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I have 4 pack film cameras and just purchased a model 180 which is out for CLA. All the old Polaroid film I had is dried out, so I thought I would use $200 birthday money to buy a few packs of Fuji FP100-C. I figure I should stick with expired in 2015 and above but can't seem to find any at the moment for $100 a pack. Seems like there is plenty available but all of the sudden it seems like the prices are way above what they were last month! If you have any good film or know of any available to fit my budget please let me know.
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This continual increase in price is more or less what you expect for a popular, consumable item that's been out of production for close to ten years. You're bidding against all the other people who want to get those last few packs that have the best change of still being good.

I'd have to suggest your efforts would be better spend converting those good cameras (like that 180) to Instax Square or Wide. It's popular enough it's likely to be around a while (unless some feed chemical becomes unavailable or is banned for environmental or worker safety reasons), the colors are excellent, and it's cheaper per frame than FP100c was when it was last still in production (plus generates less waste, since all the layers and chemicals stay in the final developed print).
 

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Donald,

Have you come across any ready-made Instax Wide back that might work with the Polaroid 180 or the other pack film cameras?

All the attempts I've seen involve lots of modifications and experimenting.
 

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There are commercial conversions to 4x5 which give a version of Graflok back, which would then (sort of) let you use a LomoGraflok. You'd get only a fraction of the frame, though, unless the Graflok mount on the camera was offset to put the LomoGraflok frame behind the actual camera's frame. Otherwise, it's usually a matter of doing the work yourself.
 
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There are commercial conversions to 4x5 which give a version of Graflok back, which would then (sort of) let you use a LomoGraflok. You'd get only a fraction of the frame, though, unless the Graflok mount on the camera was offset to put the LomoGraflok frame behind the actual camera's frame. Otherwise, it's usually a matter of doing the work yourself.

Do you know if the Lomografloc will fit a Graflex Graphic View camera? I don't see any info on their website.
 

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LomoGraflok fits all Graflok compatible mounts, but won't work with spring backs. The first generation Graphic View was never sold with the Graflok back, but it was made standard on Graphic View II a couple years into the run -- and the film back/focusing panels on the two interchange (I think -- mine aren't quickly accessible at the moment) via the clips that let you "reverse" the back from horizontal to vertical framing, so it's possible you might find a Graphic View that's been upgraded or might be able to find a Graflok back for that line separate from the camera. Generally, the GV II is a better choice if you're buying one, because it has centered tilts, preventing the need to refocus after applying tilts for either perspective or focal plane control (both cameras have centered swing on the front) -- and because it's still a monorail, the GV II typically costs only a small amount more than the first-gen GV (and both are less expensive than field cameras or press cameras at present).

If you already have a first-gen Graphic View, it's also possible you could get a 3D printed Graflok compatible back made up (might cost about as much as buying a Graphic View II, though, especially since buying the II would then allow you to sell off your first-gen), which would accept any Graflok focusing panel (the one I bought for my Speed Graphic, when I converted it, was actually from a 3x4 Polaroid, works fine as long as I don't try to frame with it or check corner coverage in its ground glass).

What I'd recommend if you're buying into this is a Crown Graphic. As a press camera, it has limited movements (as a Pacemaker generation camera, it has back-only front tilt, rise, and some shift, plus bed drop which combines with rise to give equivalent of forward tilt as well as getting the bed out of frame with wide angle lenses). Most come with a working Kalart rangefinder, which can be pretty easily recalibrated for whatever lens you like, and Pacemaker infinity stops fold, so you can install stops for your main lens, and stops that are set back for use with the LomoGraflok. The Crown, however, is lighter than a Speed, and usually costs less. All the Pacemaker generation cameras came with Graflok backs after the first couple years (they ran from 1948, IIRC, into the 1970s). The rangefinder means you can use the Century much like a top end Polaroid pack camera. It's a bit bulkier and heavier, but it also has the versatility to change lenses (takes 15-20 minutes to recalibrate the Kalart and move the infinity stops), and take off the LomoGraflok to use roll film backs, standard film holders, and Grafmatics.
 
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I have an unopened pack unrefrigerated somewhere around the house. Would it be any good?

Depends. How long ago did it expire, and was it stored either flat or on end? If on its side, the goop in the pods is likely to spread unevenly. And of course, if the fridge got too cold, it might have precipitated "stuff" out of the goop. If the fridge is set to 40F it should be okay, but if colder there's a possibility of trouble.
 
