FujiColor 100 Film

[braxus]

Freestyle started to bring in this film just last year, in both 24 and 36 rolls for 35mm. Im aware 24 rolls were discontinued from Fuji, but shouldn't there still be 36 listed? Its completely gone from Freestyles site and I dont know if its because its no longer made? Seems stupid to bring in a film for just 1 year and then stop. This is why sticking with well known films is better, as you will less likely run into having the film be no longer available so easily.

Anyone else try Fuji 100? I shot my first roll through my Olympus half frame. Results ok, with typical Fuji neutral/ cool tone coloring.

 

[Paul Howell]

I think Freestyle got the last of the rolls that were available in Japan, current thinking is that Fuji is only coating Insta Film, Arcos is coated by coated by ILford color negative film is rebranded Kodak Gold, have no idea if any E6 is still being produced by Fuji.

 

[blee1996]

Ultrafine still have some limited stocks of Fujifilm CN 100. I guess those are the last remaining stock of what used to be called Fujifilm Superia 100, or Fujifilm Industry 100, with the 4th layer.

Fujifilm CN 135-36 Fujicolor 100 Color Negative (Print) Film (ISO-100)

LIMITED STOCK! FujiColor Quality Color Print Film in HARD TO FIND 100 Speed! CN 100 Color Print Negative Film. Standard C-41. Enjoy exceptional true-to-life colors and enhanced sharpness from Fujicolor 100, a general-purpose film that's perfect for outdoor use.

www.ultrafineonline.com

Fujifilm Reala 100 is my all time favorite C41 film, but that was discontinue a while back now.

 

[braxus]

Interesting Freestyle bothered to bring it in at all if they probably knew it wasn't going to be available soon afterwards. I guess the 3 rolls I got will be all I'll use. I still have some Kodak Gold 100 and 200 I can use, so that should be ok with me.

 

[grat]

Anyone heard anything about Fuji restarting their film lines? I understand they idled them when materials became scarce during the pandemic, and well, it's obvious that supply chain issues still haven't been resolved globally.

 

[MultiFormat Shooter]

I...have no idea if any E6 is still being produced by Fuji.

I would think it is. I just got some Provia 100F, from B&H, a couple weeks ago, and it's dated January, 2024.

 

[cmacd123]

Interesting Freestyle bothered to bring it in at all if they probably knew it wasn't going to be available soon afterwards.

Freestyle was started in 1946... so they first sold War Surplus film. they will gladly sniff out any film stock - particularly if they can get a good price on useable film. Look at the "Legacy Pro" which basically cleaned Fuji out of a Couple of Master rolls of Neopan. (I must have gone through over 200 rolls of that- as well as a few bulk rolls nicely put up on "Fuji Film" spools.

 

[Paul Howell]

The fact that Fuji is selling rebranded Kodak Gold:
1. Does not led me to think that they are going to restart their film line.
2. Fuji is using rebranded Kodak just keep their name in the market.

 

[foc]

The fact that Fuji is selling rebranded Kodak Gold:
1. Does not led me to think that they are going to restart their film line.
2. Fuji is using rebranded Kodak just keep their name in the market.

You could also look at it another way.
3. Fuji is using rebranded Kodak just to keep their name in the market, while they try to restart their film line. Basically a stop-gap measure.

 

[Helge]

Freestyle started to bring in this film just last year, in both 24 and 36 rolls for 35mm. Im aware 24 rolls were discontinued from Fuji, but shouldn't there still be 36 listed? Its completely gone from Freestyles site and I dont know if its because its no longer made? Seems stupid to bring in a film for just 1 year and then stop. This is why sticking with well known films is better, as you will less likely run into having the film be no longer available so easily.

Anyone else try Fuji 100? I shot my first roll through my Olympus half frame. Results ok, with typical Fuji neutral/ cool tone coloring.

Love it. Not as fine grained as Ektar but quite a bit sharper. Needs a slightly different reversal in scans than other orange mask C-41. Lab profiles won’t cut it.
It’s a superb negative film, second to none.
Fotoimpex has it listed as currently sold out, but coming back in a few weeks.

 

[brbo]

Needs a slightly different reversal in scans than other orange mask C-41. Lab profiles won’t cut it.

What's a "lab profile"?

