tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300712362024-03-18T04:48:47.096-05:00moominstuffA blog mostly about photography and alternative (i.e., crappy) cameras. Lots of focus on Polaroid, reviews, photos, meanderings.moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-76380895023736883442013-10-29T12:37:00.002-05:002013-10-29T12:40:39.973-05:00Yeah, I'm still here...I just haven't done anything different worth talking about! Still shooting regularly (weather and time permitting), but it's all been in the "safe" zone for the most part...lots of Polaroid:<br />
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and medium format.<br />
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I do have some stuff to talk about soon, though. I had this:<br />
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But I sold it and bought this:<br />
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I still have to talk about the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/duo-tlr/" target="_blank">Duo</a>:<br />
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And I recently bought a Bronica EC to see how usage compares to the S2A and C...<br />
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I will make an effort to shoot a couple rolls through the EC this weekend. I also just bought a Polaroid Daylab JR. I have a couple cases of Type 108, and if I don't find a way to use some of it up it will end up just drying out...figure this will be a good way to play around with it.<br />
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So, yes, I will try my best to actually update this blog in the near future! You can always check out my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjrohde/" target="_blank">flickr</a> site, follow my <a href="http://moominsean.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/moominsean/" target="_blank">instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/moominsean" target="_blank">twitter</a>, or add me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sjrohde" target="_blank">facebook</a>.<br />
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For now, enjoy this:<br />
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Seeya!moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-84722683812752974572013-07-22T19:36:00.003-05:002013-07-22T19:36:50.752-05:00Fujipet ManualsLike the header says...a couple Fujipet manuals! You can read all about the <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2011/11/fujipet-go.html" target="_blank">Fujipet</a>, and some <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2011/11/fujipet-goodiesmmmmm.html" target="_blank">Fujipet goodies</a>, and some <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2012/03/fujipet-maintenance.html" target="_blank">Fujipet maintenance</a>.<br />
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The original フジペット!<br />
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I'll go into this review saying that before receiving the Belair, I didn't have any particular expectations about the quality of the product or the images it might produce. I've had a couple Lomography cameras before and they always seem to me to be an odd mix of quality and cheapness. I wasn't expecting a Hasselblad as some people on the interweb seemed to hope for. I knew this was a toy camera and at best I was hoping for a wide angle Holga. It almost lives up to that expectation, but, in the end, falls short. But, then again, maybe I like it. So confused!<br />
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I preordered mine at the "special" price of $174. I guess that is fair for a newly designed camera. And I do have to give credit to Lomography in that regard...at least they are trying to do something different and are still supporting film. I can only think of a few new film cameras in the past 10 years, and only a couple toy cameras (one being the Blackbird Fly, which I didn't much care for). So, yeah, it's cool that they designed a brand new 120 camera. But it's a toy camera at a decidedly non-toy camera price. And I bought mine "cheap". I think $250 is the regular price. You can buy a lot of nice cameras for a lot less money. But, whatever, it's a niche item, and it is Lomography, who aren't exactly known for cheap cameras.<br />
So what did I get for my money? Actually, not a bad package. A slick box, the camera, two lenses (58mm and 90mm), three masks (6x12, 6x9 and 6x6), two viewfinders (58mm and 90mm), a manual and some prints. And some black cloth that the camera was wrapped in that I guess I can use to wipe off lenses. No battery, though. Had to go buy them myself. Times two, I believe. So the package is decent enough.<br />
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So the camera comes with two plastic lenses...a less wide 90mm and a very wide 58mm. I almost can't say I prefer one over the other. In some shots, the 90mm works better, and the 58mm works better with others...but I think generally the 58mm has better focus, though there is a lot more fall-off at the edges, of course. Lens performance is all rather arbitrary, which is my main problem with the camera. Focusing with the lenses is exactly like the Holga...you guess. Use your eyes to estimate the distance, and then set the focus distance on the lens, and then take the shot. I haven't quite figured out the lenses yet. Somewhere in there is a sweet spot, but finding it is pretty much luck. Some shots are flat out blurry for some reason, like these 6x9 shots using the 90mm...<br />
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While other shots are spot on and beautiful. It's the super soft shots that make me think the camera is crap, and then I get one that works (90mm)...and even at infinity, I think!<br />
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And it makes me want to use it more. I wish I could figure it out. I actually think that the entire frame is out of focus to some degree, but it's comparative. What seems sharper only appears to be because the rest of the shot is so soft. But it really works sometimes. Infinity in the center definitely does not seem to exist. I think at infinity, the focused area is actually around 15-20 feet away. Pretty sure this shot was at infinity and the only thing "in focus" is the phone booth about 15 away with the 58mm.<br />
