Polaroid Land Camera 350 to 120-Rollfilm mod?

[Chobonaut]

Hi,

i'm just curious - do you think it is possible/did ever hear of someone who did it?

 

[Steve Smith]

I think it's possible. However, the 350 uses pack film which although not made by Polaroid any more, is made by Fujifilm. Search for FP100.

I would keep this for packfilm and if you want to do a conversion to a Polaroid camera then try to find one of the older roll film cameras. I have modified a 160 and a 110A to 120 roll film.


Steve.

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

Hi Chobonaut ,

I have a 350 also and it makes me sad to see this excellent camera lies on the shelf. I used the camera at the last days of Polaroid and some images terrible , some sunny day old stone facade buildings shots were matchless. If ı am not wrong 350 have a 3 element Cooke based lens called as Taylor Hobson triplet and I think it is the same lens with Rolleicord and later Rollei 35 Zeiss Triotar. I found the Triotar bw and color pictures are among the best I have ever seen. I saw a picture taken at the evening and the different colored areas are like cut with a razor , that sharp.

I think You and I can buy a Fuji film for its cassette and fill with paper negatives. I still dont know how to match lowest light meter 75 ASA ring selection to paper. I heard that wetting the negative paper and put on to the another paper and contact printing is a solution.

Other solution is to use a 120 kiev 88 back fitted to the back of the camera , I did not try and I dont know does it fit there or not but most practical solution.

If anyone share their insight , it is welcome ,

Best ,

Umut

 

[Chobonaut]

Hey guys,

well - to be honest i abandoned this idea again - because, after i bought another pack of fuji fp100b, it is just a really fine working combination which should stay the way it is - especially after i modified the battery chamber to take modern batteries.

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

Buy a 3 volt 15 mm diameter thin lithium battery , it keeps working for 15 years.

Umut

 

[hpulley]

Mine is modded for 3xAAA.

Yep, I love the Fuji instant films. FP-100B was rumoured to be going away but I had no trouble buying 10 packs of 11/11 expiring stock.

The 100C and 3000B are good too.

 

[Klainmeister]

Glad to read that the 350 was spared. I run a 360 and it's a great camera with Polaroid Packfilm. Modding some of the other rollfilms would be more ideal. I've always thought of making a pinhole polaroid out of a Reporter or something similar.