Kodak Color Plus 200 Edge Code? What is this film?

[B&Wpositive]

Anyone check the edge code of Kodak Color Plus 200?

Could this be the latest incarnation of Kodacolor VR 200, or is it likely the same as Gold 200?
Is VR Plus 200 even still marketed under the VR name anymore?

Anyone have insight? Experience versus Gold 200?

 

[BrianShaw]

I'm gleefully awaiting this discussion. Last time I asked I was counseled to stop asking. Seems like there is something someone doesn't want us to know.

My experience: Gold has better color rendition than ColorPlus. They have different edge marking too.

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

Seems like there is something someone doesn't want us to know.

I think this is the man who knows too much

 

[mnemosyne]

IIRC the "common wisdom" is that it is a slightly older version of Gold 200 for price sensitive markets. The edge markings are different from those of recent Gold 200, which would indicate that it is indeed a different film. I can give you details tomorrow and maybe also sample pictures. I haven't shot VR200 so I cannot do any comparison.

 

[mnemosyne]

edge markings
ColorPlus 200 (bought in 2015): Kodak 200-8
Gold 200 (bought in 2015): Kodak GB 200-7

 

[sagai]

I had some suspicion before ...
(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

 

[B&Wpositive]

I could believe it's the latest successor of VR from what people have replied so far.

For reference, my last purchase of VR was in 1997 in CVS. It was a 3-pack of Kodacolor VR 200 in the old black and yellow package with the lines on it, and the red Kodak logo and film type in white lettering. This predates the newer VR plus. It had a develop before date of 9/1998. So, they were still selling the old VR 200 in 1998. There was also a large square package of the same film for real estate next to it on the shelf in the store with I think 12 rolls of 8 exposures each in it. The edge markings on the processed film say Kodak VR 200-5. The film cassette says 5 on it also, and the abbreviation is CL rather than GB. This was definitely the old VR because of the CL.

So, from 200-5 to 200-8, those are consistent edge markings...sounds like Color Plus is indeed likely the successor to the VR line.

Around the same time, maybe a few years before, there was also a Kodak Funtime 200 film. I remember buying that once too. I don't have the package or cassette anymore though.

What was the abbreviation for the recent VR Plus 200 film? Was it GB or CL? What about on the current Color Plus 200?