Fujifilm Astia 100 F 135/36
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1. FUJICHROME ASTIA 100F Professional RAP100F 1 FEATURES AND USES FUJICHROME ASTIA 100F Professional RAP100F is an ISO 100 daylight type color reversal film for profes sional use This film boasts smooth and natural skin tone reproduction from the highlights to the shadows and exceptionally fine grain of RMS granularity 7 These characteristics provide the film with one of the world s highest levels of color fidelity making it ideally suited for fashion photography and portraiture that de mand exquisite skin tones and faithful costume rendi tion Excellent Skin Tone Reproduction e Softest tones and subdued colors among FUJICHROME films enabling skin tones to be reproduced with smooth and naturally continuous gradation from the highlights to the shadows MCCL Multi Color Correc tion Layer technology and new color materials that give this film one of the world s highest levels of color fidelity ideal for the reproduction of costumes accessories and other subtly colored subjects Superb Color Fidelity Exceptionally Fine Grain of RMS Granularity 7 Exceptionally fine grain for a reversal film RMS granularity value 7 making this film perfect for the depiction of smoother skin tones Improved Color Image Stability New couplers incorporated for sharply improved color image stability anti fading characteristics compared with existing reversal films Excellent Push Pull processing Suitabili2. K K Electronic Flash Electronic flash produces light similar to daylight so filters are not needed However the possibility of un desirable effects on color balance due to various factors differences in equipment use duration etc should be taken into consideration Test exposures are recommended The use of a flash meter is advisable but the follow ing formula can also be used to obtain a satisfactory lens opening Lens Electronic Flash Guide Number at ISO 100 Aperture F number Electronic Flash to Subject Distance meters or feet Set the film speed at ISO 100 Since the amount of light reflected onto the subject from surrounding sur faces will differ with the conditions refer to the flash unit instructions Daylight Photoflood Photo Reflector Lamps Daylight type photoflood or photo reflector lamp out put may be lower than that indicated by an exposure meter so it is advisable to compensate for this by in creasing exposure time or lens opening Whenever possible test exposures are recommended Other factors requiring consideration when determin ing the exposure time are lamp configuration use duration and line voltage as they may affect lamp output and color balance Fluorescent Lamps e The use of the following combinations of color com pensating filters is advisable when photographing under fluorescent lighting For exacting work however test exposures are rec ommended because lamp bran
3. 120 Backing Paper and Seal 220 Film Box Envelope Backing Paper and Seal Sheet Film Box Label and Seal Contents Backing paper FUJICHROME Exclusive Design Seal Exclusive Design EE oF wut Backing Paper a l ASTIA iui Top Seal u End Seal New Exclusive Design Identification Color Violet Blue Z207 220 220 PLICHTE ELLI ETETE za CEE Backing paper FUJICHROME Exclusive Design Seal Exclusive Design mu packing P T gr 4 acking Paper ag SLL Top Seal ait End Seal ay meri EA kma Mh Pak New Exclusive Design Identification Color Violet Blue F FUJIFILM ASTIA ia rrm ee 14 SHEET FILM CODE NOTCHING A notch code identifying this emulsion type is located in the upper right hand corner when the emulsion surface is facing toward you The same notch is provided for QuickLoad type films Emulsion side FUJIFILM PRODUCT INFORMATION BULLETIN FUJICHROME ASTIA 100F Professional RAP100F 15 PROCESSED FILM EDGE MARKINGS a Quality Assurance Code a Film Designation Pa Emulsion Number a Film Designation J Emulsion Number Zouaiity Assurance i Quality Assurance Code Code Film Designation s Emulsion Number Quality Assurance Code Film Designation a Emulsion Number The emulsion is on the opposite side Base side facing you This code represents an identification marking enabling Fujufilm
4. key to minimizing the change that occurs in film Films stored in the dark under the following conditions may be expected to show almost no change over time O Storage Period with Almost No Change More than 20 years Temperature Below 10 C Relative Humidity 30 50 Storage Period with Almost No Change 10 20 years Temperature Below 25 C Relative Humidity 30 50 Changes in the photographic image or base material gener ally take the form of reduced image quality color fading In some cases however damage to the base material may be caused by chemical changes that occur in the product when placed in a closed environment under hot and humid condi tions For the conditions indicated above a well ventilated place is the ideal however since containers prevent the passage of air it is recommended that films be removed from containers and ventilated about once a year Ventilation should be done during seasons in which the air is dry Color reversal film should either be mounted or inserted into sleeves 9 PROCESSING This film is designed for processing by Kodak Process E 6 or Fujifilm Process CR 56 etc 10 LIGHT SOURCES FOR VIEWING Use a standard transparency viewer Visual resoonses will differ with light source quality and brightness Therefore employ a viewer which meets the ISO ANSI standard The ISO standard ISO DP3664 2 specifies an illuminated viewer surface with a color temperatur
