![]() ![]() ![]() There is a Japanese notice on the Fujifilm Global website, and the film’s data sheet is available in PDF format. This can be removed with domestic bleach, and when thoroughly washed and dried a very serviceable negative can be had. The film comes in a peel-apart format, and the section most people discard contains a negative that is difficult to see because it has a black coating on the outside – to prevent light getting into the pack. The Fujifilm FP-100 films are particularly popular with enthusiasts and professionals because they produce very good quality images, but also because a negative can be recovered, cleared and used for making prints. The company used to produce a black and white version too, but that was stopped in 2014. Falling demand and sales are cited as the reasons for the ending of the product line, which also spells the end of the working life of Type 100 cameras. The company says that it will halt production in spring this year, but that stocks will continue to be available for some time after that. The film has only been available in the 3.25x4.25in size recently, since the 5x4in version was discontinued, but it has been keeping vintage cameras clicking since Polaroid stopped production itself. The next candidate on the extinction list is the wonderful Kodak Portra 100T of which I have only 5 Rolls (120) left.Fujifilm Japan has announced that it is to stop production of its FP-100C instant film that enthusiasts use in old Polaroid-type cameras. Unfortunately, FP-100C will not have been my last last film stock. Thank you for reading this short article! I hope you enjoyed it or at least were able to draw some creative inspiration whatsoever from it. “EXERCISE IN PROPORTIONALITY” FP-100C Silk | Mamiya RB67 PRO SD | SCAN OF BLEACHED NEGATIVE And even if it is only the little moment of joy you feel, when you have overcome a creative struggle, and in the end have produced an image worth looking at. ![]() Shooting my last FP 100C was in some way a revelation to me: It made me realize that if we are unfortunate, our most cherished film emulsions will be silently killed off, and that we for as long as we can enjoy shooting them, should shoot every frame as it could be the last. “FLOWER BOUQUET 3” FP-100C Silk | Mamiya RB67 PRO SD | SCAN OF BLEACHED NEGATIVE A reality that will haunt us in the future when Fuji decides to kill first Velvia, then Provia, and then film altogether ( apart from Instax, obviously). Although it was not the very last pack of FP-100C that was shot on this planet, it was my last pack and since I’ve made the decision not to buy “freshly expired” FP-100C for up to €40 (~$46), it was my last pack.Ī sad reality. Future chemical photographers will most likely never get the opportunity to use this brilliant film that gives you a negative and a positive print of superb quality. In some sense, it also was a great privilege to be able to shoot this wonderful film and peel-apart films in general. “FLOWER BOUQUET 2” FP-100C Silk | Mamiya RB67 PRO SD | SCAN OF BLEACHED NEGATIVE I pressured myself to come up with something because the thought of wasting the last peel-apart instant-film I could shoot with my trusty RB67 on a subpar composition felt embarrassing, and so I decided to try multiple exposures. For about five minutes, I sat in a trampled down spot in the tall grass surrounding me and stared at the small purple wild-flowers that grew around me. I sat down and listened to the birds singing in the trees and thought what to do and how to do it. I had something in my mind like “ Steve McCurry shoots his last roll of Kodachrome” and was disappointed when I couldn’t find a composition worth shooting. My expectations were of course, high since I wanted my last frames with this wonderful film at least to be visually pleasing. After I had exposed the first of my four frames I was disappointed because I found the image dull and boring. Realizing that I only had 6 shots left, I decided to wait for the evening to shoot the apple blossoms in the gardens beneath Michelsberg Abbey not far from where I live. For the first four frames I photographed a few friends and gave them the prints but kept the negatives to scan them later, but because I was in a hurry I didn’t let them dry completely which made them stick together and thus destroyed the negatives. I decided to shoot my last pack of FP-100C (silk) on a warm and sunny day in mid-May. ![]()
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