As we no longer have Polaroid, how is the Fujifilm working for you???
As we no longer have Polaroid, how is the Fujifilm working for you???
For my purposes, which is testing for transparency photography, evaluating exposure, showing client the composition, etc., the Fuji is working out great.
Agree with Gene. The emulsions Fuji offers are great, I find I am preferring them to the comparable Polaroid product. BTW, I am finding that FB100B works better at ISO 160 than at the suggested 100.
For my needs (proofing), the Fuji film (FP-100C45) is working out great; I should have switched sooner. My trouble is with the film holder. The Fuji instant film back (PA-45) is back-ordered everywhere, and I wasn't going to pay $360 for one on eBay when they go for $120 new at B&H. So I got a Polaroid 550 holder which also works for Fuji pack film, but it's so thick it won't fit under the spring back of my Calumet CC-400. With a lot of shoving, I can force it in, but that just negates all of my composing and focusing. So now I'm resigned to wait until my new camera (Chamonix) arrives in July with a graflok back.
I have been using Fuji FP100C for a few years already. Early last year I got a Polaroid 550 holder, so I started getting FP100C45 after that, which is even nicer with the larger area. I don't use the Polaroid 405 back nearly as much.
That stated, Fuji Instant is really tough to manipulate, and much more difficult to use directly for artistic purposes. I think I will eventually figure out a good repeatable approach, though my early trials are frustrating. I wish Fuji had something that performed more like 669 or 690 Polaroid.
Ciao!
Gordon Moat Photography
Gordon, would you by any chance consider selling your 405 back? I am seeking for one at the moment, please PM me if possible.
Cheers,
Until I run out of my batch of Polaroid instant, I will still need the 405. So not for sale at the moment, though I will keep you in mind in the near future.
I've been using the FP100c45,
and its very good-
good for colour-
However, the surface does pick up marks and dust and hairs until its dry-
Does anyone have a way of dealing with this?
The prints make good (low res) scans-
but they'd be better without the surface marks-
and when you're rushing to make the film exposure,
these little prints do suffer when they're stuffed in a bag or a pocket-
J
Hello Joseph,
I have a small notepad of paper that I carry in my main 4x5 bag. What I do with the FP100C45 is place the fresh pull between some of the paper sheets in the notepad. Then I have saved the Instant image for later comparison to the processed transparency.
Ciao!
Gordon Moat Photography
Thanks Gordon-
will give that a go-
will have to try to find some paper with tight fibres-
They're not so bad stacked against each other,
but the nice glossy surface damages easily before the surface hardens-
not so noticeable for ordinary viewing purposes,
but it doesn't look good on reproduction-
I suppose it shouldn't really be an issue,
but sometimes I don't even make a proper exposure after checking the Polaroid-
(sorry, Fuji just doesn't have the same ring to it)
so its good to keep those nearly shots, purely for documentary purposes...
j
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