Well i just bought FP100C yesterday.
I've shot a 420, a Reporter, an EE100, and this is my second 250. I scored it for $50 in perfect condition this weekend at a flea market. Retrofited the battery, bought some FP100C yesterday, and it works.
But my last 250 tended to shoot dark as well. I tried 4 shots of my black greyhound laying in the shade yesterday, and although they aren't completely black, they are very dark. Thankfully I'll be able to scan the negs and hopefully open them up digitally. But someone mentioned that they were backlit, so I was wondering if there was a way to fool the exposure. I'm not against blown out backgrounds, especially on these type of images.