Polaroid Thread

raid said:
I just bought a Model 250 with the close-up set. Now I need so film.
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The FP-3000B (discontinued) is now expensive but excellent, for sure an experience you should try! Than Fuji FP-100 is the only alternative, there are two versions one gloss and smooth and one is called silky and is slightly textured and not so gloss. It depends on personal taste.
robert
 
some more Polaroid 250/FP-100c shots from the last 2 days

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(print came into contact with backing sheet)
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robert blu said:
The FP-3000B (discontinued) is now expensive but excellent, for sure an experience you should try! Than Fuji FP-100 is the only alternative, there are two versions one gloss and smooth and one is called silky and is slightly textured and not so gloss. It depends on personal taste.
robert
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You are right that it is about trying out a film before this is not possible anymore at any cost. I wonder if the Fuji 100 is clearly labeled for the two versions. Thanks for the tip.
 
I have on my table one pack of film, the other is in the camera (after scanning I'll post a few pics in the gallery) and it is called Instant Color Film FP-100C Silk.
But both on Fujifilm website and B&H it is only mentioned The FP-100 C (glossy). Not sure if this means that the silk version is now discontinued. I'll make some more research.
On the italian site where I buy my films they are both for sales. Another german shop where I sometimes buy has the silk one available for sales.

Yes, the FP-3000B is very expensive, prices have almost doubled when it was discontinued but is a great experience to shoot them! I still have a few packs which I'll use in a short time...
robert
 
robert blu said:
I have on my table one pack of film, the other is in the camera (after scanning I'll post a few pics in the gallery) and it is called Instant Color Film FP-100C Silk.
But both on Fujifilm website and B&H it is only mentioned The FP-100 C (glossy). Not sure if this means that the silk version is now discontinued. I'll make some more research.
On the italian site where I buy my films they are both for sales. Another german shop where I sometimes buy has the silk one available for sales.

Yes, the FP-3000B is very expensive, prices have almost doubled when it was discontinued but is a great experience to shoot them! I still have a few packs which I'll use in a short time...
robert
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raid said:
The cost is not negligible. Thank you for the links, Robert.
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The FP-100c Glossy and Silk*surface were always marked clearly somewhere on the box that I recall. I've only seen the Glossy for sale since some time now; I suspect the Silk is discontinued.

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Slightly, but only slightly, off topic, but I've got a Polaroid question which I have not been able to get an answer for via a Google search. Thought I might as well ask here while all the Polaroid experts are congregating in one place.
I have a recently acquired Pacemaker Speed Graphic with a Graflok back. Have been looking at Polaroid backs for it on ebay. It seems that worn Polaroid 405 film holders of uncertain age and health are going for as much as brand new Fuji PA145 backs. Is there some reason that a used Polaroid 405 holder would work better in a Graflok than a brand new Fuji PA145 holder? Otherwise, I don't know why everyone would not be buying the Fuji holders.
Thanks.
 
Larry Cloetta said:
Slightly, but only slightly, off topic, but I've got a Polaroid question which I have not been able to get an answer for via a Google search. Thought I might as well ask here while all the Polaroid experts are congregating in one place.
I have a recently acquired Pacemaker Speed Graphic with a Graflok back. Have been looking at Polaroid backs for it on ebay. It seems that worn Polaroid 405 film holders of uncertain age and health are going for as much as brand new Fuji PA145 backs. Is there some reason that a used Polaroid 405 holder would work better in a Graflok than a brand new Fuji PA145 holder? Otherwise, I don't know why everyone would not be buying the Fuji holders.
Thanks.
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I bought one of these for my speed graphic, I think maybe it was the Fuji as I read they were functionally identical. I honestly can't remember though... From my research they were the same and even positioned the smaller 3.25x4.25 instant film in the same place within the 4x5 frame:

Polaroid 405 -- instant film centered vertically and aligned with the left side of the 4x5 frame
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Fuji PA-145 (top holder) -- instant film centered vertically and aligned with the left side of the 4x5 frame
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Source URL - Middle holder is a 4x5 Fuji PA45 and bottom is a 4x5 Grafmatic holder
 
FP3000B, converted Polaroid Pathfinder 110A, Ektar 127/4.7 lens.
 