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The above shots also shows another of my complaints with the camera...framing and parallax. Framing inside the finder sucks. It always shows waaay more than what actually shows up on the film (the entire sign shows up in the finder). And you have to aim up from what you see in the finder or you will get a lot of ground and what you wanted in the shot will be cut off. Most toy cameras are like this...both the Holga and Diana suffer from this (and even my Polaroid 190 has a touch), but it's even worse with the Belair. Combined with the viewfinder showing too much, you mostly have to hope you get what you want in the shot.<br />
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It is a camera that works better for objects close to you, for both lenses. But even the sweet spot seems to float around the photo, not necessarily being in the center, as shown in these 58mm shots.<br />
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And I think that color works better than black and white generally, maybe just because the color helps accentuate the lines through the softness? But some of the color shots look fantastic, I think, like this Ektar shots, focused close up with the 58mm.<br />
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At 6x12, the 58mm is almost fisheye.<br />
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After writing this up, I think I must prefer the 58mm over the 90mm, because I can't find many 90mm shots I really like, except for this.<br />
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And the shot is most certainly out of focus...it just happens to "work".<br />
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So, one thing I do like about the camera, and it works quite well, is the auto-exposure (the reason for the batteries). I've taken the camera out on the crappiest, darkest days to test the exposure, and it works great! If anything, it handles darker rather than lighter. I don't have any full on sunny day shots yet, but the rainy day shots work quite well, while white snow seems to "blow out".<br />
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There is some set exposure limit, though. It is long enough that you have to hold the camera steady or you will get shaky shots, but I had a couple photos that were very underexposed, taken under awnings in the shade. <br />
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So it's a camera that is somewhat infuriating, because a large number of shots taken with it are complete garbage and make you feel like you are wasting your time with it. But then you get some really nice shots, with beautiful focus and that great toy camera blur around the outside. At first I considered selling it, but now I honestly want to shoot with it more.<br />
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I didn't shoot the camera at 6x6, because I have plenty other camera for that. And it seems kind of pointless when the camera was designed for larger shots. Plus, if that sweet spot is off to one side, it won't be in the frame! And all you will have is blur. Aside from trying to get more shots for your money, I say leave the 6x6 frame in the box. Sometimes the 6x12 can feel like you just have a slice of a photo, but it works really well when you get close to your subject. 6x9 is "okay", I guess. But the camera was built for 6x12, and that is something that doesn't really exist elsewhere, aside from maybe a panoramic 120 camera.<br />
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Lomography is also releasing some (expensive) glass lenses for the Belair, <a href="http://shop.lomography.com/us/belairgon-114" target="_blank">114mm</a> and <a href="http://shop.lomography.com/us/belairgon-90" target="_blank">90mm</a>. But I honestly wouldn't buy either lens unless I was absolutely sure I was getting something that would consistently focus. Plus, I like the toy camera look, which I don't really see in the two examples.<br />
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It's not a camera I can really recommend, but then again, it's something you have to try yourself to see if it is your thing. I am keeping mine and will continue to use it. Not as a "main" camera, but it will see some use.<br />
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In other news, I am building a <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/71185779/duo-a-diy-twin-lens-reflex-camera-for-instant-film" target="_blank">Duo</a>. It will probably be awhile before I am done and test it out, but I will post about it eventually! Seeya.<br />
<br />moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-58681572687417750442012-10-19T14:53:00.002-05:002012-10-19T19:44:37.096-05:00Lomography do want? Indeed I do!Sorry I have been posting very little this year, I've just been dealing with a cross country move and other little "gets in the way of doing blog posts" moments. I still shoot weekly, but I haven't done anything new and exciting with cameras recently. But I feel like I have to share this one! There is a new <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2009/05/quick-on-heelsthe-polaroid-j66.html" target="_blank">Lomography</a> camera coming out soon, and while I know this can illicit groans and shouts of joy from various shooters, this one actually looks pretty sweet. This is the <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Belair X 6-12</b></span>, a 120 camera that allows for three output sizes (via an internal mask, I assume, similar to the Holga and Diana+), automatic exposure, and interchangeable lenses!<br />
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Though it is zone focusing, which means no rangefinder. This is how you use your Holga and Diana (and LC-A), where you set the focus on the camera by set distances, with some guestimation. And if that little tab on the top is the film winder, that might be kind of annoying. It looks very pretty, though eerily similar to the <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2009/06/j33the-loneliest-conversion-in-world.html">Polaroid J33</a>, as seen here (my modified version).<br />
