FP-100c & FP-100b (4x5)

[@ChrisMarxen]

This video only cost 5000 Dollars to make.

[@mike1207976]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@spaceagelemon]

Which is weird considering they got the film for 5 bucks at a thrift store

[@ChrisMarxen]

@@spaceagelemon Only because they bought the thrift store first.

[@joeyballi]

@@spaceagelemon the FP-100B was 100% bought at a thrift store

[@xboys_archive]

@@joeyballilooks like the book off price tag in Japan

[@kringeshorts]

I just love how they picked one of the trickiest lighting condition (cloudless highnoon with big bodies of water) to even figure out exposure for film. The only step left closer to hell would have been to try this with not instant film.

[@michabutkiewicz702]

Every time Jason drops new video it's like a little Christmas to me

[@danbaird-miller8293]

The old adage for these types of films was to say "Polaroid" as you pull the film through the rollers. If you pull it too fast, you can get basically dots of white on the print. If you pull too slow, you'll get uneven development and you'll see banding from the rollers. From my memory, Fuji instant is self-terminating, so it shouldn't matter how long, after 2 or 3 minutes, it wont develop any further. I think the gaining ISO is a result of the pods aging.

[@kleanish]

juul pods or tide pods?

[@gusatvoschiavon]

@@kleanish I think it's a combination of both

[@valkyrie4679]

I didn't see you do any calculation. You can't just go by the iso with these cameras. The extension of the bellows has to be calculated. I could send you something if you let me know where to find your contact info.

[@ВиталийБаранов-р8ъ]

I believe, that it is not a sensitivity increase, but a loss of contrast (sensitivity) at positive stage, which makes it impossible to gain enough density (darkness) in the print. Which makes perfect sense for expired material.

[@Notimportant1995]

Yes old Fp100C smells like a fish died after wriggling behind a heater. Also I’m pretty sure whoever sent you that film has been keeping it well stored in a microwave or something as I’ve never had pack film look quite that shitty.

[@definingslawek4731]

well if it crossed a border it might have gotten x rayed right?

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

@@definingslawek4731 100ASA film won’t be affected by x-rays. Higher sensitivities are.

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

Considering it expired in 2002 at least it still worked. Though I’ve never seen it produced negatives instead of positives. Very weird.

[@mateuszlenik]

One cool thing to know about FP-100c (not sure about the BW version) is that the chemistry is self-terminating and you can develop for as long as you want - it'll be fine. It's important to peel it apart before it dries out though. The times provided on the package are minimal processing times, there's no way to overdevelop. Underdevelopment leads to underexposed prints, so there's a chance that you just underdeveloped it. You can also recover the negatives from FP-100c, the process is reasonably simple.

[@theundefinedphotographer]

I haven't shot with the 100-b, but I shot the 1000-b and I would shoot through a whole pack and then peel them when I got home, so I think all the pack films are self-terminating.

[@mateuszlenik]

@@theundefinedphotographer my understanding is that Fuji packfilm is self-terminating, but Polaroid packfilms were not, but I have no way to prove it

[@theundefinedphotographer]

@@mateuszlenik Yes, I meant the Fuji line of pack films! I haven't tried the Polaroid ones, but I also heard that the results from the expired Polaroid pack films are much less reliable since they latest pack you can get is only from 2009 I think because Polaroid ran out of business in 2008.

[@patrickjclarke]

yes, 100-b was self-terminating too.

[@HMDTEX]

I’m a simple man. I see Jason post a video. I like it.

[@henrahmagix]

those b&w shots are So GOOD! I love that you get a bordered print right out of the box, it massively enhances the presentation of the photo as soon as you first see it! 😍

[@Shaka1277]

I literally bought two more packs like an hour before this video went live! Waiting until I have my 75 and 400 mm lenses to make a trip out of it. I would never have expected the sensitivity to flip like that. Worth thinking about. Thanks for the video, as always. :)

[@theundefinedphotographer]

Coincidentally, I'm actually taking a break from a video I'm editing about these films (but for Polaroid 250 instead of 4x5) to watch this! Shooting instant film on large format is really frustrating but also really fun and rewarding when you finally get a properly exposed shot. I used the lomograflok back to shoot the new Fuji instax wide with my Intrepid, and it took a lot of trial and error to figure out how to meter the film since you can't always go by your lightmeter.

