Fuji has not forgotten the film camera

[maddoc]

I wonder if there will be a proper pack-film holder for the wide format of this film to be used with a 4x5 camera ...

 

[Solinar]

I've seen the line up of plastic Fujifilm cameras at my local camera shop. On two occasions I saw potential customer looking them over.

Sure wish that Fujifilm could make a camera that would support their FP-100C and now discontinued FP-3000B films.

Best Regards from:

 

[Eric T]

Gary,
I checked it carefully (and as others have said), the new Wide 300 camera uses the same film as the Wide 210. Nice size prints.

 

[GaryLH]

Thanks Eric
Gary

 

[Godfrey]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/980260-REG/fujifilm_16385995_instax_210_instant_film.html

Am I wrong.. Wouldn't it be this film for the new camera? 17 bucks for 20 shots.

You're probably right ... I was just running the numbers based on the article's $32/pack quote. 🙂

G

 

[GaryLH]

I like them Andy. But I do agree the 210 looks better than the 300.

Gary

 

[Godfrey]

I was thinking... Use my flat bed Epson 750 flatbed scanner on the nice result from this 🙂

The biggest issue is holding the image just off the glass to prevent Newton rings. I have a jig that Impossible sells to do this, but it's not perfect. I have an idea to make a better one.

Oh yeah: I have an ancient Epson 2450 which I use to scan my Polaroids. I don't even scan at max resolution, I set it to 1200 ppi. That works very well.

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G

 

[GaryLH]

Thanks Godfrey
Gary

 

[mooge]

... the moment I realized that Instax Wide is bigger than FP-100c


hey, maybe I should design a graflok instax wide back so I can shoot this on my Sinar... hmm...

 

[f16sunshine]

... the moment I realized that Instax Wide is bigger than FP-100c

hey, maybe I should design a graflok instax wide back so I can shoot this on my Sinar... hmm...

Oh man... If fuji would release a back for this film.
Why not fuji? It's a lo-tech no brainer to pump your film sales.
Just design it and farm it out to China for manufacture.
See how simple.. I did it on the bus 😛

 

[GaryLH]

... the moment I realized that Instax Wide is bigger than FP-100c


hey, maybe I should design a graflok instax wide back so I can shoot this on my Sinar... hmm...

Oh man... If fuji would release a back for this film.
Why not fuji? It's a lo-tech no brainer to pump your film sales.
Just design it and farm it out to China for manufacture.
See how simple.. I did it on the bus 😛

Actually.. Anyone got a 3d printer to make a back 🙂

Gary

 

[f16sunshine]

Yeah but... Wouldn't a mass produced perfectly centered, power fed back be sweet!
A motorized dark slide that was controlled by a "T" switch.
Press the button and the dark slide opens.. press again and it closes and then ejects the exposed frame through the rollers.
Just like a "T"setting on a shutter.
No more tugging on paper tabs that occasionally fail and take your film and money down with them !
Yeah... just dreaming. I'll try a 210 or mini.

 

[shortstop]

Nothing new. My Instax 100 gives images 62x100 mm without considering the white border.

 

[B-9]

These are horrible cameras for serious picture taking, I have a small thread on the 210 in the Polaroid/Lomo sub forum.

My 210 pooped out after 2 cassettes, the last pack I had to unload and reset the pack (along with multiple attempts to expose) the last 6-7 shots to get the camera to spit them out.

Now it rots in my junk bin. I still do really like the format, the cameras are just horrid.

 

[B-9]

Andy, doesn't Lomo have a manually operated Instax back for their Diana and LCA cameras?

If I was looking to do this again, I would have spent a few more $ on one of those Diana F+ Instant kits. Better VF, better exposure control, maybe a small drop in IQ, but no electronic malfunctions or motor jams. I also have a soft spot for crapy old toy cameras, which is proly why I bought the Fuji 210 POS to begin with 😉

 

[taemo]

I wonder if there will be a proper pack-film holder for the wide format of this film to be used with a 4x5 camera ...

yes, it's the only thing I really want
well also maybe B mode and tripod socket on the instax wide camera

I taped instax wide film on 4x5 backs and did some test shots though

 

[graywolf]

I just did the math and these cameras apparently need an image circle of about 118mm. I'm not sure a fast lens in that range with that IC has ever been made? I could be wrong. There are some fast 135mm lenses. The Xenar Press 135mm f/3.8 comes to mind.

Well, the Mamiya Universal Press took a Polaroid back had had a 100mm f/2.8 lens that gave full coverage. I sure miss mine. One of my all time favorite cameras.

The 100mm f/3.5 had dark corners on Polaroid.