darkprints Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Fuji no longer lists Neopan SS100 on their website. Has it been officially discontinued and/or no longer imported/sold in the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_s6 Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 I would hope so, it was a terrible emulsion.....Acros is infinitely better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_davis1 Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 I just bought 4 rolls. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk-san1 Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Not discontinued, only bulk rolls no longer made after March 07. It is a very good film given the right treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich815 Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Comparing 100SS to Acros is like saying you do not like the Leica M3 because the Canon 1DS MkIII is so much better. They are completely different. I love them both but for very different reasons, they vastly are different emulsions and give much different looks. Whether being on the Fuji site or not means it's gone I would not know, but I doubt it's some kind of sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_divenuti Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 For the past several years, Fuji has only produced occasional batches of this film. It, generally, does not enjoy regular production and is never easy to find in the USA. In fact, I'm not sure that Neopan SS has been officially offered in the USA for several years. That being said, I located this page on the FujiFilm site without too much trouble... http://www.fujifilm.com.my/eprint/FILM_proneopanSS100.htm I believe it is only offered in 135. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Only the 100 foot Have been discontinued.... Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_deeter Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Larry has it correct. Here's the reference to the Japanese Fujifilm site, and it says the 30.5m (100ft to some of us) rolls will be discontinued starting in March 2007. But otherwise it gets full billing on the site like Fuji's other B&W offerings. http://fujifilm.jp/personal/film/monochrome/film.html -tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Thank you Tim... I try to find the truth... Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmichaels Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 100SS was never imported by Fuji USA. At least as of two years ago when I asked Fuji Pro Services in California. It seems Fuji USA folks consider Fuji gray market film just as much of a threat to their business as Kodak or Ilford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkprints Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 I received a response today from Fuji: "Dear xxxxx: Thank you for contacting Fujifilm, USA's Contact Center. Please allow us to assist you. Please be advised that Neopan 100 SS black and white film is not imported into the United States. Therefore, we do not have information regarding its availability nor can we offer support for it...." I was hoping to try SS100 as a possible alternative to 120 APX100, but it seems SS100 (and 1600) is not made in 120. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_leonardo_smith Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 B&H photo has it listed on their website, stock number FUN10036. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjun_mehra Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I bought a bunch of Fujifilm Neopan SS 100 last year, as it was about half the price of Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100. Indeed, the two films are very different from each other. If such a thing exists, "technically," Acros, being the much newer emulsion, probably "wins." Photography, however, is not "technical," but artistic; one may well prefer Acros to SS or SS to Acros, or each at different times, for its own merits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank.schifano Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 B&H lists 135/36 rolls for $2.09, Adorama has it for $1.99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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