[@Shaka1277]

@@theundefinedphotographer I'm actually hoping to set up a spare set of infinity stops for my rangefinder next week to do some handheld LomoGraflok instant work :)

[@theundefinedphotographer]

@@Shaka1277 Sounds exciting!

[@isaachamrick9632]

Save the development side of the images, as you can wash away the excess ink and have a negative of your image. There are a few videos and tutorials on how to do this. Maybe you can pull a better image from the overexposed prints

[@gabrielgolden4336]

Jason suffers from that childhood trauma that makes you bring any large format camera to a grounded boat.

[@reinasgallery]

looks like you accidentally solarized the fp100c? colors are wild I love it

[@mannyteeXD]

I know sometimes if you overexpose the shit out of polaroid film it can come out as a negative, maybe that happened with the colour stuff if you were trying to push it?

[@AlGreenLightThroughGlass]

Simply the most enjoyable photography site out there and I don't even shoot film - keep 'em coming Jason

[@mikejankowski6321]

The shot at 7:28 finally dialed it in. I actually like your "underexposed" lake photo. At least on YT, it was pleasing. The color stuff looked like the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey. It looks like the only purpose for 100C is to sell even higher in a year or two after it becomes more scarce. $$$

[@David_GarciaMontero]

Baxter's appearences: - NONE I hope that our king is fine and chubby as always. Cheers

[@refard5]

seems you missed him

[@David_GarciaMontero]

@@refard5 A lot

[@oceangrunge7139]

The sensitivity went up with expiration because it’s a positive image. Works inverse to negative film.

[@patrickjclarke]

But it’s a negative exposed, then developed and transferred to the positive paper. What part are you saying gains sensitivity?

[@oceangrunge7139]

@@patrickjclarke i guess i was somewhat imprecise in my original comment. A more precise statement might be that the effective ISO of the entire system went up with expiration. The sensitivity of the positive paper (which is but a component of the whole system) went down with time. Positive paper being white paper to begin with that becomes dark, a less sensitive positive paper will not get as dark. I suppose the negative losing sensitivity should produce a thinner negative that ought to compensate for that. I guess that just implies that the rate at which the negative and positive components lose sensitivity is different, and the positive component has lost more sensitivity when the images in the video were taken.

[@trix-4656]

Thank you for bringing laughter to the serious business of large format photography.

[@Kuesa]

i heard fuji also made an fp-100D as an elaborate deez nuts joke

[@LTMCMedia]

Bought my first film camera, a Polaroid 103, in 2015 and shot this film for a year before it disappeared. I miss it dearly.

[@Jamie12375]

I got some old Fuji FP-100C in 4x5 and the trick to getting more or less normal looking shots is to shoot with short exposures (1/500s, 1/250s maybe 1/125s but not slower). When fresh, Fuji FP100C has a blue/cyan cast with longer exposures. Somehow with expired film that turns into heavy green and magenta. Don't ask me why.

[@samthegreatgenius]

I wish someone would find a warehouse full of pack film already

[@MichaWha]

Haven't tried 4x5 instant film but shot quite some "standard" FP-100C and even with 20 years expired film I get good results at box speed. Probably well stored but still, the results you got are surprising. Also pretty sure you can let the film "develop" for as long as you want, I never time it and it always works.

[@The58stupot]

" Gas, grass or................film cameras " 🤣 🤣

[@lesscubes]

tfw you're a Fuji digital shooter and you hear "I don't really understand anything Fuji does anymore." *stares off into the abyss muttering about how they're taking our dials away*

[@lucuslanders8033]

I got into instant photograph just as FP-3000b was being discontinued. I only got to shoot a few packs, but they were all very satisfying! As for FP-100C, I kept burning thru packs till they reached about $36. If you want to try getting more out of the 100c, try extracting the negatives. They produce more range and better color than you might expect. I usually gave away the positives to friends or people I met while out shooting, and only kept the negatives. You can see the results on my website if you are curious, just google my name :)

[@felixgardberg1083]

Today I woke up and thought, god I want to see you photograph liminal spaces. Take someone with you, it can get pretty creepy.

