-- Fuji discontinuations announced for 2018 --

[Poisson Du Jour]

I thought Velvia 100F was gone ages ago...
So what IS available?

That's correct. But some European markets continued to get it.

Pro Packs of Velvia 50 135/36 have been selling very poorly since 2009.

My prediction is that Fujifilm will be out of film manufacturing altogether by, or in, 2020.

In the meantime I have called the distributor to see if they have released a Dealer Bulletin. This is the definitive proof to the retail market when Fuji has implemented a cut to manufacturing. The upside is that legacy stocks will continue to be available for some time. Discontinuation of any E6 film has been demonstrated previously to have a knock-on, disincentive for the provision of E6 lab processing services.

 

[mshchem]

PEOPLE..... DON'T go NUTS buying Fujichrome. That's just what Kodak needs is to debut Ektachrome only to have freezers full of Fujichrome. Fuji is selling film for 15 bucks a roll, they will keep making film . Film is the NEW Black
Mike

 

[1kgcoffee]

If Fuji wants out, they should license the emulsions to kodak or ilford or foma. It would be a shame to lose such amazing formulations

 

[Minoltafan2904]

That's correct. But some European markets continued to get it.

Pro Packs of Velvia 50 135/36 have been selling very poorly since 2009.

My prediction is that Fujifilm will be out of film manufacturing altogether by, or in, 2020.

In the meantime I have called the distributor to see if they have released a Dealer Bulletin. This is the definitive proof to the retail market when Fuji has implemented a cut to manufacturing. The upside is that legacy stocks will continue to be available for some time. Discontinuation of any E6 film has been demonstrated previously to have a knock-on, disincentive for the provision of E6 lab processing services.

I can still get fresh Velvia 100F locally here in Spain.

 

[Prest_400]

If Fuji wants out, they should license the emulsions to kodak or ilford or foma. It would be a shame to lose such amazing formulations

That's the problem, losing some fantastic products. Acros with its amazing reciprocity, Provia's outstanding, etc.

Ironically, as mentioned in the thread, Fuji has some amusingly fragmented distribution.
8x10 acros only in Japan but 160NS was the funniest to me, all formats minus 135 but including 220, until recently for Japan -- none at all for the US of this product.

 

[Minoltafan2904]

Yeah, really doesn't make much sense the way Fuji sells some films in some places and not in others.

 

[pdeeh]

Hartford, Hereford, and Hampshire

"Hertford"

 

[Minoltafan2904]

One thing that could be possible is that since for example 8 X10 Acros is only available in Japan, this could be something that applies more to Japan than Europe / N.A?
The way Fuji sells some films in certain markets but not in others and sells those films in different formats in different markets is extremely confusing.

 

[NortheastPhotographic]

Fuji makes it harder and harder to enjoy their film. In the USA it's very expensive, and limited in stocks vs other places. Wedding shooters in the USA would actually use the hell out of a 120 1600 color film. But nope, 35mm only, and now gone. Acros is amazing generally, but harder to get. Why in the world do we have to special order sheet film from Japan? Plenty of landscape shooters here love the Fuji stocks.

Personally I saw the writing on the wall about Fuji a while ago. I shoot color Kodak film and B&W Ilford film. These are the two companies I want making film indefinitely and it makes more sense to support them.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Sounds like Fuji is slowly withdrawing from the film market. Soon the Kodak haters will have to buy Kodak products and quite their griping.

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

I can still get fresh Velvia 100F locally here in Spain.

Legacy stock.

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

Sounds like Fuji is slowly withdrawing from the film market.

That much is true.

 

[Minoltafan2904]

All i know is that film is certainly not the priority for of Fuji anymore, are they going to completely pull out eventually? only time will tell.
Didn't they already once discontinue Velvia 50 and then brought it back because so many people complained?

 

[Anon Ymous]

... Didn't they already once discontinue Velvia 50 and then brought it back because so many people complained?

That was a long time ago, when film sales volume was much higher. I seriously doubt that they'd do that nowadays.

 

[Arctic amateur]

Kodak, Fuji and Agfa were the big ones. It made sense for them doing all in house. What would you advise Fuji to outsource?

120 backing paper, for example. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[FoidPoosening]

Very sad. Velvia 50 is by far the best film ever in my opinion. I thought film was on a resurgence, but this shifts the trend line the other way.

I think the most common consensus is that Fujifilm has an awful excuse for both distribution and marketing teams. Most of this thread seems to be: Whoa! I had no idea X film was still even in production/being sold.

 

[1kgcoffee]

Very sad. Velvia 50 is by far the best film ever in my opinion. I thought film was on a resurgence, but this shifts the trend line the other way.

I think the most common consensus is that Fujifilm has an awful excuse for both distribution and marketing teams. Most of this thread seems to be: Whoa! I had no idea X film was still even in production/being sold.

Velvia 50 is not discontinued, only superia 200

 

[RattyMouse]

120 backing paper, for example. What could possibly go wrong?

Brutal.

 

[Minoltafan2904]

Very sad. Velvia 50 is by far the best film ever in my opinion. I thought film was on a resurgence, but this shifts the trend line the other way.

I think the most common consensus is that Fujifilm has an awful excuse for both distribution and marketing teams. Most of this thread seems to be: Whoa! I had no idea X film was still even in production/being sold.

Only Superia 1600 and Acros in large format are being discontinued, the rest are just PACKS.
There is indeed a new interest in film, Kodak, Ilford and other manufacturers have certainly noticed it, the thing with Fuji is not poor advertisement, it's that they are "reforming" the company, film is far from being their priority, they're invested in other things now that make them more profit, film has taken the back set now for years.
Only time will tell if they will stop producing film, i don't think they will completely cease all production, but who knows.

 

[dmtnkl]

I wonder how long they will continue to produce E6 chemistry.

 

[mnemosyne]

I'd love for there to be a1600 colour film in 120 format.

Well, you could always use Portra 800 in 120 and push it one stop (or two!). Kodak mentions this possibility on their official product page. They also give characteristic curves for push process +1 and +2 in their data sheets. It is a really beautiful film, but I have to agree that it has become expensive recently.

 

[Minoltafan2904]

Portra 400 pushes fine to 1600.
What i really want is a 400 ISO slide film, Ektachrome 400? Kodak? Please?

 

[Richard Man]

Do you shorten the development time for pushing? I am using Kodak Flexicolor C41 chemical...

 

[dmtnkl]

Portra 400 pushes fine to 1600.
What i really want is a 400 ISO slide film, Ektachrome 400? Kodak? Please?

I agree. 400 iso and a low contrast variant like sensia is what is missing from the reversal market right now.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Well, you could always use Portra 800 in 120 and push it one stop (or two!). Kodak mentions this possibility on their official product page. They also give characteristic curves for push process +1 and +2 in their data sheets. It is a really beautiful film, but I have to agree that it has become expensive recently.

Portra 400 pushes fine to 1600.
What i really want is a 400 ISO slide film, Ektachrome 400? Kodak? Please?

That is not pushing so much as using the upper end of the wide exposure latitude of the film.