 Yo, what up welcome back to another probably very sexually charged episode Today's episode is sponsored by Squarespace Well, I somewhat recently received a Mysterious package from a viewer in Japan and in it was some FP 100C for 4x5. Yep FP 100C the pack film of your dreams that is no longer manufactured by Fuji Feel like I'm saying that a lot these days back in the olden days FP 100C was kind of known as being a relatively cheap way to shoot positive instant peel apart type film But like anything this pack film also found a dedicated cult following amongst the Instant film enthusiasts of the universe so much so that when Fuji discontinued it in 2016 Many people started hoarding whatever they could find and prices rose from about $10 to over a hundred slammers a pack It's kind of like crypto in that way except pack film is real and is actually used for something anyway The El Problimo grande is that I do not have a 4x5 camera And I'll be damned if I'm gonna break my back again lugging around my 8x10 camera just for some 4x5 pack film Luckily my buddy Josephine Ballin aka Joey Bali has a 4x5 camera Which is perfect because Joey and I's usual gear trade repayment policy is typically cash grass or Film cameras so we got together and did what two bros do shoot pack film and what's even better He brought along a pack of FP 100B from my very limited understanding FP 100B seems like it's just a black and white version of FP 100C I don't really know much about it, and I never did any research on it So I guess you're just stuck with my shitty attitude like usual Anyway, like King Arthur wielding mule near some nerd like that Joey rode in on his horse wielding a tripod and a super dangerous 4x5 large format camera Bro your lens is dusty So we started out by shooting this random boat as far as I know we're the first photographers to ever shoot it Literally no photographer has ever been here before just us. No one else. We are true photography pioneers Started off with the FP 100B Which is a somewhat rare black and white pack film because Joey and I are two evolved apes with big brains We decided to save the color pack film FP 100C or later when the sunset light turns a bit more golden orange Turns out that didn't matter, but let's not jump ahead for reference on these photos the pack that Joey had expired in November of 2010 We started off by exposing the FP 100B at the box ISO, which is a hundred I went first the process involves ripping things out of the back dramatically. So I was already on board That was exciting. Look at us We removed the pack slide first and then place the pack film holder on the camera and then remove the dark slide Okay, so now it's ready to shoot After shooting I replaced the dark slide Pulled the tape to reveal the slide and pulled the shot out through the rollers We decided to let it develop for a minute per the instructions on the pack But ultimately it didn't matter as you can see it looks like a nuclear bomb went off right next to us And frankly I wish it did because now I was a bit embarrassed that I overexposed the crap out of some rare film It was becoming abundantly clear to us that we're gonna have to play around some settings and figure this thing out It wasn't gonna be a simple exposure dial fix in Lightroom Anyway, it was Joey's turn to accidentally overexpose some film and look dumb on camera in an attempt to diagnose the problem He tried the same exposure, but less development time thinking maybe it was blown out because we somehow let it cook too long Turns out it wasn't that either with this guy there laughing at us We became determined to get to the bottom of it two separate light meters were giving us the same values So we could probably rule that out So Joey took another shot at a hundred ISO and was pissed off So he ripped the first tab too hard in a furious rage and jammed it up This time around we decided to try developing longer two minutes because this pack was expired And that just seemed right, but what the hell did we know and it was slightly better But we still weren't hitting the nail on the head yet. It's easier if you go top to bottom There's a joke in there somewhere With Joey growing more rageful and vindictive. I decided to come out of retirement and take a whack at it I decided to fire off a shot at 320 ISO, which is about two stops underexposed and then let it develop for three minutes That's slow enough for you Joey and we got a little closer This is my own take on that photo of a river that sold for like four million dollars So if you're interested in owning this copy for half that price, let me know no refunds So the weird thing we eventually figured out was that this expired pack film was no longer posting an ISO of 100 in its Exploration it somehow went up in sensitivity, which is literally the opposite of all film ever how a film Gains ISO after expiration makes no fucking sense to me, but that is apparently what happened Yeah, pulling it way harder makes it makes it easier. Yeah All right, it's a good life lesson the next exposure we did 400 ISO at three minutes development time And that seemed to be the golden ticket That was nice and slow. Yeah, just the way you like it. Ah Yes, the head rush of peeling your instant film apart. Yeah I mean sex is cool and all but seeing an awesome image right there before you well That's a high you'll be chasing the rest of your life So with Joey finally dropping an image that wasn't a meaty turd of a photo. I became jealous I had to do better At the next location I set up a long-distance portrait of Josephine backlit by the sun and water On this shot we did four minutes of developing and I think that's the sweet spot Turns out I drastically overestimated how much exposure latitude is available on instant film I actually dig this shot It took some time because I hated it at first But now the image and I have squashed our beef and we're all good It's so like depressing like how much you set up You still get the end result. Isn't that kind of worth something Joey? No, not again. Yeah, thanks So apparently I use the word moody when I actually mean underexposed I guess this photo of the Bay is okay It probably could have benefited from a little more light and maybe a long exposure of the water Your reaction feeling good with the last shot of black and white fired away We started to inch closer and closer to the color pack film Which you can shoot with electoronic flash if you'd like for reference this pack of fp100c expired in June of 2002 That does not look good. I'm not liking our chances dog. Oh my god. Oh smells too It's all like crusty too So it worked. We started off firing the same shot on color at 400 ISO and developing for three minutes Is that might be a good place to start based on the black and white? Turns out it was super blue and underexposed After that we tried several different exposures But we were having problems getting the pack film and the paper to stick together when we pulled it out of the back So yeah It was becoming quite clear to both of us that this pack film was not in good condition anymore Which is something I usually hear from my physician Eventually one shot stuck the landing and we figured out a trick that only the pros know Stick the landing But here's another pro tip for this film get down on your hands and knees and pray to the only analog gods That you know you get a photo with this stuff because it's kind of a crapshoot Now I don't know what kind of expired film bullcrap this is But this image looks straight out of some weird shrek swamp horror movie Dude, it's like a shitty like photoshop post prize effect. That's like some crazy like myspace era filters The next few exposures were a random smattering of tests What the f*** dude that looks like a nightmare Anyway, as the light faded our collective minds began to wander into deep reflection over our color images These oh my god, this smells like straight up ass cheeks though My guess is that it seemed like the goo from the negative was somehow sticking to the positive But then again, we aren't exactly the top experts in this field We were in fact just two dumbasses shooting pack film in a field What a great ending Right, we got a few happy endings We got happy endings, right? Here's what these images look like when they're inverted in post for anyone who cares Anyway, before we wrap up the video, I'd like to thank today's sponsor, Squarespace Well, the secret is out. 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You can start a free trial today at squarespace.com slash grainy days And if you use the code grainy days to check out you can get 10 off your first purchase So would I recommend fp 100 b or 100 c? I mean Would you you saw what fp 100 c looked like? I've seen prettier things come out of my dog I would however definitely recommend 100 b if you can find it for the sheer fact that it somehow gained two stops of sensitivity And didn't look like an inverted ghoulish hellscape definitely stay away from super old cursed fp 100 c though If it suddenly smells like chlorine blended with fresh out of the ass camel You've come too close However with the prices on these packs ever increasing and the limited quantity in the world Remaining I think I'd have to say the obvious the days of pack film are sadly behind us Especially because if you believe everything you read on the internet fugi apparently destroyed the machines used to make it I don't know why the f*** they would do that, but I don't really understand anything fugi does anymore So anyway, big thanks to joey for letting me use his four by five His film holder and some of his fp 100 b and a big thanks to fugi for casting some dark magic And in printing a part of our souls into one of these horcruxes that should probably be destroyed for the betterment of humanity