[@petepictures]

Pity youre not close by, I would give you a nice recent expired FP 100C in standard size that works like a dream. And there's no other colour film , presently ,in the world, that can produce colour negative and positive at the same time.

[@TheBigNegative-PhotoChannel]

I think you friend who send you this film straight farted in the film package and laughed the whole time watching this video. 😅

[@garrettbecker8987]

Kind of digging the over exposed B&W

[@mattripple6016]

"I can feel it in my plums" - excellent reference. Always a pleasure, Jason.

[@BillyMcBillface]

The FP100-C looks like the dystopia where Fuji discontinues film. Oh wait

[@hellothisiskyle]

Hahahaha I lol’ed

[@PhilippHofmann28]

Dude, this was real photography. I saw every minute of your joiness to this hobby. Awesome.

[@kaileystark9039]

Yeahh I had an old Polaroid land camera with film in it that was even older and that shit didn’t work at all, tragic bc you can’t even use regular 4x5 film in it. Also I think the reverse side from the print is a negative you can clean up and then scan which is neat

[@visualgrains]

You can try to recover the negatives on the peel offs, then scan the negatives from there to digitise these images

[@adnamamedia]

babe wake up, new Jason video 🥺

[@patrickjclarke]

Fuji, just like Polaroid, destroyed the machines for the tax write off. If they sold the machines they would have to pay taxes on it, so it's easier to just scrap them. Now, Doc, the founder of IMPOSSIBLE wanted to buy the machines and even pay all the taxes, but Fuji culture wouldn't allow it as it would mean they weren't confident in their decision that instant film was dead and non-profitable. Oh, and out of all the films, FP-100C is usually the most reliable and can stand up to the poorest storage conditions...the pack you got was super old (before you could extract the negative with bleach) and looks like it somehow got wet and then someone tried to dry it out. The results you got were most likely because one of the chemicals in the pods got messed up and effed up the dye couplers. Ahhh, reminds me of the old days of my "Instant Photo Show" podcast back in ye olde days of 2008...but really, with the price of packfilm now, it's totally not worth it to buy a $100+ pack for shizzles and gizzles. I still have 10 or so packs of 100-C and 3000-b for my Land Camera, and have been tempted to sell them...but I'm waiting for that golden moment where FP-100C ages like Polaroid 690 and turns slightly purple...it's no Polariod 669, but it will do...it will do.

[@genericanduncreative]

I miss the days of $12 Fuji pack film. I had a bunch of Land cameras, then the FP back for an RZ67, and finally a reducing back for 4x5. I've got one last pack left, and don't know what, or even if, I'll shoot with it.

[@isofilmy]

I've decided that the best kind of large format camera. Is one a friend brings, sets up and lets you shoot with. They look like a pain in the cheeks.

[@brian-esss]

I would assume that the shutter on that lens was running slow before assuming that expired film gained sensitivity

[@NPJensen]

There is the One Instant pack film available these days, but it is very expensive and more often than not out of stock. Pack film is still not completely dead though.

[@GarrettBell]

"I feel it in my plums" Classic.

[@sigibergmann9356]

if something is overexposed why in the f*** would you expose 3 more shots with the same exposure???? just expose 3 stops under i dont get your thought process at all lol

[@tychomagneticanomaly]

Awesome job guys. I sit here on two packs 100c expired 5/2005, so I will apply your formula!

[@AeromaticXD]

Those 100b shots are rad!

[@DudeofHistory]

I live somewhat near that boat, I just shot there relatively recently too!

[@VedutaV]

Nice review of Andreas Gursky photograph 🤣🤣🤣 Rhein II looks fantastic in person btw

[@jazzclarinet2006]

I have one last pack of FP-100C in my fridge. I'm determined to use it for something special. The one I miss the most, however, is FP-3000B. I could shoot that all day long.

