Cameras for FP100c?

xya · Feb 16, 2012

j-dogg said:
I have a Model 80, what do I get to put in this thing?

It's flawless condition, absolutely flawless, has been a conversational piece on my dining room table

unfortunately there is nothing to put in anymore. keep as a souvenir and a conversational piece.

himself · Feb 16, 2012

xya said:
look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_film#Fujifilm_2

I wonder why it's only the 100b they are stopping... very peculiar

xya · Feb 16, 2012

himself said:
I wonder why it's only the 100b they are stopping... very peculiar

the production of analog film isn't gaining much money any more. but it needs a lot of workers. so, like most other companies, they are trying to save costs. they reduced their choice of films altogether. last year they stopped fi-800gt integral film. the 3000b sells better than the 100b. so they kept the 3000b to have b&w material in stock.

last year there were rumours that they would totally stop producing instant film. but obviouly this isn't true yet. they reassured their european suppliers that there will be instant film in the near future.

himself · Feb 16, 2012

xya said:
the 3000b sells better than the 100b.

that's a surprise

ChristopherCoy · Feb 17, 2012

So I won a Polaroid 420 for $12 on eBay. It looks like its in flawless condition too. Lets hope it works!

michaelbsc · Feb 17, 2012

himself said:
that's a surprise

Not really. There's no enlargement, so very little issue with grainyness. And it's good for low light.

himself · Feb 17, 2012

michaelbsc said:
Not really. There's no enlargement, so very little issue with grainyness. And it's good for low light.

aye, but not so good in normal light... contrast isn't as good in my experience either

michaelbsc · Feb 17, 2012

himself said:
aye, but not so good in normal light... contrast isn't as good in my experience either

Do you have one of the Polaroid ND filters? Or are you trying to control exposure by aperture and time. The ND filter helps a lot. Not sure why it's different. I cannot offer a reasonable explanation.

himself · Feb 17, 2012

michaelbsc said:
Do you have one of the Polaroid ND filters? Or are you trying to control exposure by aperture and time. The ND filter helps a lot. Not sure why it's different. I cannot offer a reasonable explanation.

I only use it on my home-made camera these days. but find the speed a bit restrictive because I don't have any ND filters... it's the shamateur way

xya · Feb 18, 2012

that's why converted pathfinder 110 and 120 cameras are sold for quite high prices. the 110 has an f90 "pinhole" and the 120 genuine f64 and f90 stops. that helps a lot. but nd filters are fine as well.

himself · Feb 18, 2012

but the lenses are great too, which obviously adds to the price.
I've got the Ysarex rooted to the front of my LF now and it's great

ChristopherCoy · Feb 20, 2012

It works! It works!

I put a post on FB with a picture of a Polaroid Land Camera and asked that if anyone had one in a closet somewhere to contact me. Well a fellow photog friend of mine said that she had one that she used as a prop once before, but that I could have it. So I paid her $10 and picked it up last night. Its a model 104, and aside from a little corrosion in the battery compartment, it is in GREAT shape. As she told me, she bought it in an estate sale of another photographer and she thought this one was one of his collectables.

So I went to Radio Shack at lunch and bought a battery holder, and then did the conversion while eating my lunch. To my surprise, it worked! So I put a pack of film in and took my first shot. It came out a little dark, which I think was because the darken knob was turned all the way to dark.

Excuse the iPhone photo, (don't have a scanner at work) but if you look on the left side of the photo it appears to be missing part of the photo. Is this a development thing, as if the rollers didn't get the chemicals over the entire thing, or is this something blocking the image on the inside?

michaelbsc · Feb 20, 2012

ChristopherCoy said:
It works! It works!

Hurray!!

ChristopherCoy said:
if you look on the left side of the photo it appears to be missing part of the photo. Is this a development thing, as if the rollers didn't get the chemicals over the entire thing, or is this something blocking the image on the inside?

It's a developer thing. It's pretty common on Polaroids.

