Fuji 800

A photographic film and a semiconductor component that share a name. Not a single device.

Overview

"Fuji 800" is not one vintage model. The name shows up in three unrelated places. One is a photographic film sold for shooting in low light without flash. One is the MBM29F800, an 8 MBit flash memory IC made by Fujitsu. The third is a set of high-power IGBTs rated at 800 amps and 1200 volts, used in industrial applications. The three products sell into entirely different markets.

Ken Rockwell noted the film's wide exposure latitude. He stated that even five stops of overexposure produced indistinguishable results in prints. The IC shares design similarities with the AMD AM29F800 and is functionally equivalent to parts from Macronix and ST. There is no evidence of a unified consumer device or vintage equipment model named "Fuji 800."

Specifications

Memory size	8 MBit (1 M x 8) \| (512 k x 16)
Package	SOP-44 (AM29F800BB-xx[x]SC)
Supply voltage	Vcc: 5 V
Access time variants	xx = t access in ns (55/70/90)
Technology	IC (CMOS)
Rating	800 amp 1200 volt

Context

Ken Rockwell used Fuji 800 film as a general-purpose film for dim lighting without flash, before he moved to digital with the Nikon D1H. He stressed how forgiving it was on exposure. He saw no visible difference in prints between correctly exposed shots and heavily overexposed ones.