Topic: My first Polaroid in 40 years!

[Fluminian]

A pretty beat Polaroid Land camera 330 was given to me. I waited a week or so for a pack of Fuji 100c
so I can test the camera and here is the first shot!

[Francois]

So how did it feel? 

[Indofunk]

Exciting!! I have the Polaroid bug as well ... keeping my eyes out for something that catches my fancy. Love the picture, post more!

[Alan]

kool . . . so now you know it works !!!

happy shooting and peeling 

[Fluminian]

So how did it feel? 

It felt great,  but now I want a better camera. Damn GAS. 

[Fluminian]

Exciting!! I have the Polaroid bug as well ... keeping my eyes out for something that catches my fancy. Love the picture, post more!

Thanks, I will post more later today.

[Fluminian]

kool . . . so now you know it works !!!

happy shooting and peeling 

Yeah, I knew how it works as I had lots  of Polaroid cameras before. I'll keep shooting and peeling. 

[Fluminian]

Here is another image I took this afternoon. It's not much, just a snap from my garden.
It was getting cloudy fast and shortly after I took the picture it started to rain.

[Alan]

Nice! the Fuji fp100 film is sooo good. Sooo consistent.

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[Francois]

And you can bleach the negatives for some funky results.

[Fluminian]

Nice! the Fuji fp100 film is sooo good. Sooo consistent.

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Thanks, Alan. I really like the FP100c, but I intend to try the FP3000b too.

[Fluminian]

And you can bleach the negatives for some funky results.

I'll do that for sure. I have put the negatives aside for future bleaching. 

[Adam Doe]

Welcome to peel addiction. 

[tkmedia]

I intend to try the FP3000b too.

hope you wont get too disappointed if you cannot find anymore in the near future.

[Fluminian]

I intend to try the FP3000b too.

hope you wont get too disappointed if you cannot find anymore in the near future.

I will probably be disappointed if FP3000b disappears, but hopefully, Fuji will introduce alternative instant b&w film,
or someone will buy  technology from them.

[limr]

I intend to try the FP3000b too.

hope you wont get too disappointed if you cannot find anymore in the near future.

I will probably be disappointed if FP3000b disappears, but hopefully, Fuji will introduce alternative instant b&w film,
or someone will buy  technology from them.

Hate to say it, but it's not IF it disappears but WHEN it disappears. They've already discontinued it. There's apparently one more big batch coming in...last I heard it was April, but then it's finito.

Please someone tell me that I'm wrong and just haven't heard the news that it was all a cruel hoax? Please?

[Ezzie]

Sorry to disappoint Leonore, but you have the same understanding as I.

[Francois]

It's sad to think about it but peel apart is slowly going away. And it's a bit like a rare bird, once it's extinct it's nearly impossible to bring it back.

I'm still holding on to a pack of FP100B... like if I can't find anything good enough to use it on...

[Fluminian]

Here is another Polaroid I took today (in my garden). 

[Alan]

yes nice red/green graphic shot.

has anyone been over to the NEW55 kickstarter site?

The intro video by Bob Crowley includes a bold yet promising statement contained
within 10 seconds, from 1.26 to 1.36 . . .

 

"....other NEW INSTANT PRODUCTS...."

check it out >

[Fluminian]

And here are some images from my garden taken with the Fuji Instax 210:

[jharr]

Not to jack the thread, but I too have been bitten. I resisted for as long as I could, saying "Instant just doesn't do anything for me." Then my father-in-law gave me an old Square Shooter and a friend let me shoot/peel a pic on his 100 series. That was it. I was over the edge. I bought some FP100c and modded the Square Shooter. And that's all she wrote.

[Fluminian]

Not to jack the thread, but I too have been bitten. I resisted for as long as I could, saying "Instant just doesn't do anything for me." Then my father-in-law gave me an old Square Shooter and a friend let me shoot/peel a pic on his 100 series. That was it. I was over the edge. I bought some FP100c and modded the Square Shooter. And that's all she wrote.

