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Fuji Neopan Acros 400 discontinued
Some time ago I wrote in a comment to a picture, that I heard, that Fuji will discontinue the Neopan b/w film. As one can read on filmphotography.eu/news/fujifilm-neopan-400-und-provia-400x-werden-eingestellt , this is true - and is not. It obviously concerns only the ISO 400 type, the ISO 100 will furthermore be on production. Also the slide film Provia 400X will be discontinued.
Alternatives for the Neopan 400 are:
- Rollei Retro 400s
- Kodak T-Max 400 and TRI-X 400
- Ilford HP5 Plus and Delta 400
- Neopan 100, which can be pushed to ISO 400 without any problems (and I do this on a very regular base)
- Rollei RBX100 @400, which I am testing currently. A first picture I posted here: www.ipernity.com/doc/detlevm/29277073

Unfortunately there are, according to the article specified above, no direct alternatives for the Provia 400X, it was the last film of it's kind. There are only some ISO 100 and 200 slide films left:
- AgfaPhoto CT Precisa 100
- Rollei Digibase CR 200
- Lomography X-Pro Slide 200
- Fujifilm Velvia 50, Velvia 100, and Provia 100F.



2 comments

Coldwaterjohn said:

How close do you think we may be to a day when a 35mm camera is a museum piece with no film being produced to use in it? I imagine they will have sat around in the board rooms of carriage whipe factories a hundred years ago, shouting down anyone who suggested the motor car would see horse and carriages, and their accessories, consigned to the dustbin of history...I believe a number of movies are now produced digitally, rather than on 35mm film, which originated of course for the movie industiry and was cut up and adapted for the early Leicas and so on.
10 years ago

Detlev M. said:

This is a good question.Yes, you are right, there's most probably a tend for a completely digital workflow in the movie production, even if some lot still are produced on film (and be digitized later). I don't think (and I hope), that we, i.e. you and me, won't experience the day you mentioned (I'll turn 65 in a couple of weeks ...). Have a look at that lomography movement. To be honest, I don't like it too much, but after all it helps us to keep analogue photography alive. I guess it's the same as with the old vinyl records. They often have been declared dead as a doornail - but there's still an audiophil market, as well for the records as for turntables.
While writing these lines, I have my developing tank standing right next to me on the desk with the first test film with my new (old) 50mm lens for my Bronica ETRSi. Now I have to run and water it ... So let's keep our analogue toots alive - it's so much fun to photograph with them ...
10 years ago
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