5. s manufacturing quality control system to assure individual quality O FUJICHROME ASTIA 100F Professional RAP100F FUJIFILM PRODUCT INFORMATION BULLETIN 16 TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED IN ASTIA 100F 16 1 PSHC Pure Stable amp High performance dye forming Coupler Technology The new couplers used in ASTIA 100F provide it with high color purity stability and color formation efficiency making possible color reproduction with unprecedented fidelity and excellent image stability a X Coupler Technology This marks the first use in color reversal film of Fujifilm s new proprietary cyan coupler b V Coupler Technology New technologies have been incorporated with the V coupler applied in Fujifilm s color papers and other products to vastly improve color reproduction and stability The result is the new magenta coupler that is incorporated in reversal films for the first time 9 Coupler Technology In place of the yellow coupler used in FUJICHROME films providing these films with Fujifilm s trademark color reproduction and stability a new yellow coupler has been incorporated to further boost these charac teristics to even higher levels Compared with existing FUJICHROME films the X V and S couplers have resulted in a drastic reduction in auxiliary absorptive components which cause muddi ness and provide high color stability O 16 2 MCCL Multi Color Correction Layer Technology Not only has the spectral
6. IVITY CURVES Exposure Daylight 1 50 sec Process E 6 CR 56 Densitometry Fuji FAD 30S Status A 10 a gt z x e 0 0 f Z Blue Green Red D Sensitive Sensitive Sensitive 5 Layer Layer Layer Process E 6 CR 56 1 0 Densitometry Fuji FAD 30S Status A Density 1 0 above D min 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 400 500 600 700 Exposure log H lux seconds Wavelength nm Sensitivity equals the reciprocal of the exposure J cm required to produce a specified density 22 MTF CURVE i 23 SPECTRAL DYE DENSITY CURVES 150 100 Exposure Separated Light Process E 6 CR 56 70 1 0 _ 50 r zL 30 5 z Q O a D Magenta D 0 5 T Q 0 7 cc 10 a 7 z 5 8 Exposure Daylight D 3 F Process E 6 CR 56 2 0 0 1 5 10 20 50 100 200 400 500 600 700 Spatial Frequency cycles mm Wavelength nm e3i 03 The data herein published were derived from materials taken from general production runs However as Fujifilm is constantly upgrading the quality of its products changes in specifications may occur without prior notice o fyi FUJ l FI LM Bera EA Dr ee Tokyo 106 8620 Japan Ref No AF3 149E EIGI 03 11 HB 5 3 Printed in Japan
7. apor etc the lamp output and color temperature may be affected by such factors as brand age of equipment and line voltage Reflectors and diffusers can also influence light intensity and color temperature 7 FILM HANDLING Expose film before the expiration date indicated on the film package and process as soon as possible after exposure When loading and unloading roll film avoid direct sunlight If there is no shade shield the film from the sun with your body Camera loaded film should be exposed and pro cessed immediately Handle sheet film in total darkness Avoid touching the emulsion surface The use of a safelight will cause fogging At airport and other terminals unprocessed film should be kept away from X rays used to inspect checked in baggage Strong X rays can cause fog ging of unprocessed film Always place such film in your carry on baggage It is recommended that film be placed in transparent plastic bags or net bags through which the film is visible Film which may be subjected to multiple X ray inspections should be re moved from carry on baggage for visual manual in spection instead Film fogging may occur near X ray equipment used in hospitals factories laboratories and other loca tions Always keep film away from possible sources of radiation 8 FILM STORAGE Unprocessed Film e Storing exposed or unexposed film under hot and hu mid conditions may adversely affect the speed color bala
8. d and age may affect light output and color balance FUJIFILM PRODUCT INFORMATION BULLETIN FUJICHROME ASTIA 100F Professional RAP100F Fluorescent White Daylight Cool White Warm White D CW WW Lamp Type W Color Compensat 10B 5M 25R 15M 5B No 80C 10M ing Filters Exposure 1 2 stop 2 3 stop 1 stop Exposure time 1 2 sec Wratten Color Compensating Filters or Fuji Color Compensating Filters are recommended NOTE No 80C is a Wratten Color Conversion Filter Exposure correction values when using a filter relative to unfil tered exposure results A followed by a number indicates the required increase in lens opening e Use a shutter speed slower than 1 30 second e For shutter soeeds of 2 minutes or more exposure adjustments will be necessary to compensate for reciprocity law failure Tungsten Lamps e A Wratten Filter No 80A or Fuji Light Balancing Filter LBB 12 is required when using 3200K tungsten light ing A 1 2 3 stop larger lens opening is also required If household tungsten lighting room lamps etc constitutes the main source of illumination in addi tion to the above filter a Wratten Filter No 82A or Fuji Light Balancing Filter LBB 2 is required plus an ap erture increase of 1 3 stop total 2 stops Mixed Light Sources Under mixed light conditions the basic filter configura tion should suit the main light source In the case of Corrections xk ca
