feigning interest posted:

Check craigslist. You can usually find a 200/210 with a few packs of film that was only used for a single wedding or family reunion and never touched again. It's often worth it just for the film!

Reichstag posted:

Uh oh, hope you can return it, sounds like either the gears aren't engaging the pack, or filmgate is blocked. :-/

Here's what I got from an ebay instax I was planning to take to a wedding (until I saw this):



Sure, I had some fun after figuring out that it was consistent, but I had no camera for the wedding.

Mr. Despair posted:

If you ordered from amazon I bet you could return both the camera and the film pack. Just tell em that they're both broken and that you want a replacement, they'll give you a prepaid UPS label and you just mail it back in.

Since it's broken Amazon will probably eat the cost of the shipping too.

slardel posted:

My 210 came and I'm stoked to go out with it, took a few shots around my apartment/outside and it really is something special, hope you get your situation sorted out whitezombi!

Spedman posted:

That is a frickn' rad setup, just check to make sure the shutter is good by putting your hand on the sensor, fire the shutter, and you should hear two loud clicks.

dukeku posted:

I hope you've checked the exposure compensation dial on the front.

Spedman posted:

They obviously shoot the Fuji FP films? I've been looking for a replacement for my modified Land Camera, I miss having the close focus.

Spedman posted:

All it will do is bring out everyone's inner hoarder.

Spedman posted:

Well Fuji announced it officially

So I've jumped on the purchasing train and picked up 5 packs.

But on a positive note, my new to me Polaroid Colorpack II arrived in mint condition and cost only $12.

Spedman posted:

You're really taking the peal apart film and running with it, the frame idea is brilliant. Maybe try getting a hold of the original polaroid ones which are made from sturdy metal, rather than the Fuji plastic.

aliencowboy posted:

I just shot some FP100C for the first time... everything is coming out with a pretty heavy blue tint and is generally underexposed. Is this normal or a bad pack?

Rontalvos posted:

http://shirt.woot.com/offers/be-positive

There an instant photography themed shirt on woot right now. It's adorable and you all need it.

Captain Organ posted:

I just bought some cameras.





Goodbye, all of my money.

Putrid Grin posted:

I dragged my mamiya to Hong Kong. I definitely need to get into a rhythm with that camera, as I took way too many photos with the dark slide in. Each time I do that my wallet cries. But I got a few ok photos in the end.

My vertical shots safe always off center as the rangefinder on my camera is off center as well. Something I need to work on more is recomposing after focusing, but with aperture of 2.8 its not always feasible.

Captain Organ posted:

My everything shots are off center.

dukeku posted:

mr. stefan posted:

Completely insane question just to satisfy my curiosity, how complex is the mechanism of black-and-white peel apart packfilm, and could someone theoretically reload spent packs with their own materials and reagent? I'm just getting into instant stuff to do emulsion lifts and I have a taste for stupid pointless DIY bullshit, so I was curious as to how impossible this would exactly be.

dukeku posted:

Yep - Polaroid 405. Leaks a bit if I'm not careful to hold it down when putting the slide back in.

MrBlandAverage posted:

The fix is to actually use the Graflok cams to lock in the back instead of just putting the back under the groundglass

It's an annoying extra step, but I always get way better results that way - not just from fewer light leaks, but the film ends up being at a more precise location, too.

dukeku posted:

From a Colorpack II

Chill Callahan posted:

Does anyone want two boxes of Polaroid 339 film for shipping costs? Expired in 2000 but I'm sure something can be done with them.

404notfound posted:

Kinda want the Instax Mini 90 even though it's stupid expensive and I'd probably only pull it out at parties and stuff. Somebody talk me into/out of this irresponsible impulse buy.

Mest0r posted:

Light Trails by jemuelb, on Flickr

Shot with the Instax Neoclassic with bulb mode (all shots are 10 second exposures).

Probably the biggest difference with the Neoclassic as compared to the rest of the Instax line is that it can do double exposures, has a bulb mode and a tripod mount. Another interesting thing is that it looks like the metering cell is right next to the lens so you could even hold a ND filter up to it if you want to try and limit overexposure.

Mest0r posted:

Finally scanned more stuff in today, all shot with the Fujifilm instax mini 90 Neoclassic.

Double exposure stuff:

Double Exposures by jemuelb, on Flickr

The camera surprising handles tricky lighting situations pretty well, especially since it is capable of a faster shutter speed then the Instax Wide.

Fountain by jemuelb, on Flickr

Hand holding a slightly long exposure.

Christmas Tree by jemuelb, on Flickr

dude ranch posted:

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404notfound posted:

welp, I bought it