Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oriental is better known for their lovely fiber-based printing papers (Ansel Adams put it on the map). The only film I "know" about is Neopan 400. I don't think they market any under their own name. I read about this in the British magazine article when Acros and the C41 film were being reviewed. Daniel On 8/27/05, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > 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 > >> > >> > >>>private label films any more. > >>> > >>>If statement 1 is true, go find something else...... Fuji B+W would be > >>>dead. > >>> > >>>Frank Filippone > >>> > >>> > >>on > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Leica Users Group. > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >