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http://www.photographyblog.com/news/fuji_japan_announces_discontinuance_of_several_films/

photographyblog.com said:
Fujifilm Japan has announced the discontinuation of several film products. The decision concerns Fujichrome Sensia III 100 (35mm, both 24- and 36-exposure rolls), Fujichrome T64 (35mm, 36 exposures), Astia 100F (120, 220, 4"x5”, 8"x10” and 4"x5” quickload versions), Velvia 100F (4"x5” quickload type only; note that Velvia 100F is a different emulsion to Velvia 100, which remains in production), Fujicolor Pro 160NC (in 4"x5” and 4"x5” quickload versions) and Fujifilm Neopan SS (35mm, 36 exposures).
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They discontinued astia 100F in 35mm last year or the year before i believe and the 120 is hard to get now, so the rest was just a matter of time :( as long as they dont D/C Velvia 50, Provia and Acros 100 then i can live without the others. Just shows that even though there are still a lot of film shooters, just isnt enough

Ag photographic have listed all astia as discontinued for quite a while now
 
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I used to shoot a lot of Fuji, problem is they have been left well behind by Kodak, especially in the c41 market.
 
Fuji probably made the right decision here. Can't imagine most people would miss any of those films, bar Astia which is practically gone anyway. Shame to see T64 go, but everyone scans and digitally wb corrects their slides now anyway.
 
Astia and 64T have not been available in the UK in any format for quite a while now, but been available in Japan and the US so thats the last sources of them dried up.

I agree that Fuji have been left behind by Kodak in recent years, they've not released a new C-41 film for quite a while, but crucially they remain the only source of slide film faster/slower than 100 with Kodak discontinuing E-200.
 
Do Fuji supply film stock for motion pictures, I know Kodak still do a lot and that is what will be pushing their continued support for film, Being a US company and thats where most of the film industry is, I can see Kodak being in a much stronger position, just not sure where Fuji stand in comparison.
 
Don't remember seeing 'film by Fuji' on any movie I've seen. Usually Kodak or possibly Agfa from what I remember, when I've bothered to read the credits....
 
Actually Fuji and Kodak are these days the only film stocks available for motion picture production, Agfa left the negative market about 10 years ago but still manufacture high contrast print stock for the projection.

Fuji film is still widely used, for instance Steven Spielberg prefers using Fuji to Kodak, but Fuji stock is generally seen as being slightly more grainy and a little less latitude but a bit warmer and 'painter-ly'. Crucially Fuji print stock is also cheaper than the Kodak equvalent and is seen as being equal in quality to the Kodak but slightly warmer and with a little more contrast.

If I do ever make the 10 minute Super 8 film that I've been planning for ages, then I'll have to stick with Kodak as their the only ones who make it anymore! (Except for some companies who re-spool Fuji in their own Super 8 cartridges)
Plus with Super 8 I'll need to use the finest grained ISO 500 stock (Vision3 500T) possible as the negative is tiny!
 
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Best I look after the Astia in the freezer then.
 
srichards said:
Don't remember seeing 'film by Fuji' on any movie I've seen. Usually Kodak or possibly Agfa from what I remember, when I've bothered to read the credits....
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I reckon a lot of Japanese films are shot on Fuji, probably a big contributing factor to their look.
 
I just **** myself reading that, then I read it again and the fact that 5x4 100f is discontinued is no reason to celebrate the continuation of 120 & 135.
After all, I might wanna do some 5x4 in the future.
I probably wouldn't bother with colour if there was no 100F...:|
 
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joxby said:
I just **** myself reading that, then I read it again and the fact that 5x4 100f is discontinued is no reason to celebrate the continuation of 120 & 135.
After all, I might wanna do some 5x4 in the future.
I probably wouldn't bother with colour if there was no 100F...:|
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Its only 5"x4" in quick-load, normal type 5"x4 is not part of the films to be discontinued. It just means that you'll have to load 5"x4" in a changing bag rather than being able to just easily load it into a quickload holder.
 
yes, well, its the guilty by association thing that gets my goat, I mean why discontinue anything 100F, who the hell is buying 100 of any format when they could have 100F ?
Want Velvia ? ok, buy 50 and forget 100.
Want Velvia with attitude ? buy 100F.
I can't see the point of Velvia 100, they should be discontinuing that not 100F.

*mini rant = off*

:D
 
So long as they keep making Velvia 50/100 and ACROS 100 i'm not really bothered, Neopan 400-1600 as well i suppose but i don't shoot higher iso stuff. C-41 belongs to Kodak now, Superia and the Fuji pro stuff just pales next to Ektar 100 and Portra 160/400.
 
joxby said:
yes, well, its the guilty by association thing that gets my goat, I mean why discontinue anything 100F, who the hell is buying 100 of any format when they could have 100F ?

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Every quick load product has been discontinued steadily, starting from a couple of years ago, its not just 100F. At least Fuji have kept it around until now, Kodak discontinued all ready-load products some years ago.

I personally find 100F my least favourite of all the Velvia's, 50 is great for its intense saturation and 100 provides an extra stop for when you need it with similar saturation, but 100F just seems like a watered down version. If I want to shoot ISO 100 saturated but neutral film then I use Kodak E-100VS.

I do prefer Fuji Superia to Kodak Gold/Ultra - its a bit cheaper and I prefer the colour that it has as well as being a little less grainy.
 
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Regardless of whether you like 100F or not, it is different to 50, whereas 100 isn't, in an area where an extra stop is virtually redundant, 100f has far more value than 100.
Personally, I don't think it is anything like watered down 50, it has its own colour for certain but the best thing is its reciprocity characteristics compared with the other two Velvias.
Nope, 100 is the cuckoo imo.....or 50.....hush ma mouth..lol
 
you can push velvia 50 one stop anyway , so i'm not too concerned (plus ive got something like 20 rolls of 100f in the freezer
 
I've pretty much reconciled myself to the Film producing companies cutting their lines back as time goes on. So - I'll carry on shooting what there is,while ever theres something to shoot on, and enjoy it while it lasts... or while my cameras and eyes hold out.
 
TheBigYin said:
I've pretty much reconciled myself to the Film producing companies cutting their lines back as time goes on. So - I'll carry on shooting what there is,while ever theres something to shoot on, and enjoy it while it lasts... or while my cameras and eyes hold out.
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this - at least til they make an affordable digi back for the Mamiya 645

theres no film shortage yet - still plenty of out of date stock on ebay ;)
 
I think we'll see the really big companies give up in the end, but there will be a market and smaller companies will come in and meet that need.
 
I agree to that up to a certain point, but only for black and white. The leap in technology for High quality colour films is significant compaared to mono, and it speaks volumes that the only real options left are fuji and kodak. For a small operation to begin making a mono film, maybe having bought some IP from one if the big boys when they decide to leave seems plausible, but colour I just dont see happening
 
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