Fuji C200 or Fuji Superia 200

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I'm thinking of picking up some colour print film to use with my Leica 111f and my 50mm Nickel F3.5 Elmar or my 50mm F2 Summitar. I just want the film for snaps when I'm out and about and I intend to scan the negatives and not have prints produced. I could buy Kodak Ektar but to keep the cost down I've been looking around for an alternative. 

 

Having a stop more available over Ektar would be an advantage and I've come across Fuji C200 which I've not used before. A ten pack would be much less expensive than Ektar and even less then Supria which I have used before.

 

Cost isn't the deciding factor but if C200 produces decent colours and isn't difficult to scan I'd like to give it a try. Has anyone any experience with this film or is Superia the better film as the name seems to suggest?

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I prefer the Superia. C200 is not so bad compared to other low-cost films, but I found colors, especially skintones and handling in general better with the Superia. Also scanning was more easy.

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I also find Superia to be far superior to C200. Unfortunately all but Superia400 are being discontinued. but with a slow lens 400 ISO film might come in handy anyway. Kodak Gold 200 could be another alternative as that is quite a good cheap film as well.