Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Tmax 100 Rules
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 09:29:31 -0700
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020215191855.02b91858@pop.andara.com> <5.1.0.14.0.20020215201552.02b83060@pop.andara.com> <5.1.0.14.0.20020216105955.02309b40@pop.andara.com>

Robert,

It has been very available here since mid September.

Prior to that I had to purchase it when I went south of the 49th.

If your curious and can't find a local source email me your address off 
list and I'll put roll in the mail for you.

Regards,

Greg


Robert G. Stevens wrote:

> Greg:
>
> In B&W, I have not seen many Fuji films.  I think the only B&W  Fuji 
> films I have seen in the fridge at the dealers is 120 Neopan.  In this 
> part of the country, AGFA pretty well owns the B&W market, followed by 
> Kodak.
>
> Halifax has an Art College that dates back to the 1700's and the 
> students tend to use AGFA because it is cheaper.  There is also a 
> vocational school in town that teaches photography and they too seem 
> to use a lot of AGFA products,
>
> Fuji just may not market their B&W films around here because AGFA has 
> the price so depressed.  I haven't done a comparison of AGFA B&W to 
> Fujis B&W, but their RSX 100 in Bulk is half the price of the Fuji and 
> Kodak films in bulk.
>
> I checked Fuji's Canadian web site and Acros is available in 120 
> format only.  That might explain why I have never seen it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
> At 08:40 PM 2/15/2002 -0700, Greg J. Lorenzo wrote:
>
>> I can't speak about Fuji's service as I have never had a reason to 
>> contact them. Both Kodak and Fuji make a very high quality product.
>>
>> I quite simply like the results I get with Acros and I'm quite 
>> willing to suggest to anyone who shoots a lot of 100 asa B&W film to 
>> give Acros a go.
>
>
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