I've shot it and scanned it on various scanners (even side-by-side with Fuji Superia X-tra 400) and noticed no oddities you describe. As easy to invert as any other C-41 masked film.

I shoot it occasionally, great film, but I see no meaningful advantage over Fuji C200 or Fuji X-tra 400 except the obvious things - it's slower and awfully expensive in Europe (the former nor the latter not necessarily being an advantage for me).

 

[Helge]

What's a "lab profile"?

I've shot it and scanned it on various scanners (even side-by-side with Fuji Superia X-tra 400) and noticed no oddities you describe. As easy to invert as any other C-41 masked film.

I shoot it occasionally, great film, but I see no meaningful advantage over Fuji C200 or Fuji X-tra 400 except the obvious things - it's slower and awfully expensive in Europe (the former nor the latter not necessarily being an advantage for me).

It has a tendency to go maroon in the reds and with a somewhat bluish cast if not compensated.

Lab profiles is just ready baked profiles, as what would come with Frontier or Vuescan.

It has significantly less grain than either C200 or the two remaining 400 C-41 emulsions.
It’s also a bit sharper with better micro contrast.
It’s probably the best 135 100 C-41 film sold.
Portra 160 is better but only by a bit, and (should be) dearer.

 

[brbo]

It has a tendency to go maroon in the reds and with a somewhat bluish cast if not compensated.

Which one is showing maroon reds and blue cast? Both are properly inverted and there are absolutely no tweaks to individual colours. One is Fuji 100, the other Fuji Superia X-tra 400. BTW, starting points at RA-4 printing are so close that I didn't bother to write down numbers for Fuji 100, they are a couple of points apart...

Lab profiles is just ready baked profiles, as what would come with Frontier or Vuescan.

Frontiers have no trouble scanning Fuji 100. Nor do Noritsus.
Mentioning Vuescan and film profiles in the same sentence is just ridiculous.

Herre is Noritsu LS-600 (with probably very little if any corrections as I do the scan just to have a quick "index scan" for archive). Again, on which film do you think "baked" profile doesn't work well?

It has significantly less grain than either C200 or the two remaining 400 C-41 emulsions.
It’s also a bit sharper with better micro contrast.
It’s probably the best 135 100 C-41 film sold.

Yes, Fuji 100 has less grain than X-tra 400, but I wonder who will notice that in real life? 200% unsharpened scan on a real 5000+dpi scanner:




Again, it's a great film, but if you can get Fuji X-tra 400 3pack for the price of a single Fuji 100 you are saving a lot of money and not getting worse results in most of the applications.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I never had any problem with the Fuji color negative films. I found them to be quite good.

 

[Helge]

Which one is showing maroon reds and blue cast? Both are properly inverted and there are absolutely no tweaks to individual colours. One is Fuji 100, the other Fuji Superia X-tra 400. BTW, starting points at RA-4 printing are so close that I didn't bother to write down numbers for Fuji 100, they are a couple of points apart...







Frontiers have no trouble scanning Fuji 100. Nor do Noritsus.
Mentioning Vuescan and film profiles in the same sentence is just ridiculous.

Herre is Noritsu LS-600 (with probably very little if any corrections as I do the scan just to have a quick "index scan" for archive). Again, on which film do you think "baked" profile doesn't work well?







Yes, Fuji 100 has less grain than X-tra 400, but I wonder who will notice that in real life? 200% unsharpened scan on a real 5000+dpi scanner:




Again, it's a great film, but if you can get Fuji X-tra 400 3pack for the price of a single Fuji 100 you are saving a lot of money and not getting worse results in most of the applications.

I’m no really sure about your reversal. There
Definitely seems to be a cast/tendency.
I’m only talking from personal experience though. I might be mistaken. And it might be a general Fuji thing though, don’t have addendums to reversal of Superia Premium that I usually shoot.

Vuescan has color profiles. Most of them not half bad. What your gripe?

I never had any problem with the Fuji color negative films. I found them to be quite good.

Second to none.

 

[Paul Howell]

I shot a lot of rebranded Fuji 100 and 200 when it was being dumped at a $1.00 a roll, although I have always preferred Kodak Fuji was quite nice.

 

[spark]

I tried zenmarket.jp last week. Although several suppliers, including Bic Camera, listed Fujicolor 100-36, they wouldn’t take orders for multiple rolls.