9. e derived from a CIE illuminant Dso D Daylight with a reciprocal color temperature of 5000K an average brightness of 1400cd m 2 300cd m2 a brightness uniformity of more than 75 a light diffusion level of more than 90 and an average color rendition assessment value of more than Ra90 Transparency viewers should meet these standards FUJIFILM PRODUCT INFORMATION BULLETIN FUJICHROME ASTIA 100F Professional RAP100F 11 PRINTS AND DUPLICATES 12 RETOUCHING AND BLEACHING This film can produce high quality prints when used with Changes in density and color balance can be made by digital printers such as the Fuji Digital Minilab Frontier using readily available retouching dyes In regard to High quality duplicates can be made on FUJICHROME bleaching this film is more resistant to color dye fading DUPLICATING FILM New CDU TYPE II New CDU ID as compared with existing reversal films as a result of its improved color image stability anti fading character istics 135 Film Box New Exclusive Design Identification Color Violet Blue Plastic Case Same as the current product Transparent container with a black cap Cartridge New Exclusive Design Identification Color Violet Blue 120 Film Box New Exclusive Design Identification Color Violet Blue Envelope Fay FLFR 2 120 120 120 Pili SBi ee e ma a m A FUJICHROME ASTIA 100F Professional RAP100F FUJIFILM PRODUCT INFORMATION BULLETIN
10. ion produced by MSSC grains enables the reproduction of smooth skin tex tures while the inter layer effect which has been pre cisely designed and adjusted down to the smallest of details using computer simulations makes possible smoothness in skin tone continuity After Processing Blue Sensitive Layer containing Colorless Yellow Coupler Yellow Filter Layer 7 Green Sensitive Layer ie Q lt containing Colorless Magenta Coupler 0o24 of 025 o4 IO Red Sensitive Layer containing Colorless Cyan Coupler Red Color Correction Layer 5th Color Layer TCA 02 Oq OO ACA le_ Yellow Positive Image Magenta Positive Image gt Cyan Positive Image Green Color Correction Layer 4th Color Layer Antihalation Layer Safety Film Base Backing Layer se Coupler A Silver Halide Processing induced Dye These layers become colorless and transparent after processing The backing layer becomes colorless and transparent after processing but it is not provided with 135 size film FUJIFILM PRODUCT INFORMATION BULLETIN FUJICHROME ASTIA 100F Professional RAP100F 18 DIFFUSE RMS GRANULARITY VALUE 19 RESOLVING POWER 7 l l l Chart Contrast TO a Pee 60 lines mm Read at a gross diffuse visual density of 1 0 using a 48 Chart Contrast 1000 1 micrometre aperture ESEE ESTE 140 lines mm 20 CHARACTERISTIC CURVES 21 SPECTRAL SENSIT
11. meras with TTL metering there is no need for addi tional exposure compensation for any CC filter s used 5 LONG AND MULTIPLE EXPOSURE COMPENSATION No exposure correction or color balance compensation is required for exposures within a shutter speed range of 1 4000 second to 1 minute However for exposures of 2 minutes or longer reciprocity law failure related color balance and exposure compensations are required 1 4000 sec 1 min Pe 2 stop stop Exposure correction values when using a filter relative to unfiltered exposure results A followed by a number indicates the re quired increase in the lens opening Multiple Exposures No exposure correction or color balance compensation is required for up to eight consecutive multiple expo Sures using an electronic flash Exposure Time Color Compen sating Filter None Exposure Corrections Exposure correction values given above for long and multiple exposures are for a reversal film with an aver age emulsion when processed under standard pro cessing conditions Therefore use the data only as a guide For exacting work test exposures are recom mended under actual shooting conditions FUJICHROME ASTIA 100F Professional RAP100F FUJIFILM PRODUCT INFORMATION BULLETIN 6 EXPOSURE PRECAUTIONS With artificial light such as electronic flash photoflood fluorescent tungsten high intensity discharge lamp metal halide sodium mercury v
