I don't know about the cost of Neopan motion picture stock elsewhere in the world... (Neopan still film is relatively cheap in the states, cheaper than Ilford by a lot and at the price point of films like Efke and Arista).... but in the states ORWO is expensive by comparison.
As it is today, 7363 is $51 USD per 400' roll, and if you get an educational discount it's around $40. And its Ortho, so you can process under safe light. ORWO stock was (last I checked) almost double this price. So, while there does exist alternatives, they cost more. And I don't see a stock in the product line that would be comparable to 7363. BTW Seth, if you want to draft and circulate a letter asking Fuji to distribute Neopan in the US, I'd sign it. And I'll overlook your comment about "whinning". Alain On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Freya <[email protected]> wrote: > > re Fuji Neopan: I assume it would be way more expensive than Kodaks > offering which is why they probably don't bother. > > I assume Fred is right and that Kodak will file for Chapter 11 protection > assuming the patent sale doesn't go thru. To be honest it might be a good > thing in a way, as selling the patents seems a bit like selling the family > silver. I get the impression the guy running the place is just trying to > stretch things out as long as he can so he can keep getting paid which is > not a great business strategy for the future. > > love > > Freya > > > --- On *Sat, 10/1/11, sef208 <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: sef208 <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Kodak filing for bankruptcy? > To: "Experimental Film Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011, 8:41 PM > > > I asked the fuji rep in new york and he said that it wouldn't be profitable > enough in the US for fuji to bother... unless Kodak went under...The more > pressure we put on them, the more demand they will perceive. There is still > a pretty good demand for black and white film. Perhaps fuji will change it's > tune now...it's definitely better than sitting around and whining about > kodak's demise. > > seth > > On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 12:29 PM, > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > ** > In a message dated 10/1/2011 9:58:02 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> writes: > > And Neopan is not currently available in the US.... Don't know why this has > ever been a question for Fuji? > > Alain > > > I've repeatedly asked the Fuji people in Hollywood about this, and they > just giggle and change the subject and tell me that Fuji has other great > film stocks. > > It must be that yes means no thing. And like it's none of our damned > business. So to hell with them. > > J.C. > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > -- 40 FRAMES Alain LeTourneau Pam Minty 40 FRAMES 5232 N Williams Ave Portland, Oregon 97217 USA +1 503 231 6548 www.40frames.org www.16mmdirectory.org www.emptyquarterfilm.org
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