Ok, FINE! Raise your prices but just please stop discontinuing your products. My support for your company is running very thin at the moment.
http://www.fujifilm.com/news/n190225.html
Viva la Revolution-
Steve
fuji film
Ilford XP2 Super VS Fuji Neopan 400CN
So…. I did a film test recently that begs the question: is Fuji Neopan 400CN really just rebranded Ilford XP2 Super? This is my opinion, but it sure looks like it to me! Both films are best at EI 200 and have a very usable range from EI 50-640.
Look at the histogram- they are virtually identical! So very close, shot only a few minutes apart, any difference is attributable to the changing light outside. Hey- I still like XP2 Super… and it’s nice to know that when in the UK or Japan the 400CN is a go-to option as well.
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
Let The Film Testing Begin
I am heading to the Cotswolds (UK) in just over a week and running one last set of tests over the next few days…. looking at chromogenic B&W films (and converted Portra 400) compared to traditional B&W films processed in Pyro 510 (stand development)… all for the purposes of scanning.
Stay tuned!
PS- and yes that is Fuji Neopan 400CN… very hard to get here in the USA as it is not imported… made by Ilford for Fuji, based on XP2 Super but it is a different film made to Fuji Specs… time will tell.
Jollylook – The First Cardboard Vintage Instant Camera!
I love this…. I ordered two!
Viva la Revolution- Steve
Freezing Fuji FP 100C – One Year Later
And the Results are… Drum Roll Please…
FANTASTIC!!
How To: https://figitalrevolution.com/2016/03/01/freezing-fuji-fp-100c-instant-film/
I also did shoot all the remaining film and EVERY single sheet was perfect!
No leaking anywhere!
Have a great weekend and Viva la Revolution!
Stephen
Custom Instant Camera by Patrick Putze
One thing I forgot to mention in the video is just how SHARP the lens is— really makes a huge difference when working with Fuji Instax materials.
To contact Patrick visit: https://www.facebook.com/polaroidconversions
The End of Fuji 100c
F-You Fuji!
Not much more to add…. off to the cape to shoot for a few days. I’m not bringing ANY Fuji material—
Viva la Revolution- Steve
Saving Fuji FP-100C and Wet Plate Pack Film Shooting
A lot has changed in the last few years regarding the survival of film, photographers are now making direct appeals to manufacturers and gaining support from other shooters in a global effort to save our materials. Perfect examples of this success: Impossible Project instant materials, CineStill and their new successful Indiegogo campaign, New 55 instant material, Film Ferrania and now perhaps Fuji FP-100C, only time will tell.
And then there is cool stuff like this video on how to shoot wet plate with your pack film camera!
Viva la Revolution- Steve
Freezing Fuji FP-100C Instant Film
By now we have all heard that Fuji is discontinuing this amazing film, FP-100C- right?
Shit! Shit! Shit!
If you’re like me, and a fan of this material, right now you’re asking, what am I going to do? Well, you could just buy a lot of this film and stick in the refrigerator unopened and get a solid 8-10 years… But here’s a question: can you freeze it?
In fact, contrary to popular belief you can freeze Fuji FP-100C. But how can this be, you ask, without the PODS bursting? Yes, Polaroid PODS burst when frozen, BUT Fuji PODS are constructed of a different material and as such they don’t suffer the same horrible fate.
Here is the test I ran trying it out. I call it The Han Solo Test:
- On January 13, 2016 I froze two boxes of FP-100C…
- First I let both boxes get cold in my refrigerator for 48 hours to stabilize and in a vertical orientation so the box is upright… this is very important due to the location of the POD.
- Then I placed both boxes in my freezer, still in a vertical orientation.
- On February 27th I took a box down from the freezer and placed it back in my refrigerator again (Yes! Still in a vertical orientation...) and there it rested until this morning March 1st. I allowed it to warm to room temperature for 2 hours prior to running a series of tests shots to test color, exposure and, well, to be perfectly honest to see if it still worked at all! And guess what… all 10 shots were perfect! Not a single issue with burst PODS or uneven development or chemical separation… all perfect!
- See all the test images below for proof… please note these were just quick iPhone snaps of the pics as they dried on my dining room table.
Now, can I guarantee this process will work 100%? Nope… but it did work for me. AND I have another box in the freezer that I will leave for 1 year as a long-term storage test, so look out for that follow up article in January 2017!
In conclusion my thoughts are…. buy a lot of this material and put in your refrigerator using a vertical orientation. Shoot as you normally do- it’s great film and I, for one, am going to enjoy shooting it. Once a box of film gets several years past its expiration date, (and if they have been stored in a vertical orientation in the refrigerator during this time) move them to the freezer using the steps I outlined above. This should give you even more leeway on the life of this film.
Did I mention the vertical orientation? Just checking.
I also plan on running the same test with the same freeze-to-warm process outlined above with some Fuji Instax Wide material this month, so stay tuned…
Viva la Revolution- Steve
UPDATE: please take note that I am not telling you to freeze this film now as there is no reason to do so as the current stock is quite fresh and will live for many years in a refrigerator. I will do an update in one year so we can have more information on long term storage.
Fuji FP100 C Satin Negative Compared to New55 PN
Just thought I would post this side by side… please note the New55 PN was shot on a tripod at F22 where as the Fuji FP 100C Satin was shot hand held in my Polaroid 195 camera at F4…
Of course in the satin recovered negative there is the texture of the print which is kinda cool…
Viva la Revolution- Steve
Figital Revolution 