will appreciate if I draw an ASCII piece of unko for them. I only ask you because my Japanese is not good enough to get the answer I want. I'd have to sofuto it and you know how that goes over.
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I shoot past-date 1600PR all the time (circa 2008) and suffer no extensive issues. Sure, it loses a bit of speed, but it's not a full stop by any means.
So I don't really consider it lightly fogged to be the same as pushing 400TX.
maddoc
... likes film again.
... or Sensia III...
Freakscene
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Grant McLennan on Neopan 1600 in TMax RS developer. Grant died on May 6, 2006.
Marty
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bensyverson
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Some people seem to be pissed at me for posting this thread, but in the end, either you got more of this film from another vendor, or you complained to Fuji about the end of a film you use.
Either way, it's a good thing.
Either way, it's a good thing.
bhop73
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Dammit! I'm so mad right now!
RIP neopan 1600 - and yes, I sent Fuji an email..
Little Visitor by bhop, on Flickr
RIP neopan 1600 - and yes, I sent Fuji an email..
Little Visitor by bhop, on Flickr
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gavinlg
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****.
This film is the reason why I love shooting b&w. No other film gives me the particular look I love from n1600.
gavinlg
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I'm going to start using Ilford film for bw. They're committed at least- they don't make much else!
damien.murphy
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Hearing of the discontinuation of Neopan 400, and now possibly Neopan 1600, makes me wonder if Fuji is not employing a cynical strategy of discontinuing films so as to drum up/ gauge support, before possibly re-introducing them.
When mentioning the Neopan 400 situation to my local camera and film supplies shop, they mentioned that usually a discontinuation means there's still approximately 2 years supply of that film still out there, and the possibility of Fuji re-introducing the film is a real possibility.
It's funny, of all the current film producers I would have said Ilford firstly, and Fuji secondly were the committed ones of the big three (Ilford, Fuji, Kodak). Discontinuing any of their emulsions would seem to fly in the face of their film camera production, and I wonder if this is not an effort by Fuji to restructure their film production facilities.
Fuji doesn't have many black and white emulsions, and Acros 100, Neopan 400 and Neopan 1600 are some very nice films.
When mentioning the Neopan 400 situation to my local camera and film supplies shop, they mentioned that usually a discontinuation means there's still approximately 2 years supply of that film still out there, and the possibility of Fuji re-introducing the film is a real possibility.
It's funny, of all the current film producers I would have said Ilford firstly, and Fuji secondly were the committed ones of the big three (Ilford, Fuji, Kodak). Discontinuing any of their emulsions would seem to fly in the face of their film camera production, and I wonder if this is not an effort by Fuji to restructure their film production facilities.
Fuji doesn't have many black and white emulsions, and Acros 100, Neopan 400 and Neopan 1600 are some very nice films.
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