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Fuji FP 100c - instant. Will it or won't it?

Neil Grant

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I've found several packs of this, expired 2009. Would it be worthwhile searching for my pola back to give it a try - or just junk it?
 
In my experience it'll work fine, with a bit of a tilt towards magenta. All my packs that old look good even now. In stuff older than that (expired 1999-2003) the colors go very strange. Fun, but not everyone's idea of good. I have a bunch of packs of these vintages and am shooting them now. Your mileage may vary, of course, but I'd suggest it's worth a try.
 
I would always give it a try, but not on something important.
 
I would give it a try. I'm still using stuff that I got back in 2015 when they were about to axe it. I only have the one Polaroid 104, given to me that year, and as of March 2020 it's still perfect.

Certainly don't junk it until you've tried it.
 
..an idea of speed loss and change in development time?
 
I have some boxes that expired in 2012 and 2018. I just grabbed one of the 2012 ones and tried a shot, came out fine. I probably should have let it warm up some but as it was, looks OK.
 
Neil Grant said:
..an idea of speed loss and change in development time?
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Anything that has expired in the last 15 years I shoot at box speed with pretty consistent success. Timing is box too, but there's no harm in giving it more time if you want as FP-100c is self exhausting. Once it's fully developed it stops.

For really old FP-100c (or Polaroid 689, which is basically FP-100c in a Polaroid box back in the last 90s and early 2000s), I overexpose 1-2 stops. Once FP100c goes off the cliff and the colors go wonky it does need more light.
 
Put it on ebay. Use the proceeds to buy a new car.... Sold listings for that age are about $75 a box.
 
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