Hello folks, the ROLLEI SUPERPAN 200, and the ROLLEI UNIVERSAL 200 are from the same source, they are cutted from the same master rolls. If someone has found differences, then it were different lighting conditions and/or other developers.
If we use different names, then for the reasons, especially for the tradition as an exporting company. For a varity of markets that we serve diverse customer wishes.
In China, are being significant quantities of ROLLEI SUPERPAN 400 packaged. So any of ROLLEI film interested can see at first glance: Converted in China. This film is the ROLLEI RETRO 400 S for the Asian market. Packaged in Asia.
The Chinese importer has an "own" ROLLEI film product range, all the films are named SUPERPAN. That is, if you recently (and happily) start with a new line, and when you have not to you look at nothing and nobody. Most of all, it is possible, if you can packaging in China at their market prices. That we could never make with Germany packed films -in other words: We need to renounce to the China business. That we are at very significant sales in China and Asia, it is also (among others) due to this flexibilty. In Continental-Europe, and the USA, it is expected from us, that we have an RETRO 100 roll film successor. We have made it on time, with a new film, with the ROLLEI UNIVERSAL 200. Why? Who in this forum is already longer hounded know/remember, that big expectations to a genuine ultimative APX 100 successor have been awaked. If we now simply would have had offered a ROLLEI RETRO 100 S (synthetic) as successor?
Therefore, clarity and truth, no misunderstandings, no room for interpretations:
ROLLEI SUPERPAN 200 and ROLLEI UNIVERSAL 2000 are identical film materials, offered in various forms to the photographers.