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Lomography is very good at copying other camera designs, with modifications. I won't go into all of the details on the Belair, since you can read all about it <a href="http://microsites.lomography.com/belair/#cameras" target="_blank">here</a> on the Lomography site, but I can tell you why I find it a possibly exciting prospect. The camera features three shooting sizes, a very panoramic 6x12, 6x9, and 6x6 (again, probably via a replacable interior mask). It also includes two wide lenses, a 90mm and a 58mm (which they say is the equivalent of a 21mm on 35mm film). Sooo...you have a lens that covers a very large area. If it can do 12 centimeters for the width, it can do 12 for the height. This is about 4.5 inches coverage, basically making it a 4x5 lens. So, for me, this makes the entire system ripe for experimentation! What could you put that lens on? I want to shoot Polaroid film with it! I will have to have the camera in my hands (I pre-ordered one) to see exactly what can be done with it, but a few ideas come to mind...<br />
First, I could modify the Belair. The main problem with this is that height of the exposure area most likely doesn't cover a Polaroid. This would also be an issue with trying to put the lens on the J33, which looks to have a similar focal length, but does not cover the exposure area of Type 100. Another option may be modifying a <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2009/05/quick-on-heelsthe-polaroid-j66.html">J66</a>, which does cover the area of Polaroid Type 100.<br />
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Though this may have a longer focal length. Again, I will have to have the actual camera in my hand to compare sizes to figure out some options. Another option might be to build something out of a Polaroid back, or maybe work with a 4x5 camera (which opens up even more possibilities using 4x5 film!). Lots to think about, but you can see my gears are clicking along, rusty as they are.<br />
So, yes, some people love to hate Lomography, while others are lomography fanatics to an annoying degree, but this does really look like a decent camera, for a decent price considering what you are getting (and even cheaper if you preorder now). And anything that encourages 120 use and continued production is a good thing.<br />
With winter coming (my first long-term cold period in many years), I imagine I will be doing more indoors screwing about with cameras, which I hope will lead to more blog posts! Look for more on this new Belair camera here in the near future, and whatever else I come up with.<br />
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<br />moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-16625436210668082892012-06-06T16:37:00.001-05:002012-06-06T16:53:50.808-05:00Zenza Bronica MADNESS!Okay, so there is a fantastic overview of the <a href="http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=3856.0">Zenza Bronica S2A</a> over on Filmwasters, in which I also include a mini review. But that doesn't mean I can't babble on a bit more about the camera and its friends here, because that is what this blog is all about! <br />
Before Bronicas, I was using my <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2008/10/please-to-welcomethe-kowa-six.html">Kowa Six</a> and Kowa Super 66. While in Japan, I had the chance to use Skorj's S2A. At first I was a bit dubious as I was used to my Kowa Six and 66, but after using it a couple times, I fell in love with it. When I got home, I sold the 66 and lenses and bought a Zenza Bronica S2.<br />
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Then I bought a black S2A, seen here with a Polaroid back...<br />
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And then a Zenza Bronica C, just because...<br />
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I won't go over all of the features of the S2/S2A as there is plenty of information on the interwebs about the camera, but I will talk a little bit about the differences between the three cameras, which are, at heart, basically the same. The only real difference between the S2 and the S2a, so I've read, is that the S2A has sturdier gears. The S2 often had the misfortune of stripping gears after heavy use, resulting in overlapping photos or a complete inability to crank the film forward. This was fixed with stronger, coated gears in the S2A. There may be other small differences, but that is the main deal. Both cameras feature exchangeable backs so you can use more than one film type with the same camera while shooting. This is the main difference between these two camera and the Model C, which is a "solid" camera without a removable back. As you can see in the above photos, the silver line is missing from the rear of the Model C, where the back would come off. all cameras allow for 120 and 220. Both cameras can be locked in two ways...the shutter button on the front can be twisted to prevent accidental exposure on all cameras. On the S2/S2A, when the dark slide is in place the camera cannot be used. The Model C features a slightly annoying switch on the side, that large black knob on the rear below the numbers. If it is turned to O, you can still crank the knob and cock the shutter, but the film does not advance. So if you aren't paying attention, you may think you are advancing and shoot 12 shots on one frame. I assume this is for double exposures. Here is a nice example of what happens when I didn't realize the knob had gotten turned to lock when I had it on the car seat next to other cameras, and proceeded to shoot many frames.<br />
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Whoops! So if you have a Model C, this is something to think about. Aside from this, all three cameras use the same lenses and all are interchangeable. Is there a reason to own a Model C or an S2A? Not really, unless you are wanting to use the different backs, or a Polaroid back. The shots are approximately 6x6 regardless, but the corners of the shots are different. The S2A features a swooping shape in the corners...<br />
