Nope.
I contacted the same office who told me Neopan 1600 was discontinued several months before it was officially announced.
Two Fuji Films Have Been Discontinued
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Nope.
I contacted the same office who told me Neopan 1600 was discontinued several months before it was officially announced.
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I do somewhat agree with what btgc is saying though. JP companies pull that stunt all the time. There's something about showing one's cards that seems to be fundamentally not in their interests.
Actually, I agree too. I don't think the Japanese have a monopoly on it though.
It really depends who you ask. At the same time I asked about Neopan 1600 (I went straight to the division in charge of film products btw) a friend contacted the Fujifilm customer service center and got the standard "not discontinued, still in production" reply.
sevo
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Welcome to service hell! Call centre culture and the proliferation of FAQ style references once reserved to service staff to every self-service customer across the web have made telephonic customer support pointless. In most cases the staff at the third party call centre somewhere far away can't access anything that is better or contains more in-depth information than the corporate home page. These days telephone support essentially is a web page reading service for the aged or computer illiterate.
Robert Lai
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Price rises coming on Provia 400x
Price rises coming on Provia 400x
I checked the prices at B&H and Adorama for Provia 400X. As of this date,the price for a 35mm roll (36 exposures) is
$13.65 at B&H. At Adorama, each roll is $18.09 😱!
In 120, B&H sells a 5 roll pro-pack for $42.90.
Adorama: $53.75.
It'll just be a matter of time before B&H will raise their prices to the level of Adorama. So, if you're a fan of the film like I am, stock up now.
Price rises coming on Provia 400x
I checked the prices at B&H and Adorama for Provia 400X. As of this date,the price for a 35mm roll (36 exposures) is
$13.65 at B&H. At Adorama, each roll is $18.09 😱!
In 120, B&H sells a 5 roll pro-pack for $42.90.
Adorama: $53.75.
It'll just be a matter of time before B&H will raise their prices to the level of Adorama. So, if you're a fan of the film like I am, stock up now.
Spanik
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Are they serious? I just got 50 rolls of Provia 400x 120 but that will only see me trough the summer.
GarageBoy
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Ugh, Provia 400X is barely 7 years old
Brought 1 roll a few weeks back, might have to grab some (yes, I'm going to buy a load of film I haven't used before)
Please say it ain't so
Also...$18.09 a roll REALLY hurts
Brought 1 roll a few weeks back, might have to grab some (yes, I'm going to buy a load of film I haven't used before)
Please say it ain't so
Also...$18.09 a roll REALLY hurts
jsrockit
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Yeah, and then $10 processing on top of that... for small format? Damn. I just can't use anything else for small format color but digital these days. For small format B&W, I still will turn to the occasional roll of film.
burancap
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Exactly. Besides BW and home development, I am just about to throw the towel in on C41.
Local CVS dropped C41 this past month. This will now be a regional (for now) move according to a manager. Went to Walgreen's at 3x the cost. When I inquired about their low roll inventory, they said when that is gone ... that is it.
Local CVS dropped C41 this past month. This will now be a regional (for now) move according to a manager. Went to Walgreen's at 3x the cost. When I inquired about their low roll inventory, they said when that is gone ... that is it.
Photo_Smith
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Develop colour yourself! it's easier than monochrome; I pay about £1.00 per film to develop my own.
I guess I live in film heaven here (UK) with C41 35mm about a pound and 120 C41 at about £4 a roll.
At the moment film and development is cheaper than at any time in my life. even if I take it to the chemist/lab.
I guess I live in film heaven here (UK) with C41 35mm about a pound and 120 C41 at about £4 a roll.
At the moment film and development is cheaper than at any time in my life. even if I take it to the chemist/lab.
burancap
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I had been pushed that direction before, but did not think it was that cheap, nor easier than BW!
Google time!
Photo_Smith
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It's easier because you have a standard development time which is very short 3:15, certainly if you can develop mono colour should be no harder. I pay about £18 for a 1L Tetenal kit which does about 15-20 rolls.
Yes it depends by what metric you go by when you say cheap but for me it costs about one quarter of a tank of petrol (gas) to process 20 films.
This is a £1 roll of film (Agfa Vista) developed in the Tetenal kit total cost less than £2 for 36 shots.
Here is a guide:
http://photo-utopia.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/processing-your-first-colour-negative.html
I processed my first colour roll when I was 14 back in the late 1970's with a similar set up.
Yes it depends by what metric you go by when you say cheap but for me it costs about one quarter of a tank of petrol (gas) to process 20 films.
This is a £1 roll of film (Agfa Vista) developed in the Tetenal kit total cost less than £2 for 36 shots.
Here is a guide:
http://photo-utopia.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/processing-your-first-colour-negative.html
I processed my first colour roll when I was 14 back in the late 1970's with a similar set up.
burancap
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Thanks! You are right ... Besides strict temperature control during the initial dev, it seems easier than BW! Your encouragement has genuinely brightened my day!
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C-41 is faster than black and white by far. You just have to keep the dev at 100F and that's about it. It's really straight-forward. E-6 is equally easy just more steps and time (2 steps must be held at 100F) but nothing exotic going on. I highly recommend you try some C-41 at home.
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How many rolls (120) can you develop before the chemistry is used up? Do you extend development times as the developer ages?
Jim B.
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Depends on the kit - but generally a single 120 roll counts around the same as a single 135 roll. Some kits are 8-12 roll kits, and a lot of people push it to 12-16 (some even 20+). Yes, one compensates time by 10-15 seconds as the roll count goes up.
Read this thread:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88447
and this thread (specifically on pushing the chems far):
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63614
noisycheese
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Although I never did shoot much Neopan 400, I hate to see it go. 🙁
jtm6
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He/she was blowing you off with that ridiculous answer. Anyone involved in design and printing will tell you that makes no sense. A design student could create the packaging from scratch to match the branding... just give them a pizza when they are done that afternoon. Replace the plates, print more boxes when the time comes, etc.
Photo_Smith
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Jim
I can get 15-20 rolls of 35mm/120 from a 1L kit after 10 films I need to extend development time by 30 seconds.
The Tetenal Kit has full instructions.
I have some here:
http://photo-utopia.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/processing-your-first-colour-negative.html
I can get 15-20 rolls of 35mm/120 from a 1L kit after 10 films I need to extend development time by 30 seconds.
The Tetenal Kit has full instructions.
I have some here:
http://photo-utopia.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/processing-your-first-colour-negative.html
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Yep. It's still amazes me that people just don't do their own C-41/E-6 at home. It's not rocket science, but the aspect of "keep the temps at 100F" scare people off. Ironically, "keep the temps at 68F" for black and white don't seem to matter nearly as much for some people.