[@TheDomis4]

its this day of the month already? how blessed i am

[@da009999]

Expired instant film, harsh lighting, back lighting, weird ISO gains, Jason constantly hunting for double entendres.... these guys are the Evel Knievel and Super Dave Osborne of film photography. 🥷☮️🦄

[@mikejankowski6321]

Well said, but which is which?

[@dieufoetus8718]

I got some fp100c expired in 2018 for free a couple of months ago but I can't figure out what to shoot with them lol

[@Whateverworksman93]

"Another sexually charged episode" Wouldn't have it any other way

[@berryraspy7816]

I love this channel, never stop

[@PhilTaylorPhotog]

FP100b was our test platform before we shot the real stuff during Uni days. I remember not being able to find Polaroid any more, and having fellow Polaroiders scorning me for shooting horrible fake polaroid. They were right, Polaroid was far richer in tones, but these days I'd take whatever I could get. There was an interesting "art" back then where the negative could be released and stretched/distorted only a sheet of paper. The original "distort / skew ' tool.

[@joelharb9088]

babe, Jason uploaded

[@nathandault860]

I had this happen to me with some Polaroid 4x5 instant film. It expired in 2000 and I had to underexpose it about 3-4 stops to get correct exposure. Pretty wild

[@evanwileysmith]

are you and caleb still considering a podcast? that would maybe prevent the crushing withdrawals and overwhelming existential ennui i get between grainydays videos.

[@ronniea.4830]

I hoarded a few peel polaroids

[@arkadeepacharyaa7485]

tru man, tnx it really does work

[@franciszkaninspodglogowa]

such a good video (as always)

[@TorresinhoLFC]

The jokes are what keep me subscribed. Good photography as well

[@francesarpaia]

Dude, packfilm was self terminating.

[@gewglesux]

gREAT jOB gUYS both of you!

[@para39gt]

this is so beautiful and sad at the same time😢

[@silentroam]

Bro where is that boat I can’t ever find it

[@dflf]

That boat somehow looks familiar

[@tlm2096]

Thoughts on whether shrek 5 is coming out at the end of this year or next year?

[@mattstolzman]

Fuuuuccc, I remember fp100c just laying on shelves in my favourite camera shop in Poland when I was a teenager.

[@Fortnite87463]

Amazing video cant wait for the next one

[@MeowjinBoo]

thank god you made this video. I was gifted 5 boxes by one of my plumbing customers of fp100c45, and have no idea how to use the instax graflok back.

[@rawali1]

The only analog photography god I know is you. Where do I send the prayers?

[@davidwoods80]

Seven minutes in, I get a pop-up ad for Lightroom. It's like they were taunting you....

[@safarirat]

i need to sleep bro. but can't go to bed know video is here

[@DaHeroOfTime64]

tbh the box designs were better than the photos

[@wcrr4230]

Visited that boat myself this week. Here I thought I discovered it.

[@hattree]

I really miss FP-3000B...it was beautiful. I'm thinking the color pack had dried up too much.

[@patrickjclarke]

yeah, it looks like it was stored in a humid environment, then dried out or something. I have decades old FP-100C and it still turns out perfect...shame, because at some point it will turn a cool purple cast like it's OG Polaroid 690 cousin.

[@JamieMPhoto]

I got a box of this years ago when it was still a normal thing, and then didn't shoot it for like nearly a decade. I though I'd killed it and decided to finally shoot it 2 years ago, when I botched loading it and ruined 2 sheets right off the back. THen I let it sit around for a couple more years ... and it still looks incredible. I have one last sheet left. I forgot 100B existed, but a look in my archives shows me a few smaller sized FP100B shots from ancient history (2009-ish). I forget how accurate it is, but I always heard FP was self-terminating development so the dev time is only ever effective as a minimum. Too bad Fujifilm hates money and photographers or we'd be able to test that.

[@patrickjclarke]

I actually went on a search for some of the pre-negative FP-100C because if you age it right, it turns more like Lomo Purple (and Polaroid 690 which it's supposed to mimic), but all mine so far have turned out perfectly normal. As long as they don't dry out like Jason's pack, it's pretty amazing the quality and durability of this film.

