![]() ![]() 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. Supersense, an analog concept store based in Vienna, is currently producing a new type 100 pack film that’s been backed by over 2,000 people (myself included!).I decided to shoot my last pack of FP-100C (silk) on a warm and sunny day in mid-May. Regardless of all the sadness that comes with Fujifilm FP-100C, there’s still hope. On Amazon, a 5 pack of film is going for $599 (and who knows if it has even been stored properly!) However, the demand today is higher than ever and because of it, the price is also insanely high for any available or existing Fujifilm FP-100C. Fujfilm stopped producing FP-100C in 2014 and it was cited that it was due to lack of demand. ![]() ![]() Using a Polaroid film back for the camera, I was able to load Fujifilm FP-100C into the camera and shoot these insanely High Quality portraits.Īnd because it’s discontinued, there comes a dilemma. For example, check out these photos below that I shot with the Mamiya RZ-67. Partially it’s because you can use this film with so man modular cameras so you can really manipulate the light and work with better lenses than say your typical Polaroid or FujiFilm instant camera that you can find now-days. The image quality with FP-100C is the highest quality instant photo film I’ve ever come across. Being able to share the physical quality of the image with someone that you’re shooting with is truly an incredible experience and it provide for a great atmosphere to shoot in.Īpart from actually getting a physical photo right before your eyes, when you shoot with Fuji FP-100C, you’re paying for PROFESSIONAL film and you can see what that means in the photo. It’s the most pleasing feeling and it’s so enjoyable to shoot with for the photographer, and for the subject. Let’s just start with the obvious – when you shoot with this film, all you have to do is shoot and then peel the film apart and you have a real, physical photo. Find out what the best features and the worst drawbacks are below: Instant Photo When it comes to this film stock I can think of countless positive features, but at the same time, there are two HUGE drawbacks to this film stock. Of course, if you’re reading this then you’re probably a fan of, or at least intrigued by this film stock and for good reason. This is VERY useful for professional photographers because they are able to see the positive, instant photo as a test shot (which they can also use!) and they can also have a real color negative film photo for prints! If you save the negative part of the peel apart film, you can actually scrub away the chemicals with bleach and create a clean negative to scan later. Many hobby photographers use this film stock specifically for the instant, positive image, but many professionals adore this film stock because you can also save and clean the negative, or in other words – what most people just throw away. One of the main reasons however, why peel apart film became so popular in the late 1900’s was because of the duality that it provided. Once people saw the process of peel apart film, it became a fun way to shoot fashion photography and portraits. The film stock became very famous by the 1980’s after Andy Warhol’s Polaroid photos of famous celebrities took the world by storm.Īlthough Warhol wasn’t using Fujifilm’s FP-100C for these shoots, it was his creative way of making photos that paved the way for peel apart film. Like I had previously mentioned in the intro, this (unfortunately) discontinued film stock was, and still is, loved by tons of photographers all across the world. ![]()
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