First and foremost, make sure the rollers are fastidiously cleaned between every pack. OK, sometimes you can't do that if you're in a real hurry, but you suffer if you don't.

Next, the age of the film has a lot to do with how smoothly the chemicals spread across the emulsion when the pack erupts. Old chemicals don't erupt from the package as cleanly.

Third, temperature has a lot of effect. Cold weather makes the spread more erratic, especially at the beginning to the picture (the part you see the problem.)

Finally, technique in extracting the bundle through the rollers is extremely important. Smooth extraction, something I'm not very good at myself, is very important.

There's a bunch of folks, especially on the emulsion lift areas, who can tell you more than you ever knew existed about all of this.

Michael

ChristopherCoy · Feb 20, 2012

Thanks Michael. I just took a second shot, mostly because I just wanted to pull the frame through the rollers, but it came out clean from one end to the other. Looks like there aren't any light leaks or anything on this camera. Although it is still darker than I expected, It lighted up a little since I moved the knob.

I cleaned the rollers with some rubbing alcohol earlier today because there was some old brown gunk on them. It came off and they are silver and shiny again, but I had to rub them for a few minutes. And the inside part where the film pack goes is completely rust free! Looks almost new.

I learned about emulsion lifts briefly yesterday on youtube. How interesting that looks!

himself · Feb 20, 2012

congrats.

and Michael is right, sometimes the chemicals don't spread evenly, but that's part of the fun
emulsion lifts are great to do, but are harder to do with the fuji (really plasticy and not so good for manipulating) than old polaroid film.

and image transfers are almost impossible.

ChristopherCoy · Feb 20, 2012

I learned that too! But I guess plastic-ish emulsion lifts are better than none at all! I'm thinking about ordering some expired Polaroid film from the FPP just because I may never get another chance to do so again.

I just hate wasting frames without having a project or theme in mind.

himself · Feb 20, 2012

it's really worth getting the polaroid, if only to try it once, just to see the difference.

but don't get me wrong the fuji works fine too...
one thing, it doesn't stick as good as the polaroid, so I use a matte acrylic medium to help them stick.

ChristopherCoy · Feb 20, 2012

This is the video that I saw that really made me want to try it.

[video=youtube_share;3qVrAYF66Q8]http://youtu.be/3qVrAYF66Q8[/video]

himself · Feb 20, 2012

yep, it's as simple as that.

takes about 10mins once you've done your first one

ChristopherCoy · Feb 20, 2012

YEP! Its pretty safe to say that I am WELL addicted to the pack! It works with my old Nissin flash!!

(I really must get a scanner!)

himself · Feb 21, 2012

it's pretty great.

I used to just shot mine with a hires digi camera and a macro lens, you should be able to get a good quality image like that...
a scanner would would be a good idea tho'

ChristopherCoy · Feb 21, 2012

himself said:
it's pretty great.

It is!

It's interesting because a little more than six months ago, I used to hang on the every rumor of new digital technology. And always had to have the latest and greatest, and never really feeling that 'creative groove'. Over the last six months I have found so much creative pleasure in 'new' but very old technology.

himself · Feb 21, 2012

ChristopherCoy said:
It is!

It's interesting because a little more than six months ago, I used to hang on the every rumor of new digital technology. And always had to have the latest and greatest, and never really feeling that 'creative groove'. Over the last six months I have found so much creative pleasure in 'new' but very old technology.

I got out of the digital game pretty quick... terribly boring.

if you do get some old polaroid pack film you should try an image transfer too

ChristopherCoy · Feb 22, 2012

Please tell me that Fuji hasn't decided to cut the FP100c. I just noticed that B&H has them on sale and 'has a limited supply at this price'.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...35626_FP_100C_Professional_Instant_Color.html

himself · Feb 23, 2012

yes they have I'm afraid, I only found out myself recently, like 2 days ago.

but the 3000b will still be sold, does you cam have the 3000 setting?

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