FPP Monster Films

[Wolfram Malukker]

Anyone know what these really are? Dracula 64 is pretty clearly Astrum's current Svema FN-64/probably Aviphot 80, due to it's IR response and speed, (and that they say so in the description) but what are Wolfman 100, Frankenstein 200, and Mummy 400?

Just curious, I got some for halloween shenanigans and I see Dracula 64 sold out usually, but they've got some now.

 

[armadsen]

IIRC, Frankenstein 200 is Fomapan 200.

 

[Disconnekt]

Pretty sure the Wolfman, Frankenstein, & Mummy films are just rebadged Foma

 

[munz6869]

I've used a lot of Mummy film (in fact, I made a portrait of my mum with it, because... uh...) and to me it seems to exactly be Foma.

Marc!

 

[JPD]

What's the point with all the Mickey Mouse rebranded films we are seeing these days?

 

[foc]

What's the point with all the Mickey Mouse rebranded films we are seeing these days?

IMO it sells film. Consumers are always looking for something different and film consumers are no different. It has been going on for many years, in the 1980s & 1990s it was very popular with colour negative film. At that time there were only 5 colour negative film manufacturers, Kodak, Fuji, Agfa, Konica & Ferrania but there were hundreds of brands/labels.

While people on Photrio may want to know who makes what (a tiny percentage of film consumers), a lot of film consumers don't care/want to know.

 

[koraks]

Mickey Mouse rebranded films

I'm considering launching "Snow White and the seven dwarves" film. It'll be short snippets of 35mm film, roughly corresponding to 8 frames, and it'll be entirely fogged during confectioning so it will yield perfectly white frames throughout.

 

[Quiver2]

I'm considering launching "Snow White and the seven dwarves" film. It'll be short snippets of 35mm film, roughly corresponding to 8 frames, and it'll be entirely fogged during confectioning so it will yield perfectly white frames throughout.

Don't forget that you're then going to sell it at Five Below.

 

[JPD]

I'm considering launching "Snow White and the seven dwarves" film. It'll be short snippets of 35mm film, roughly corresponding to 8 frames, and it'll be entirely fogged during confectioning so it will yield perfectly white frames throughout.

I'll counter that with three: First, to show true commitment, an experimental Technicolor-like film called "Fanatasia". Then in German-speaking countries I'll launch a film that sees the world with rose-coloured glasses, called "Farbie". At Checkpoint Charlie I'll sell a grainy black and white ORWO film rebranded as "Barb-ie".

 

[Alan9940]

What's the point with all the Mickey Mouse rebranded films we are seeing these days?

Price?

A 25 sheet box of Arista EDU 200 is $47.99, a 50 sheet box of Fomapan 200 is $89.99, and a 25 sheet box of Frankenstein 200 is $29.99. Assuming that both Arista EDU and Frank 200 are actually Foma 200, then the FPP film is quite a bit cheaper.

 

[Wolfram Malukker]

I don't mind a bit with places rebranding film-I think it's fine. I'm glad that it's available-but I would like to know what it is, so I can know what to expect.

Like Dracula 64, they claim it has IR response to 850nm, but if it's really Aviphot 80, it's likely just out to 750nm. I may have to borrow some filters from an old employer and find out one day.

 

[Cholentpot]

What's the point with all the Mickey Mouse rebranded films we are seeing these days?

The gang spoke about this on their podcast pretty candidly.

They would get deals on odd film and label it was it was and it wouldn't sell. One year around Halloween they had a glut of film hanging out and as a joke they slapped a classic monster on it and it sold out so they said 'why not?' and kept going with it.

 

[Wolfram Malukker]

That's exactly why I got some. I like the theme, and I like the neat boxes, and I like the films.

I am going to have some fun with these this year, gonna dress up like the wolfman and go shoot some wolfman!

 

[JPD]

The gang spoke about this on their podcast pretty candidly.

They would get deals on odd film and label it was it was and it wouldn't sell. One year around Halloween they had a glut of film hanging out and as a joke they slapped a classic monster on it and it sold out so they said 'why not?' and kept going with it.

Ok, that sounds better than "we are trying to make youngers interested in photography with hip names".

 

[Cholentpot]

Ok, that sounds better than "we are trying to make youngers interested in photography with hip names".

The fellas are there to have fun. They like cheesy B and lower films so it's a homage of sorts.

 

[pentaxuser]

Like Dracula 64, they claim it has IR response to 850nm, .

What! No claims that it makes the lame walk, the blind see etc. Facts only get in the way, spoil enjoyment and do other harmful things to the human race We need more magicians and story tellers who sell us illusions It is only they who can keep us happy

pentaxuser

 

[koraks]

What! No claims that it makes the lame walk, the blind see etc.

The Dracula 64 does have a nice gimmick for architecture photographers. It'll outright refuse to record the photographer's mirror image.

 

[pentaxuser]

The Dracula 64 does have a nice gimmick for architecture photographers. It'll outright refuse to record the photographer's mirror image.

Nice one

pentaxuser

 

[abruzzi]

The Dracula 64 does have a nice gimmick for architecture photographers. It'll outright refuse to record the photographer's mirror image.

I suppose you can make the argument that SLRs are better than Leica rangefinders or mirrorless digital cameras because SLRs can be used as vampire identifiers.

 

[JPD]

The Dracula 64 does have a nice gimmick for architecture photographers. It'll outright refuse to record the photographer's mirror image.

Yes, but the biggest complaint is that it also refuses to record anything with a cross, like many churches. The negatives turn out completely black. Some users have even complained about railway crossings being impossible to photograph.

 

[koraks]

My apologies to @Wolfram Malukker for repeatedly taking this off course - although I must say it's an enjoyable pastime!

 

[MattKing]

My apologies to @Wolfram Malukker for repeatedly taking this off course - although I must say it's an enjoyable pastime!

Well, it did help to give the thread some "bite".
Pass the garlic sauce, please!

 

[Wolfram Malukker]

Not a big deal. My favorite bit of the Monster Films is the boxes and the packaging-I like the films, but they're renamed FN-64 and Foma. I think the FN-64 is Aviphot 80, but not 100% sure on that.

The FPP IR is supposedly Foma 200, anyone got any thoughts on that? It does seem to have a deeper IR response than Aviphot-based films.

 

[koraks]

Foma 200, anyone got any thoughts on that?

I use it quite a bit in sheet film format and a little in 35mm. It's OK in the latter, and actually quite good IMO as sheet film. The 120 format has always been plagued by QA problems (emulsion defects).