Author Topic: FP-100C discontinued (Read 16934 times)

Aksarben · « **Reply #50 on:** April 24, 2016, 06:59:39 PM »

Quote from: Francois on April 22, 2016, 09:54:30 PM

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Now, here's my guess about what's to come. They probably decided to scrap the line to produce some sort of pocket printer that's hooked-up to the telephone via blue tooth. Instant film would be competition in their own market.

I was thinking on the lines of an advance Instax Wide camera to replace the Instax Wide 300 that would be a hybrid. Take a digital picture, keep it, print it on Instax Wide film. It would allow web folks to post their pictures online AND have a print to share, give away, put in a scrapbook, etc. Only thing is I can actually get a negative with the color FP-100c film that I cannot get with my Instax.

Francois · « **Reply #51 on:** April 24, 2016, 09:00:31 PM »

Just as long as they at least save the assembly machines, I think we'll be OK.

jojonas~ · « **Reply #52 on:** April 24, 2016, 09:23:32 PM »

Anyone have insight on the claims of cat labs?

Edit: sorry, didn't see some of your comments.
Welp, hope they are up for a challange

Jack Johnson · « **Reply #53 on:** April 25, 2016, 05:36:18 AM »

Wow. I keep FP-100C in my wish list on Amazon so I can quickly reorder. I haven't ordered any in a couple of years. Just peeked at my wish list and Amazon is selling it for $30 USD a pack. Ouch.

Indofunk · « **Reply #54 on:** April 25, 2016, 02:37:27 PM »

Quote from: Jack Johnson on April 25, 2016, 05:36:18 AM

Wow. I keep FP-100C in my wish list on Amazon so I can quickly reorder. I haven't ordered any in a couple of years. Just peeked at my wish list and Amazon is selling it for $30 USD a pack. Ouch.

As Peter mentioned, that's kind of a reasonable price. It's about what IP charges for their integral film packs, and those only have 8 shots on them. All in all, I'd say $30 is probably what the market would sustain. It's also pretty much what FP3000B has cost for a while

Aksarben · « **Reply #55 on:** April 25, 2016, 05:30:27 PM »

True, I recently bought some from Gary's Camera at 27.00 with shipping for the 8 pieces. $3.37 each. One of the reasons I went with a Instax Wide camera at roughly .76 each. You would think Fujifilm could make money at selling wholesale at a price that suggested retail would be $15.00 per pack of 10.

Bryan · « **Reply #56 on:** April 25, 2016, 05:49:43 PM »

It's better than $75 for a pack of 5 for New 55 film.

hookstrapped · « **Reply #57 on:** April 25, 2016, 05:58:31 PM »

We all need to become real Self-coaters

jharr · « **Reply #58 on:** April 25, 2016, 11:49:44 PM »

Nothing really flower-foul-worthy here, just too many consecutive replies without a picture.

This lily is lamenting the loss of peel-apart film.

K1000-Prof-004 by James Harr, on Flickr

Indofunk · « **Reply #59 on:** April 26, 2016, 12:01:23 AM »

Quote from: jharr on April 25, 2016, 11:49:44 PM

Nothing really flower-foul-worthy here, just too many consecutive replies without a picture.

Well played. Flowers are not just for flower fouls

Francois · « **Reply #60 on:** April 26, 2016, 02:18:30 PM »

limr · « **Reply #61 on:** April 26, 2016, 02:19:17 PM »

Update from CatLABS: http://www.catlabs.info/we-will-make-packfilm

Francois · « **Reply #62 on:** April 26, 2016, 02:24:59 PM »

I sure do hope they have the smarts to pull this one off!

limr · « **Reply #63 on:** April 26, 2016, 02:41:23 PM »

Quote from: Francois on April 26, 2016, 02:24:59 PM

I sure do hope they have the smarts to pull this one off!

Me too!

