Topic: Fujifilm Fotorama FP-1 using 120 film

[Aksarben]

Tell me that the Fujifilm Fotorama FP-1 that shoots pack film ( Fujifilm FP-100C ) can be adapted and designed to use a 120 roll film back!  That would be nice.  I've seen them on eBay, but with the prospect of the film that feeds it going into demise it is not worth the $700+  for the amount of film I have in the refrigerator.... unless it can also shoot 120 roll film.

[jharr]

Glanced through Skorj's and Moomisean's reviews and didn't see anything about a 120/220 back. I guess you'll have to buy a GF670 as well! 

[lharby]

I would go for the Polaroid 600 SE (GOOSE)

It will shoot pack film natively, it's modular with 3 different lenses available. Backs are changeable. With an adapter you can shoot 6x4.5, 6x7 and 6x9 on 120 roll film. And there are lots of other goodies to be had (macro tubes, diopters, and it can be hacked to shoot integral film also).

The price has pretty much always been comparable or better to the high end 'bellows' style polaroids (Konica Press, Polaroid 190 etc.)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR11.TRC1.A0.H0.Xpolaroid+600se.TRS0&_nkw=polaroid+600se&_sacat=0

See this excellent review on FW.

Of course if you really like the folding style land camera's then maybe that is a better choice.

[moominsean]

Or just buy a Mamiya Universal rather than the 600SE. Easier to find 120 backs (I have like five different 120 backs) and you can shoot Polaroid. The Fotorama is so expensive I'd be leery of ripping it up to put a 120 back on it! It is basically just a camera with a Fuji pack film back screwed onto it but still. Super sharp lens, though...

[Aksarben]

I just had to go and read about the GF670!!  Nice camera for compact medium format.  A little pricey, but so are some Leica cameras as well as some of the other MF cameras in their own rights.

I have seen the Mamiya Universal and the Polaroid 600 SE on eBay and here and there (articles)  If one were going to just shoot pack film, then the 180 might be the most logical for costs.  For 120 and packfilm there are, of course, other option.  I have a pretty nice Polaroid back for my Bronica SQ-Ai that you can set the film speed at what you want, and it couples to the camera with that information.  It does take excellent photos, but small  6X6 size. Seemed a waste of the film when you look at how much area is not actually used.

I was just wondering if anyone had played with that Fuji Fotorama FP-1 Pro camera and adapted it to shoot film as well.

[lharby]

It does take excellent photos, but small  6X6 size. Seemed a waste of the film when you look at how much area is not actually used.

I have the same for my Mamiya. The aperture is alot smaller than the film size, but I suppose in the days when you wanted to check exposure, composition and so on (without digital) they were pretty useful.