12. nce and physical properties of the film Store film under the following conditions O Short to medium term Storage Below 15 C 59 F Refrigerator O Long term Storage Below 0 C 82 F Freezer Building materials finishes used on newly manufac tured furniture paints and bonding agents may pro duce gases which could affect photographic film Do not store film lightoroof boxes of film loaded cam eras or film holders near these materials e Before use films taken from cold storage should be allowed to stand at room temperature for over 3 hours for refrigerated film and over 6 hours for frozen film Long rolls such as 100 feet 30 5 m will require additional time Opening a package box of film that is cold may cause harmful condensation Processed Film As with materials used in other products the materials used in photographic products will change over time since film is usually used for the long term recording of memorable events as much effort as possible is made to use materials that exhibit the least amount of change over time but the effects of light heat oxygen in the air contaminating gases humidity and mold cannot be completely avoided It is possible however to minimize the change in the photographic image or base material by maintaining the appropriate storage conditions for films such as those used by museums and art galleries Temperature and humidity control is the most important
13. s under Bright Sunlight Sunlight Bright Open Sun Shade Lens Aperture 16 f 11 f 5 6 f 4 Exposure time 1 250 sec e The foregoing settings are for 2 hours after sunrise and 2 hours before sunset e Provide a lens opening 1 2 stop smaller during the summer and 1 2 stop larger during the winter except for snow scenes e Excessively bright or dark or backlighted subjects may require plus or minus 1 stop lens opening adjustments Daylight Under normal daylight conditions color balancing filters are not necessary but the following exposure condi tions may require the indicated filters e A UV filter No 2C SC 39 or SC 40 or other ap propriate ultraviolet absorbing filter is recom mended for scenes that are shone upon by strong ultraviolet light such as seaside locations snow scenes and bright distant views Excessively high or low color temperatures may re quire the following filters and exposure corrections a Exposure Subject Conditions Correction High Color Temperature Cloudy weather landscapes or No 81A 1 3 portraits in open shade in clear Geta SIO weather Low Color Temperature No 82A or 1 3 to Morning and evening twilight No 82C LBB 2 2 3 scenes and portraits or LBB 4 stop 5 Wratten Filter Fuji Sharp cut Filter Fuji Light Balancing Filter not available in certain markets x x A followed by a number indicates the required increase in lens opening k
14. sensitivity of the three light sensitive layers R G B been optimized 4th Color 17 FILM STRUCTURE Protective Layer Before Processing Layer Green Color Correction Layer has been incor porated that performs the negative spectral sensitivity function of the human eye Additionally in order to en able more appropriate color reproduction with a higher level of fidelity ASTIA 100F has incorporated MCCL Technology as an extension of 4th Color Layer Tech nology This new technology has provided Red Color Correction Layer 5th Color Layer to enable more faith ful color reproduction and excellent skin tone reproduc tion 16 3 MSSC Multi Structured Sigma Crystal Technology This technology is incorporated in ASTIA 100F to im prove upon the highly acclaimed ultra fine grain emul sion technology used in PROVIA 100F resulting in ex ceptionally fine grain of RMS granularity 7 This technol ogy has greatly contributed to faithful color reproduction and superb skin tone reproduction 16 4 HTILE Highly Tuned Inter Layer Effect Technology Achieving soft beautiful and smoothly continuous color gradation in skin tones requires not only smooth grada tion but also an inter layer effect that has been exquis itely adjusted down to the finest details With ASTIA 100F clear skin tones with minimal muddiness are pro duced by the use of color materials of high purity The exquisitely adjusted gradat
15. ty Push Pull processing from 1 2 stop up to 2 stops with minimal changes in color balance and gradation allowing easy and precise correction of exposure and density and providing support for a wide range of shooting situations RMS stands for Root Mean Square a widely used standard method for measuring the degree of grain in photographic film The lower the RMS number the smaller the apparent grain Light Source Filter Daylight ISO 100 21 None Tungsten Lamps No 80A 3200K pee LBB 12 Indicates the effective speed resulting from designated filter use Wratten Filter Fuji Light Balancing Filter not available in certain markets 3 FILM SIZES EMULSION NUMBER BASE MATERIAL AND THICKNESS Emulsion Base Base Number Materiali Thickness 601 Some sizes are not available in certain markets Sizes e Rolls 135 36 exp 36 exp 5 roll and 20 roll packs 35 mm x 30 5 m 100 ft 120 12 exp 12 exp 5 roll packs 220 24 exp 5 roll packs e Sheets 4x iN 10 2 x 127 cm 10 sheets and 50 sheets 8 x 10 in 20 3 x 25 4 cm 10 sheets QuickLoad 4 x 5 in 20 sheets Triacetate Polyester 175 um 4 EXPOSURE GUIDE FOR VARIOUS LIGHT CONDITIONS Use a meter for exposure determination If a meter is not available refer to the following table Seashore or Cloudy Light Snow Scenes Bright Hazy Cloudy Day or Condition
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