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Inspired by this thread i decided to clean a little my (father's) old Land 340. I put inside one expired pack of Fuji 100 film, silk version and as usual when I have to try something I went out on my terrace and took a photo of the road down.

Disappointed, the photo was completely black! Probably the battery in the camera was old, too old. I went downtown, bought a new one and back home I repeated the photo of the road.

Again completely black frame. Worried. Scared. Than I realized that I didn't check the film/iso selector of the camera and of course it was set to 3000 iso, my film was 100!

Third attempt with the iso wheel set to 75. This is the result, now I could relax!

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Later in the afternoon with my wife and the 340 went to a small village, not far from where we live. First shot was in the main square, I know it's a "touristic-amateurish" shot!

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We enter than a coffe-bar to drink an Expresso, my wife took opportunity to give a look at the news on a local newspaper and I tried how could I deal with a low light situation, no tripod but placing the camera on the table.

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A shop window caught my attention, Simo was exactly in front of it, I shouted "dont'move"...

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Summer afternoon offers a good light, I tried to capture the colors

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This was the end of the photo session, I would make more experiment in a few days.
Photo scanned with my Epson 600. The print have a slightly magenta tint I corrected in LR. No other postproduction.

robert

PS: lesson learned: check the iso first time you take out a camera you didn't use since a long time 🙂
 
raid said:
I just placed an order with B&H for six packs of Fuji FP 100c film.
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Hi Raid, I know you are an experienced photographer but if new to the Land Cameras I suggest you to give a look at the suggestions here, and because the fuji films in the Land Cameras sometimes requires a "tip" you could read it here.

Hope this helps and enjoy your new tool, the girls in your family will enjoy it!

robert
 
Thank you Robert. I was looking for some expired film that I could use for practice. Expired film seems to cost more than fresh film!
I want to use the Polaroid for some portraits for sure.
 
There's an interesting converted back that a guy on eBay sells - Fuji Instax wide on a Mamiya Press. The back costs $350 though.

I made a deal on Craigslist for the same back and will hack together the conversion myself.

The Fuji Instax wide is a pretty nifty film. 800 ISO and essentially a 6x10 cm print size. The ISO makes it pretty versatile, and better for the slower lenses on the Mamiya.

This is just a tad smaller than the FP series of pack film which is roughly 8x11. Of course, I want to shoot both 🙂


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Polaroids have some really special feeling to it. Instant film as a whole is a fun thing, but the Fuji Instax photos (which I also totally like!) are sometimes even a bit too "perfect" - you know what I mean?

This summer I have played around with black&white black frame Polaroid film by "Impossible Project". A fantastic film but very, very expensive. You pay €20,- for a pack of 8 photos!

Allow me to link to two photos taken in Denmark. Since I did not bring a scanner to our holidays 😉 , I have just taken photos of those pictures:

Havneby, Rømø, Denmark by Carsten @ www.RetroCamera.de, on Flickr

Rømø Sønderstranden by Carsten @ www.RetroCamera.de, on Flickr

I just love the imperfections and flaws of that film.
 
Kent said:
Polaroids have some really special feeling to it. Instant film as a whole is a fun thing, but the Fuji Instax photos (which I also totally like!) are sometimes even a bit too "perfect" - you know what I mean?

This summer I have played around with black&white black frame Polaroid film by "Impossible Project". A fantastic film but very, very expensive. You pay €20,- for a pack of 8 photos!

Allow me to link to two photos taken in Denmark. Since I did not bring a scanner to our holidays 😉 , I have just taken photos of those pictures:
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I just love the imperfections and flaws of that film.
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Nice photos!

Indeed, it is pricey to shoot this stuff. But the results are often delightful.

G
 
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