Have no fear, James. Nobody can hijack this thread by posting instant images.   After looking at many Polaroid images at filmwasters.com I finally took a plunge
and bought a Polaroid land Camera 330... ... and it was fun. After I saw some instax images form calbisu and Leonore, I just had to get it.  And I love it! 

[Indofunk]

Ok, I really want a Polaroid now 

[Cadha13]

Taking the RB67 along with my Model 800 and this is one from the Mamiya.

img004 by Cadha13, on Flickr

From my pack film converted Model 800. I just love the glass from that classic Polaroid.

img008 by Cadha13, on Flickr

It's one heck of a death grip Polaroid has on me. If I could find a Polaroid back for my XD11 reasonably, I would get it.

[Adam Doe]

Ok, I really want a Polaroid now 

Yes, yes you do. They really are a lot of fun. Though you need to be aware of the costs. Not of the camera (Inexpensive if you're persistent in searching) or the film, but in percentage of shots kept.  People seem to love seeing themselves in an instant photo so for all the shots I take of people I seem to give 70% - 80% away. All worth it of course.

[Indofunk]

People seem to love seeing themselves in an instant photo so for all the shots I take of people I seem to give 70% - 80% away. All worth it of course.

This is certainly doing it right

[Ezzie]

People seem to love seeing themselves in an instant photo so for all the shots I take of people I seem to give 70% - 80% away. All worth it of course.

This is certainly doing it right

Same here, most people shots end up with the subject. But that's half the fun.

[Bryan]

People seem to love seeing themselves in an instant photo so for all the shots I take of people I seem to give 70% - 80% away. All worth it of course.

This is certainly doing it right

Same here, most people shots end up with the subject. But that's half the fun.

I take my pack film cameras out at parties and give the photos away if they want them.   I also let people take their own shots and pull the film out, it's a lot of fun.  I usually lay the photos out on a table to dry so people can look at them.

[Aksel]

People seem to love seeing themselves in an instant photo so for all the shots I take of people I seem to give 70% - 80% away. All worth it of course.

This is certainly doing it right

Same here, most people shots end up with the subject. But that's half the fun.

I take my pack film cameras out at parties and give the photos away if they want them.   I also let people take their own shots and pull the film out, it's a lot of fun.  I usually lay the photos out on a table to dry so people can look at them.

But all of you keep and rescue the negatives?  I`m happy to give away the pic, it´s the negatives I`m after most of the time.

[Adam Doe]

But all of you keep and rescue the negatives?  I`m happy to give away the pic, it´s the negatives I`m after most of the time.

Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

[ManuelL]

Great shots, Fluminian, jharr and Cadha!
I also started on instant recently. I am not yet through my first box, but can already see it is dangerously addictive stuff. 
I took this one during a shutter cleaning session with an RZ67.

[ManuelL]

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But all of you keep and rescue the negatives?  I`m happy to give away the pic, it´s the negatives I`m after most of the time.
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I haven't kept the negative yet. Do you have to put it in water straight away or is it still okay to get the chemicals off some hours after peeling?

[Aksel]

Do you have to put it in water straight away or is it still okay to get the chemicals off some hours after peeling?

With the 100c I have waited several months before soaking it in warm-ish water, with a drop or two of dish washing fluid in it, no problem at all. I normally peal off the frame/paper and clean it carefully before I dry it. When dry I do the next cleaning process that gives you the negative.

[jharr]

But all of you keep and rescue the negatives?  I`m happy to give away the pic, it´s the negatives I`m after most of the time.

How to (or not to) recover a negative.
Fail... Or Is It?

[Aksel]

The same situation, one picture and two rather different stories being told,
I like how the mishap turned out 

As for tape, I only use the chap thin transparent rolls for general purpose that you find in pretty much every office. Combined with the gel bleach I never had a mishap. Maybe I should change for liquid and masking tape   

[Indofunk]

Can I jump on the instant train too?

