New Koojiak 400 Color film found in the wild

Sonynolta User · May 13, 2023

Found today at Walmart in NW Ohio for $24.97 Fujifim 400 Non-Superia X-tra 35mm 36 exp 3 pack. Made in USA.
Rumored and suspected, here it is. Though my local Meijer store still has MIJ Fujifilm 200 film.
Strange times these are.

I'm think that in the name of science I should go out shoot it and develop, so we can see what the edge markings look like.
I'm going to bet on "Suspiciously Kodak, with no red & green stripes"

cmacd123 · May 13, 2023

well, that is a Kodak plastic
Can

cmacd123 · May 13, 2023

x06284 does seem to come up in a search as a 36 exp Fuji Brand400 ISO film...

foc · May 15, 2023

Sonynolta User said:
I'm going to bet on "Suspiciously Kodak, with no red & green stripes"

I would agree with you on that BUT please post your results to confirm.

rickylc · May 15, 2023

Midwest Photo had Fuji xperia 400 back in stock for $16/ 3pack today. 20 pack limit on orders.

they lasted 45 minutes.

I didn't see the email until it was too late

KyleMika · May 15, 2023

Walked into the local CVS today and also found these "new" C400... made in USA of course. Funny, they still had the empty hook where the Superia 400 used to be. I am going to miss it dearly.

Moose22 · May 15, 2023

rickylc said:
Midwest Photo had Fuji xperia 400 back in stock for $16/ 3pack today. 20 pack limit on orders.

they lasted 45 minutes.

I didn't see the email until it was too late

Same. I got the email sent at 8AM. I logged on an hour or so later and the site said it was stock, but it was gone when I went to add to cart.

I don't NEED more, but would have bought a couple three packs. They had 3 packs of 200 on sale, too, but I also was too late for that.

It does make me happy that some is being seen out in the wild, though.

Sonynolta User · May 16, 2023

I ran my first roll of Fuji Sus-Kodak 400 through flexicolor in my Jobo last night.

Here is a quick & dirty shot of several frames by my Pixel 4a cellphone camera, on a cheap light pad.
I have also attempted a quick & dirty inversion in Photoshop.
Please be advised, this makes for AWFUL results, and I know that. But I wanted to try it.

Real scans and color correction would be required for 'guess the emulsion' games.

I do not see any of the typical Fuji racing stripes on the film rebate.

I also noticed that the film is taped onto the spool, which I believe is a Kodak thing, and I'm pretty sure Fuji uses a hole & hook on the film spool.

koraks · May 16, 2023

Sonynolta User said:
I do not see any of the typical Fuji racing stripes on the film rebate.

I also noticed that the film is taped onto the spool, which I believe is a Kodak thing, and I'm pretty sure Fuji uses a hole & hook on the film spool.

Agree on both aspects. This looks like Kodak finishing.

Sonynolta User · May 16, 2023

rickylc said:
Midwest Photo had Fuji xperia 400 back in stock for $16/ 3pack today. 20 pack limit on orders.

they lasted 45 minutes.

I didn't see the email until it was too late

Interesting...

Maybe Fuji will keep their Superia Xtra for the Fuji faithful, but can sell a bunch of "400" to their consumer / big sales (Walmart, Meijer, etc) markets, who don't really care, other than they found 400 speed film at their usual store at a 'good price'

Kodak (Rochester), on the other hand, can send a lot of film out the door, without having to deal with the Kodak Alaris overhead, hassle, drama, etc.

koraks · May 16, 2023

Sonynolta User said:
Kodak (Rochester), on the other hand, can send a lot of film out the door, without having to deal with the Kodak Alaris overhead, hassle, drama, etc.

Well, it's still conceivable that Kodak-produced Fuji film formally goes through Alaris. I don't know what kind of arrangements there may be between the three of them. Maybe @MattKing can comment on this; he's better informed about this than I am.

foc · May 16, 2023

Sonynolta User said:
I ran my first roll of Fuji Sus-Kodak 400 through flexicolor in my Jobo last night.

Here is a quick & dirty shot of several frames by my Pixel 4a cellphone camera, on a cheap light pad.
I have also attempted a quick & dirty inversion in Photoshop.
Please be advised, this makes for AWFUL results, and I know that. But I wanted to try it.

Real scans and color correction would be required for 'guess the emulsion' games.

I do not see any of the typical Fuji racing stripes on the film rebate.

I also noticed that the film is taped onto the spool, which I believe is a Kodak thing, and I'm pretty sure Fuji uses a hole & hook on the film spool.

Thanks for posting your results.
Yes it sure looks like Kodak, no red and green stripes in sight.

MattKing · May 16, 2023

koraks said:
Well, it's still conceivable that Kodak-produced Fuji film formally goes through Alaris. I don't know what kind of arrangements there may be between the three of them. Maybe @MattKing can comment on this; he's better informed about this than I am.

That would be extremely unlikely.
Fuji have their own distribution and marketing - why they would hire Alaris to do this for them I cannot figure.
Eastman Kodak does contract manufacturing for whomever wishes to buy their services, subject to them (EK) having room in their manufacturing capacity.
Kodak Alaris have a contract which gives them the right and responsibility to distribute and market Kodak (not Fuji) branded still film.

Sonynolta User · May 16, 2023

Well, here's some results, but with caveats. DSLR scanned with Sony a99ii and my new 'slide duplicator' tube setup and cinestill light pad. Minolta 50mm Macro lens. Camera white balance set to 'sun' and exposed at 200iso. RAW files, converted in Lightroom with NLP 3.0 beta, Frontier setting.
As everyone here should know, the computer can make things any color you want.
I used lightroom's auto white balance, and tweaked the exposure on a couple to make the scan more to my liking. But no wholesale color 'tuning' (of which I'm sure they'd benefit)
I think my sensor or mirror in my 99 needs cleaning... and this sure seems a lot quicker and more fun than either my Epson flatbed on plustek scanner.

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