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Subject: [Leica] Re: Fuji Black & White Film
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Fri Aug 26 22:51:59 2005
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNKEOACJAB.red735i@earthlink.net> <008401c5aa86$0454c0d0$86f1fea9@MacPhisto> <a2f8f44705082621237c1a296e@mail.gmail.com>

Cool. Before buying a boatload of HP4, I enjoyed Neopan 400.
Who is Oriental?  Is their film available under some different brand?

Scott

Daniel Ridings wrote:

>>From what I've heard:
>
>1) Fuji C41 b/w = Ilford
>2) Acros is made by Fuji
>3) Neopan 400 is made by Oriental (no slouch)
>
>Fuji made no secret of the fact that the C41 was made by Ilford. In
>one of the British photo mags from a year ago or so there was an
>interview with Ilford about it (more than a year, it was before Ilford
>ran into trouble).
>
>I don't care who makes the stuff, as long as Fuji keeps making sure
>it's worth the green-box Fuji name.
>
>Daniel
>
>On 8/26/05, Christopher Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>  
>
>>I know that's true about Fuji's C-41 BW but not for the Neopan line.
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Frank Filippone" Subject:Fuji Black & White Film
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>>>There is a statement on one of the other lists I subscribe to, claiming
>>>      
>>>
>>Fuji
>>    
>>
>>>B+W film was made by Ilford under private label.  Ilford has decided to
>>>      
>>>
>>not
>>    
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>>>private label films any more.
>>>
>>>If statement 1 is true, go find something else......  Fuji B+W would be
>>>dead.
>>>
>>>Frank Filippone
>>>      
>>>
>>on
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] Re: Fuji Black & White Film)
In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Fuji Black & White Film)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re: Fuji Black & White Film)
Message from dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] Re: Fuji Black & White Film)