Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/10

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Portra and TCN
From: Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:30:33 +0100 (MET)
References: <001a01c4069f$e6179b50$7e6b0e44@newukolbqveo9i>

Aha! Thanks!

I know there's some HP4 (yes, 4, not 5) still being sold in someplaces
under a different name. I didn't know that Maco was selling HP5.

Daniel


On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> The allegedly rebadged HP5 is from Maco. The statement below is from
> www.digitaltruth.com/
>
> Macophot UP400p
> Film is reputedly the same as HP5+. See HP5+ chart for more times.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Daniel
> Ridings
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:37 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Portra and TCN
>
> But not rebadged HP5 ... Ilford has a C-41 film too (not HP5) and the
> two,
> Fuji's and Ilford's, are basically the same. They're both made by
> Ilford.
>
> It was a little comical to see them get two different ratings in the
> reviews. Perhaps Ilford does make a slightly different film for Fuji. I
> don't think it's a rebadged XP2 ... I think Fuji and Ilford teamed up on
> the new Neopan C-41 film. We'll probably be finding a new version from
> Ilford soon.
>
> Daniel
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Christopher Williams wrote:
>
> > The new Fuji C-41 B&W tested well in UK magazines. I wish I could get
> some
> > here. They did do a partnership with Ilford with the new film.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeffery Smith"
> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Portra and TCN
> >
> >
> > > These films are driving me nuts. I read that Fuji came out with a
> > > chromogenic (not distributed here), but that it is rebadged XP2, and
> > > then I read that some new superfilm from Europe is actually rebadged
> > > HP5.
> > >
> > > Jeffery Smith
> > > New Orleans, LA
> >
> >
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Replies: Reply from "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> (Re: [Leica] Portra and TCN)
In reply to: Message from "Jeffery Smith" <jls@runbox.com> (RE: [Leica] Portra and TCN)