 

[Huss]

Which one is showing maroon reds and blue cast? Both are properly inverted and there are absolutely no tweaks to individual colours. One is Fuji 100, the other Fuji Superia X-tra 400. BTW, starting points at RA-4 printing are so close that I didn't bother to write down numbers for Fuji 100, they are a couple of points apart...







Frontiers have no trouble scanning Fuji 100. Nor do Noritsus.
Mentioning Vuescan and film profiles in the same sentence is just ridiculous.

Herre is Noritsu LS-600 (with probably very little if any corrections as I do the scan just to have a quick "index scan" for archive). Again, on which film do you think "baked" profile doesn't work well?







Yes, Fuji 100 has less grain than X-tra 400, but I wonder who will notice that in real life? 200% unsharpened scan on a real 5000+dpi scanner:




Again, it's a great film, but if you can get Fuji X-tra 400 3pack for the price of a single Fuji 100 you are saving a lot of money and not getting worse results in most of the applications.

Excellent colour from both films.

 

[Agulliver]

I've generally preferred Fuji's neutral/cool look, especially after Kodak introduced Gold which to me was like watching NTSC TV with the colour and contrast turned up to the max.

There are two ways of looking at what Fuji are doing. They may not intend to restart C41 film production, but would there be any long term gain in rebranding their main competitor's product? The long term gain would be if they needed to keep their name on the shelves while they strive to get C41 production going again.

Though I fully appreciate there are a bunch of people who like to draw the conclusion that Fuji hates film and wants to get out of the market ASAP every time they issue any kind of information. Again, if they wanted to exit the market....why rebrand Kodak film? Why not just exit?

Pure guesswork on my part....but I wonder if Fuji are not only awaiting supplies of chemicals but are also altering production methods to make it economical to produce smaller runs....which is what Kodak did a few years ago. That's gonna take time, pandemic or no pandemic.

 

[miha]

Which one is showing maroon reds and blue cast? Both are properly inverted and there are absolutely no tweaks to individual colours. One is Fuji 100, the other Fuji Superia X-tra 400. BTW, starting points at RA-4 printing are so close that I didn't bother to write down numbers for Fuji 100, they are a couple of points apart...







Frontiers have no trouble scanning Fuji 100. Nor do Noritsus.
Mentioning Vuescan and film profiles in the same sentence is just ridiculous.

Herre is Noritsu LS-600 (with probably very little if any corrections as I do the scan just to have a quick "index scan" for archive). Again, on which film do you think "baked" profile doesn't work well?







Yes, Fuji 100 has less grain than X-tra 400, but I wonder who will notice that in real life? 200% unsharpened scan on a real 5000+dpi scanner:




Again, it's a great film, but if you can get Fuji X-tra 400 3pack for the price of a single Fuji 100 you are saving a lot of money and not getting worse results in most of the applications.

Excellent post, thanks!

 

[braxus]

I tend to like Kodak's warm tones and bolder colors, like Gold. But that is because I used Kodak for almost 44 years all my life and got used to their look. Not to say I don't like Fuji, as its nice to have something different in the mix once in a while. Fuji is my go to for E6 films, though I do like Kodaks E100 film too. I seriously hope Fuji manages to stick around to continue making film. Their E6 stocks still seem to be made at this time, but I dont know why that is the only thing they make now. Im not counting Acros 100, since Ilford seems to be in the mix for that.

 

[wblynch]

One thing I’ve noticed in my early travels, and nowadays with the internet, is different geographic localities have different light and colors. Fuji might be better in Kyoto or London and Kodak might be better in San Diego or Hawaii. I like Fuji fine but Kodak colors always worked better for my part of the world.

 

[foc]

is different geographic localities have different light and colors.

+1
It reminds me of an old radio advert/jingle that Fuji used in the late 1970s in Ireland (not renowned for sunshine)

"What ever the weather, Fujicolor is better"

 

[MattKing]

One thing I’ve noticed in my early travels, and nowadays with the internet, is different geographic localities have different light and colors. Fuji might be better in Kyoto or London and Kodak might be better in San Diego or Hawaii. I like Fuji fine but Kodak colors always worked better for my part of the world.

In the print film world, the different geographic markets used to use different standardized printing targets to help ensure consistency of lab results. This was driven by market forces as much as anything.