Polaroid Thread

My attempt at "art." This is actually a goof. I just loaded a fresh pack of IP B&W 2.0 film in my SX-70 but failed to properly close the film door. Hence, the rollers didn't properly contact the film as it ejected. Different, if anything.

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Jim B.
 
How much time did it take you the very first time you used your Polaroid camera to find the courage to risk it? I still have not taken a photo with my Land 250.
 
raid said:
How much time did it take you the very first time you used your Polaroid camera to find the courage to risk it? I still have not taken a photo with my Land 250.
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Raid, just load the camera up with film and take some pics. I can guarantee you that seeing a finished print in a few minutes will put a smile on your face.

Jim B.
 
Raid. A problem some folks have is the darkslide. I start pulling mine while the back is open so I have more to hold onto when I close the back. SLOWLY pull the dark slide out and get ready to take a picture. For the most part, I rarely shoot lowlight and never use a flash. Good light and keep the little arrow in the middle. I did mess with some lowlight like the stairs shot and got lucky!

And this one:

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Been very busy at work and not posted much lately. Here are three recent Polaroids.

BNSF Locomotive near Palmer Lake, CO
Original 110 Pathfinder with Kalart rangefinder and Wollensak 127 Raptar. FP100C
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Castle Rock, CO
Pre-Anniversary 3x4 Speed Graphic w/Carl Zeiss Jena 135 3.5 lens. FP3000B
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The City of Denver
Anniversary 3x4 Speed Graphic w/Wollensak 8 1/4 inch Raptar lens. FP100C
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BTW, my Pathfinder 110 was built the year I was born..
Pete
 
Harry Caul said:
They rarely showed up for me with the 100 speed color film. But the FP3000b is just so sensitive that the smallest of pin holes can result in significant light leaks.

From this thread: NOLAroids -- My 195 went on a road trip
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I remember your NOLAroids you postured a while ago, thanks for linking again, it's a sample of a simple but nice and interesting instant based work.
robert
 
So guys, now im thinking again in buy one of this beauties, what is the modification which need them to work properly or with the Fuji film?

Is there a big quality difference between a polaroid 250/450 and a Fuji Instax 500AF?

Thanks!
 
The Fuji Instax-wide format will give an image area of about 2.5” X 4”. Fuji FP-100C, for Polaroid peel-apart cameras, gives an image size of 3.25” X 4.25”. Fuji Instax film is like IP film in that the image develops “inside” the film once its ejects out the camera. Fuji peel-apart film is just that, when the image fully develops, you peel the negative from the print. Fuji Instax cameras all have plastic lenses, while most, older Polaroid cameras may have a glass lens.

I've been impressed by Instax pictures but they're too small for my taste. Personally, I prefer IP film in an SX-70, or any older Polaroid that takes FP-100C..

Jim B.
 
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