As described in the "I just picked up" thread, I just picked up a Polaroid SX-70 Sonar, mainly for sentimental reasons. It arrived last night, and I just bought some IP film for it and tested it out. Damn, not only is this IP film expensive as hell, it takes hours to develop!! I remember my Dad's old Polaroid film literally developed right before your eyes, probably 30 seconds max. I told my Dad that he has to sell his secrets to IP so that they can get the formula RIGHT

So here they are, 3 shots, for a total of like $9 

[Francois]

The IP film is definitely a different animal!
Keeping the film very warm is supposed to help speed up development a lot.
Maybe you should make some contraption with a small heater to make them develop faster

[Indofunk]

Hmm, I *do* have a heat gun which goes up to a gazillion degrees ...   

[Francois]

Well... I have a few ideas which would need trying.

Hairdryer (it won't scorch the film)
Hot water in a thermos
Heating pad
Desktop coffee warmer
Insulated box with a hand warmer in it
Oven at 100°
Wrapped in foil in the toaster oven

[Indofunk]

I recently spilled a glass of water on my SX-70 sonar (hey, it was thirsty) and after leaving it out, open, to dry, I loaded up some IP B&W film and ... the sonar autofocus doesn't work In looking up links on how to fix it, I found one reference to IP film not having enough battery power to operate the autofocus. Is this true? The last (first) roll of IP color had no problem with AF...

[Indofunk]

Also, IP B&W film develops MUCH faster than their color. Almost as fast as the old Polaroid film I remember.

[Bryan]

I recently spilled a glass of water on my SX-70 sonar (hey, it was thirsty) and after leaving it out, open, to dry, I loaded up some IP B&W film and ... the sonar autofocus doesn't work In looking up links on how to fix it, I found one reference to IP film not having enough battery power to operate the autofocus. Is this true? The last (first) roll of IP color had no problem with AF...

I recently ran a pack of color IP film through an SX-70 Sonar with no battery problems.  If you had the film/battery in when you got it wet something could have shorted out.  The first thing to do in a situation like that is to remove the battery until you are sure it is dry. 

[02Pilot]

I recently spilled a glass of water on my SX-70 sonar (hey, it was thirsty) and after leaving it out, open, to dry, I loaded up some IP B&W film and ... the sonar autofocus doesn't work In looking up links on how to fix it, I found one reference to IP film not having enough battery power to operate the autofocus. Is this true? The last (first) roll of IP color had no problem with AF...

The easiest way to check is to find the voltage spec for the camera and check the film pack with a meter. Digital multimeters are cheap and a good thing to have around when tinkering with cameras. If the voltage checks out, the next step is to open it up and start testing the pathways. My guess is that there's still some water in there shorting something out (it doesn't take much). If you don't want to crack it open, try putting it in a sealed container full of rice for a week or two - the rice will gradually draw the moisture out and absorb it.

[Indofunk]

You know what, that's probably it (a short). I was stupid and didn't take out the battery until after I got home a few hours later, and guess what, there was water in there. Luckily, it seems that only the AF doesn't work, everything else seems fine. Does the rice trick really work? And most importantly, can I eat the rice afterwards? As a South Indian, I refuse to waste rice

[02Pilot]

You know what, that's probably it (a short). I was stupid and didn't take out the battery until after I got home a few hours later, and guess what, there was water in there. Luckily, it seems that only the AF doesn't work, everything else seems fine. Does the rice trick really work? And most importantly, can I eat the rice afterwards? As a South Indian, I refuse to waste rice

Yep, it works - check the Interweb and you'll find stories of cell phones and other electronics being resurrected that way. And I don't see any reason you can't eat it - it's only a minuscule amount of water, and the evaporation process should take care of any impurities.

[jojonas~]

indofunk. did you try that hot water trick I posted in another thread?
www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=7060.msg89937#msg89937

[Indofunk]

No, but I've been meaning to try it. I will on my next pack of color, since like I said this IP B&W is developing nice and fast.