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LomoGraflok fits all Graflok compatible mounts, but won't work with spring backs. The first generation Graphic View was never sold with the Graflok back, but it was made standard on Graphic View II a couple years into the run -- and the film back/focusing panels on the two interchange (I think -- mine aren't quickly accessible at the moment) via the clips that let you "reverse" the back from horizontal to vertical framing, so it's possible you might find a Graphic View that's been upgraded or might be able to find a Graflok back for that line separate from the camera. Generally, the GV II is a better choice if you're buying one, because it has centered tilts, preventing the need to refocus after applying tilts for either perspective or focal plane control (both cameras have centered swing on the front) -- and because it's still a monorail, the GV II typically costs only a small amount more than the first-gen GV (and both are less expensive than field cameras or press cameras at present).

If you already have a first-gen Graphic View, it's also possible you could get a 3D printed Graflok compatible back made up (might cost about as much as buying a Graphic View II, though, especially since buying the II would then allow you to sell off your first-gen), which would accept any Graflok focusing panel (the one I bought for my Speed Graphic, when I converted it, was actually from a 3x4 Polaroid, works fine as long as I don't try to frame with it or check corner coverage in its ground glass).

What I'd recommend if you're buying into this is a Crown Graphic. As a press camera, it has limited movements (as a Pacemaker generation camera, it has back-only front tilt, rise, and some shift, plus bed drop which combines with rise to give equivalent of forward tilt as well as getting the bed out of frame with wide angle lenses). Most come with a working Kalart rangefinder, which can be pretty easily recalibrated for whatever lens you like, and Pacemaker infinity stops fold, so you can install stops for your main lens, and stops that are set back for use with the LomoGraflok. The Crown, however, is lighter than a Speed, and usually costs less. All the Pacemaker generation cameras came with Graflok backs after the first couple years (they ran from 1948, IIRC, into the 1970s). The rangefinder means you can use the Century much like a top end Polaroid pack camera. It's a bit bulkier and heavier, but it also has the versatility to change lenses (takes 15-20 minutes to recalibrate the Kalart and move the infinity stops), and take off the LomoGraflok to use roll film backs, standard film holders, and Grafmatics.

Looks like I don't have the Graflok back, but correct me if Im wrong, if I find one it will be an easy exchange for whatever I have now?
 
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Looks like I don't have the Graflok back, but correct me if Im wrong, if I find one it will be an easy exchange for whatever I have now?

Correct, that's a spring back, though it's apparently had the focusing panel replaced by that accessory -- reflex viewer? Note the clips on the top of the frame, however; there's another pair of those on the bottom, and by releasing them, the entire back assembly comes off the frame, allowing another back to be mounted. I used to use this feature with a spare back on which I'd mounted a 4x5 pack film Polaroid back (550? can't get that film any more, either) in place of the ground glass panel. I'd focus and frame, then unclip the entire spring back and clip on the one with the Polaroid holder. Worked great.

It looks as though it would be possible to semi-permanently mount a LomoGraflok the same way. I'll try to get some photos of my converted reversing back showing the 550 in place (I had a 405 mounted that way, too, on my Speed, but I took it off to return the spring back after Fuji dropped the FP3000b, then upgraded the spring back to Graflok this past year to be able to mount my LomoGraflok). Might manage it later today (I hope).

If you do that, you'd focus and frame with the insert under the ground glass in an original spring back, then unclip the reversing back and clip the LomoGraflok equipped back into place before exposure. It barely adds to the "dance", hardly any more to think about or any more time than inserting a conventional film holder, and of course you can clip the instant back on in either orientation, just as you can the original reversing back. The only real downsides are that you'd need a spare reversing back (I've got one I might part with, since I now have a Graphic View II with Graflok), and the LomoGraflok would take 10-15 minutes to dismount and transfer to another camera if/when you get, for instance, a Pacemaker generation Speed or Crown.
 

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I have an unopened pack unrefrigerated somewhere around the house. Would it be any good?

If it's FP100c and its expiration date is after 2005 it's probably ok, possibly with a bit of a magenta shift. When they get really old they go pink or dark green/blue and need a lot of overexposure. FP100c rarely dries out, unless it has been really poorly stored for a long time.
 

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I bought over 20 packs of both bw and color when they were trying to get rid of short expiration date packs in 2018 for about $1 per image. Of course I used it all up quickly before it spoiled. Two packs did not get used in time. I tried one pack this last December and it was pretty poor, especially side by side to instax.
I have my last pack loaded and ready to go but I’m not expecting to much.
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I have a pile of truly ancient Polaroid b&w peel apart film that was refrigerated for the last few decades. I have some colour, too, but that stuff is pretty hopeless. The black and white, though, is still pretty good and you get actual negatives from them (clear the soot with water). I bought all of it from a photographer who retired twenty years ago or so. He'd held onto the film in his fridge and freezer ever since.
 
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