Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric, Yes, there is a big difference. Acros is a wonderful, relatively recent film. The SS is an older emulsion, and supposedly grain city. It is not a question of grey market vs. USA film, they are really two different films. Fuji Acros is also called Fuji Acros in Europe. Nathan Eric wrote: > > Is there any real differences between Fuji Acros and SS? > > I've mainly been shooting Neopan 1600 and 400 with a little Acros 100 thrown > in. I decided it was time to experiment more with the 100 speed now that > I'm more comfortable with the other two. So I placed an order at B&H. I've > had good luck with import film in the past, so decided to go for the import > 100 speed. I didn't pay that close attention when ordering. When my film > shows up, the 100 speed is in a different box and says SS. Yes, that's > exactly what I ordered. :) > > I can't tell the difference between the USA and imported 400 and 1600 speed > boxes. Does anybody know if this is a different kind of film, or just the > name is different outside the US? > > -- > Eric > http://canid.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl Mobile: +31 630 868 671 http://www.nathanfoto.com/index.html