I'd like to support them by buying other stuff in the meantime, but there's not much on there that I need or can afford

Indofunk · « **Reply #64 on:** April 26, 2016, 03:03:13 PM »

Here's a third vote for smart, hard-working people at CATLabs!!

hookstrapped · « **Reply #65 on:** April 26, 2016, 03:41:22 PM »

Quote from: limr on April 26, 2016, 02:19:17 PM

Update from CatLABS: http://www.catlabs.info/we-will-make-packfilm

"One thing we can share, is that we have been actively discussing Packfilm for more then 6 months, as part of our connection with French film and paper maker Bergger, which is already utilizing cutting-edge technologies to make Pancro 400, the worlds newest BW film."

Should I just ignore the fact that the link to Bergger, as in "our connection with...", is dead? I mean, I'm trying to stay positive

hookstrapped · « **Reply #66 on:** April 26, 2016, 03:52:29 PM »

Being ever resourceful, I googled Bergger and the film sounds interesting and the sample pics look great. Gonna have to get me some (available through Freestyle in the US)

clagom · « **Reply #67 on:** May 23, 2016, 11:54:02 AM »

They always sound quite sure, a recent reply to a comment on their Facebook page:
"Were on it. We do not have any news, updates or a timeline at this point - stay tuned for more updates to come soon, we will make packfilm."

I do hope so... even just a BW would be great... just bought a Polaroid 190, I want to believe!

Indofunk · « **Reply #68 on:** June 25, 2016, 03:38:22 PM »

Once again, CatLabs posts a lot of words without saying a damn thing $:-\$

http://www.catlabs.info/we-will-make-packfilm

Adam Doe · « **Reply #69 on:** June 25, 2016, 04:44:43 PM »

Florian Kaps just did a bit of an update. No hard facts in his update, but I think if anyone outside of the big photo manufacturers can make headway producing pack film it would be Kaps.

http://the.supersense.com/blogs/news/save-packfilm-travelog-no-20-back-from-the-usa

Francois · « **Reply #70 on:** June 25, 2016, 08:57:41 PM »

If Kaps is happy, it must mean something other than having nice weather and going to Vegas

Aksarben · « **Reply #71 on:** June 26, 2016, 02:55:56 AM »

On Facebook there are several PISSED at CatLABS. I think if anyone picks up making peel apart it will probably be the Chinese.
I can still buy it fresh on Amazon. Last 2 I got in expire in 2-2018.

Indofunk · « **Reply #72 on:** September 14, 2016, 12:24:17 AM »

And yet again, many words being posted, in addition to a couple of superlatives, but still no hard facts. I'm getting a little tired of being d***ed around

http://www.thephoblographer.com/2016/09/13/florian-kaps-announces-alternative-fujifilm-peel-apart-film/

At least this time there's no mention of CatLABS.

hookstrapped · « **Reply #73 on:** September 14, 2016, 02:10:29 AM »

Quote from: Indofunk on September 14, 2016, 12:24:17 AM

And yet again, many words being posted, in addition to a couple of superlatives, but still no hard facts. I'm getting a little tired of being d***ed around

http://www.thephoblographer.com/2016/09/13/florian-kaps-announces-alternative-fujifilm-peel-apart-film/

At least this time there's no mention of CatLABS.

That sounds more viable than the nothing coming out of CATLabs

hookstrapped · « **Reply #74 on:** September 14, 2016, 02:21:47 AM »

http://new55.supersense.com/

watching the machinery makes me giddy

Indofunk · « **Reply #75 on:** October 20, 2016, 03:38:05 PM »

In an interesting twist of events, CatLABS posted the following update from New55: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/892575418/new55-color-4x5-peelapart-film

Still one (or more) steps away from true packfilm, but at least it's from New55 who have at least delivered products in the past...

lharby · « **Reply #76 on:** October 24, 2016, 12:25:36 PM »

I think packfilm is definitely in the pipeline.

http://www.thephoblographer.com/2016/09/13/florian-kaps-announces-alternative-fujifilm-peel-apart-film/