[@AssistantLeaflet]

Would it be your speed to buy some cheap Leica copies or other types of cameras and comparing them for a video? Think it’s a cool idea for content.

[@MichaelCortese1]

But what was that Kodak 120 film he sent you?! Looks like Ektar 25? Maybe!

[@hiiiii442]

My pictures look on the computer very good, but when i watch the same pictures on my phone, they look much darker and different. What can i do to fix this? Thanks

[@nothingness.emptiness]

even when these fuji fp instant films were sold new they would fail half the time. 1 pack would result in multiple unexpected mishaps with the emulsion. hilarious to think these sold for £28 new originally and now they are on ebay for £150 + but probably result in no useable images. i used to shoot these packs all the time with my Speed graphic and Ektar Aero lens.

[@maxfairclough3600]

28 euros new? In LA I was getting these for $5 USD a box in 2017/2018.

[@hellothisiskyle]

Hmm I think you may have just gotten unlucky? I’ve shot hundreds of fresh packs of this stuff and never had the film fail. I’ve had lots of user errors like forgetting the dark slide or lenscap. Speed graphic focal plane shutters can vary widely in speed from their factory specs and the Aero Ektar is known for lower transmission values than their f/stop values indicate because of the thorium elements yellowing over time.

[@seanr8706]

The boat looks pretty cool over exposed it looks like a pencil sketch

[@williampatterson9715]

I have a Polaroid Land camera that takes this got it right as they killed the film just went back to figure out what it shoots yeah

[@ishaanvajpai824]

oh yea!!

[@_randombob]

In my manic rabbit hole on pack film: I heard you can wash the backing on the Fuji bw film with bleach to get a negative, does that sound right?

[@zondervon]

I mean, how else can you get the immediate gratification when tracking pictures? 😂

[@JD-vi7pk]

I recently found a Polaroid camera for 15 bucks, that uses this type of film, but with these discontinued film prices I get why the camera is so cheap.

[@messsucher]

i remember seeing a tiktok video where someone shot a 3yr expired fuji provia, and he swore it gains iso/sensitivity because thats how the "reversal film" works.....(that things works in reverse) I don't know chemistry, but for the life of me this sounds like bullshit, if this is true then 50yr old slide films should basically be iso 3200

[@hellothisiskyle]

It’s not that the slide film gains sensitivity, it’s that it loses contrast so the shadows are lifted quite a bit giving it the appearance of being more exposed than it actually is

[@Brause_Market]

10:50 was my fav ; ) hahahaha

[@acanofyams3583]

You blew through so much money in a day with just trial and error 😂

[@mikejankowski6321]

Trials can be expensive. Errors too.

[@ikwhite]

hahaha loved watching you troubleshoot

[@virginiadeloyoaguado7334]

This is a good example of 'how to waste your money in shitty film'

[@paulpflimlin7444]

I think I have an awnser to your confusion on why the B&W film went "up" in sensitivity. (5:26) It actually went "down" in sensitity as it should : like darkroom printing, un underexposed image is one that is too bright, and an overexposed image is one that is too dark. FP-100, the more you expose, the darker the picture will be. You needed a longer exposure time to compensate the expiration of the stock. This is not verified, just assumptions Great video though ! :)

[@areallyrealisticguyd4333]

Yooo you got that Green Duochrome packfilm

[@LaskyLabs]

I'm assuming the reason that instant film somehow gains ISO as it ages is probably due to a continuous and active chemical process that's going on in there. That's my assumption at least...

[@LucasCobbFilm]

If I send you my portfolio will you roast it? Love your videos as always. Keep shooting.

[@InfinityHQ]

Never been this early. Now that that’s said… beans.

[@RM.TokyoPhotographer]

ur lense is dusty....that made my day

[@ronaldt3422]

I wanna see you shoot the new Kodak Gold!

[@shohaeilazleen94]

Your videos just make my day. I really think sometimes what will happen to me when you'll stop making videos. :(