Neopan 400 and Provia 400 bite the dust...

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I'm in two minds about this - firstly, Provia is so expensive that I've never shot it (might have to try a roll or two now though) so personally I won't miss it much. Secondly there's Neopan 400 - something I hardly shoot (although I still have a few rolls of Neopan 1600), since Tri-X, HP5, and TMax cover my needs for a fast, pushable film. However, seeing emulsions getting axed is always a shame.
 
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Neopan 400 is such a smooth B&W film.

There's been reports about its demise for a while now, and Fuji unhelpfully is incredibly difficult when it comes to product discontinuation - often issuing different news for different regions.
 
Sectionate said:
Might have to get myself a few more rolls of 400x
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The cost of 400X pretty much killed the emulsion (and that's why all slide will eventually go, unfortunately).

More surprised by the Neopan announcement really.
 
I hope Acros stays. I've only just been introduced to its loveliness and I want it to carry on!
 
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I know, and it will be a shame when it eventually goes!
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I think the only affordable way to shoot it is Agfa Precisa 100 (35mm) now - luckily my developer of choice, Genie Imaging, charges the same amount for E6/C-41, so at least the cost of development hasn't gone up any further.
 
freecom2 said:
I think the only affordable way to shoot it is Agfa Precisa 100 (35mm) now - luckily my developer of choice, Genie Imaging, charges the same amount for E6/C-41, so at least the cost of development hasn't gone up any further.
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They look very cheap (except B&W)!

These guys right? http://www.genieimaging.co.uk/ if so, they are on my way home from work, might give them a whirl as they are local to me
 
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I really like Neopan 400! I'll be sad to see it go, but at the same time I like tri-x equally as much so I won't feel as if I'm missing out as such.

It's a shame to see a couple of rolls dissapear from shops, but hopefully it'll make the market for Kodak and Ilford films that much better.

Sometimes too much competition brings the industry down and less competition helps relieve the financial stress on those in the industry, let's hope this is the case here.
 
I like Neopan 400 too, but I found it very prone to reticulation - I had to be paranoid about getting all of the dev stages at the same temperature to within a couple of degrees. Since I use the Ilford process for washing, that's a bit of a pain. Sad to see an emulsion go though.
 
Never used either film personally, so I can't say I'm that bothered. For me, it means they will concentrate on the film I personally like, that being Provia 100F and Acros 100, and hopefully extend their lifetime a bit?
 
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