robert blu
quiet photographer
Interesting! Sometimes we do not need the latest model or technology to make a photo!
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lynnb
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the film that was in the camera was very old, and the battery was probably going flat. Whatever the reason, I managed to get two double exposures from the remaining 4 photos.
I think the camera will take a picture without ejecting the print if there is enough charge to operate the shutter and exposure, but still not enough to operate the flash and eject the print. These two double exposures were unintentional, but maybe I'll be able to do it again with the Impossible colour film pack I've just bought.
I think the camera will take a picture without ejecting the print if there is enough charge to operate the shutter and exposure, but still not enough to operate the flash and eject the print. These two double exposures were unintentional, but maybe I'll be able to do it again with the Impossible colour film pack I've just bought.
alienmeatsack
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I know this may be a moot point but did you by chance check the rollers to see if they were free rolling and clean? I know if mine aren't perfectly clean, they can cause an older pack to not push out the shot if the batteries are getting low.
Either way, you got a fun double out of it. So that is what counts. Well to me it's what counts, I do all this for the fun and the surprises that sometimes come out of my Polaroids (and INstax's too) 😀
Either way, you got a fun double out of it. So that is what counts. Well to me it's what counts, I do all this for the fun and the surprises that sometimes come out of my Polaroids (and INstax's too) 😀
robert blu
quiet photographer
Interesting photo Lynn! It reminds me the portrait of Marchesa Casati by Man Ray, a photo which contributed to the fame of the artist and which was as yours the result of a technical accident!
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hsandler
Member
i found a Land Automatic 100 at a flea market, hacked it to use AAA batteries, and cleaned up the lens (in hindsight, I should not have opened the front lens assembly--a spring popped out and it took me two nights to get it all working again). Anyway, there are some light leaks at one corner of the bellows, which I have since patched with electrical tape. Works well now. Here's one taken on World Toy Camera day, from Ottawa, using Fuji FP-100c.
Rideau Canal in Autumn by Howard Sandler, on Flickr
Rideau Canal in Autumn by Howard Sandler, on Flickr
RichL
Well-known
Love that soft focus. Almost like a water color.
farlymac
PF McFarland
Autumn Fujiroids
Autumn Fujiroids
Not sure when I picked up this camera. Must have been a flea market find for a few dollars, but I'll likely not use it again. It's a Keystone Model 800, and I wanted it for testing out the Fuji pack film. Then they go and quit making the 3000 before I could get my hands on some. I drove over fifty miles to a store that still has the FP-100c, and bought one pack. I was inspired by Autumn Polaroid Week 2014 on Flickr to squeeze this into the monthly budget, and while I'm not crazy about the camera, I wouldn't mind repeating the process again. It reminded me of why I loved using my old 110B Pathfinder, and wished I'd never let that 180 get past me.
Any way, the Keystone is a really cheaply made (though extremely good looking and handling) camera. The back popped open in mid-pack, the Fuji sheets leaked all over the place, the finder only shows 50% of the actual frame, and the lens is like using an old box camera with a meniscus. But it was fun. Here are the few shots I decided to get scanned, and one of the camera.
Rocky Shore by br1078phot, on Flickr
Low Water Island by br1078phot, on Flickr
Fallen by br1078phot, on Flickr
Grass Fronds by br1078phot, on Flickr
The Still Wheel by br1078phot, on Flickr
Keystone Model 800 by br1078phot, on Flickr
PF
Autumn Fujiroids
Not sure when I picked up this camera. Must have been a flea market find for a few dollars, but I'll likely not use it again. It's a Keystone Model 800, and I wanted it for testing out the Fuji pack film. Then they go and quit making the 3000 before I could get my hands on some. I drove over fifty miles to a store that still has the FP-100c, and bought one pack. I was inspired by Autumn Polaroid Week 2014 on Flickr to squeeze this into the monthly budget, and while I'm not crazy about the camera, I wouldn't mind repeating the process again. It reminded me of why I loved using my old 110B Pathfinder, and wished I'd never let that 180 get past me.
Any way, the Keystone is a really cheaply made (though extremely good looking and handling) camera. The back popped open in mid-pack, the Fuji sheets leaked all over the place, the finder only shows 50% of the actual frame, and the lens is like using an old box camera with a meniscus. But it was fun. Here are the few shots I decided to get scanned, and one of the camera.
Rocky Shore by br1078phot, on Flickr
Low Water Island by br1078phot, on Flickr
Fallen by br1078phot, on Flickr
Grass Fronds by br1078phot, on Flickr
The Still Wheel by br1078phot, on Flickr
Keystone Model 800 by br1078phot, on Flickr
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lynnb
Veteran
I bought some Impossible 600 colour for my charity store Polaroid One600. This is a straight scan, no adjustments. Late afternoon sunlight. Wild colour!
farlymac
PF McFarland
Yeah, I like the way that stuff ages into something like Redscale, Lynn.
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robert blu
quiet photographer
Interesting colors!
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lynnb
Veteran
here's with colour adjusted in LR
Harry Caul
Well-known
First vacation without the kids. I slapped 2 ND filters on and set the exposure, my bro-in-law nailed this photo after a quick lesson in focusing. Great memory.
As snapped by my iPhone on a beach chair after pulling it...
As snapped by my iPhone on a beach chair after pulling it...
robert blu
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AlTheKiller
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Harry Caul
Well-known
Very nicely executed.
JChrome
Street Worker
First vacation without the kids. I slapped 2 ND filters on and set the exposure, my bro-in-law nailed this photo after a quick lesson in focusing. Great memory.
As snapped by my iPhone on a beach chair after pulling it...
What camera did you shoot this with? This is excellent!
Harry Caul
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Thanks! I used my Polaroid 195. It begs to be shot wide open so I keep (2) 3-stop ND filters handy for shooting on particularly sunny days or when shooting FP3000b during the day. Here are a few more I took of my girls playing on the beach...
AlTheKiller
Established
Thank you! The amount of spot cleaning was pretty intense (old pack of film I got for free)
I got one more done. now just have another 8 to go :bang:
Untitled by Shutter_Inc., on FlickrEdit: Got two more done
Untitled by Shutter_Inc., on Flickr
Untitled by Shutter_Inc., on Flickr
raid
Dad Photographer
These are very beautiful images, and I am getting very interested in trying out some Polaroid shooting. I have a Hasselblad SWC, and having the Polaroid back for it may be an option. Another option is to get a clean Land Camera 250 Model with modified battery pack. What to you guys recommend works better?
robert blu
quiet photographer
Hi Raid, go for it but be careful: Polaroid and other Instant Cameras can give, no I should say for sure will give addition!
I have and use my father's 340 As painter he liked to use this camera as a block note for the places he liked to paint later in his watercolors.
Here we are with a couple of pictures, once Simo, once myself, a few years ago! Both photo taken with a Polaroid camera, of course!
I have and use my father's 340 As painter he liked to use this camera as a block note for the places he liked to paint later in his watercolors.
Here we are with a couple of pictures, once Simo, once myself, a few years ago! Both photo taken with a Polaroid camera, of course!