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While the Model C has a square edge...<br />
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The Model C is a bit more rare than the S2/S2A, but not so rare that they don't appear pretty regularly on eBay. So the choice is yours...I obviously chose both! There is also a Z (sometimes known as D), the first Zenza Bronica, which uses the same lenses, but it is rare and expensive. I've only seen one for sale in Japan, for around $1600.<br />
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So, let's talk a bit about the lens choices. A quick list of all the known lens sizes available (taken from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bronica-Early-History-Definitive-Collectors/dp/1874031398/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339012097&sr=8-1">this excellent book</a> by Tony Hilton):<br />
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<b>Nikkor/Nikon</b>: 30mm, 40mm, 50mm, 75mm, 85mm, 105mm, 135mm, 180mm, 200mm, 250mm, 300mm, 350mm, 400mm, 500mm, 600mm, 800mm, 1000mm, 1200mm<br />
<b>Zenzanon</b>: 40mm, 50mm, 75mm, 80mm, 100mm, 150mm, 200mm, 300mm<br />
<b>Komura</b>: 45mm, 50mm, 100mm, 150mm, 200mm, 300mm, 400mm, 500mm<br />
<b>Carl Zeiss Jena</b>: 80mm<br />
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For more detailed information about the lenses, grab a copy of the book. Well worth it if you are interested in Bronicas. I will just talk about the lenses I have (mostly wide), and compare them. I have the base Nikkor 75mm, Nikkor 40mm, Komura 45mm, and Komura 50mm, as well as a prototype Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm that needs some reconditioning.<br />
A Bronica lens is a bit different in that the focus mechanism is not part of the lens.<br />
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The lenses vary in size and quality. Komura lenses seems to be much larger than other makes. <br />
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The standard Nikkor 75mm:<br />
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The Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm prototype (seen on the black S2A above):<br />
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The Komura 50mm:<br />
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The Komura 45mm:<br />
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The Nikkor 40mm:<br />
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As you can see, the Nikkor 40mm is much more compact than both the Komura 45mm and 50mm, and "more attractive" to boot. A comparison of the 75mm, 50mm, 45mm and 40mm lenses (I didn't have the 80mm when I did this test):<br />
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Again:<br />
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The odd man out is definitely the Komura 50mm. It provides an overall darker image, and a soft vignette in the corners. Better examples of the 50mm softening:<br />
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It is probably a "cheaper" lens overall, but produces lovely results. It is worth owning exactly because it stands out from the other lenses, and in a good way. Interesting is that the Komura 45mm is sharp and bright throughout with only a small amount of distortion.<br />
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The 40mm is certainly wide and the distortion is much greater, giving you more of that "wide angle" feel...<br />
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The base 75mm is pretty straightforward with little distortion, as is expected. <br />
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The Carl Zeiss Jena is a very sharp lens, but mine needs some servicing as the speed is a bit sticky and I get light bars across the top of many photos. I've emailed a couple places about getting a good CLA done but haven't received responses.<br />
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I don't use longer lenses, so I can't offer any information on them! It may seem a bit redundant to have three wide lenses that are so close to each other, but they are really so different that I think it is worth it. The Komura 45mm is probably the rarest of the bunch. My guess is that the 30mm is probably a fisheye lens, because the Kowa 35mm lens is the widest full frame non-fisheye available for 120. I had one for awhile when I had my Kowa 66...super rare and maybe just a bit too wide for me...and the thing was worth so much money and so rare (and huge) that I didn't really feel comfortable lugging it around for general use.<br />
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One thing to note about the Bronica viewfinder and the wide lenses is that the lenses are wider than the viewfinder. Meaning that you don't see the entire frame in your viewfinder, which is odd because that is the purpose of an SLR camera...you are supposed to see what you are shooting. But I'm learning to adjust because I am frequently getting shots like this, because the corner isn't showing up in the viewfinder as you would expect:<br />
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And that's not just a little bit of frame...that's a lot of frame! Just something to think about when using the Bronica.<br />
Also, a quick note on the Polaroid back. I actually liked the Kowa 66 Polaroid back much more than the Bronica Polaroid back. The Kowa would center the frame inside the Polaroid, while the Bronica exposes the frame on the lower part of the Polaroid, over the edge of the print, so you actually lose part of the shot...<br />
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I mention this because probably many who are looking for a cheaper alternative to the Hasselblads are looking at the Kowa Six/66 and the Bronica S2A. While the Kowa Six is a neat camera and I used it for maybe four years, I find myself preferring to shoot with the Bronica by a long shot. Overall ergonomics come into play, I think. I just like the feel of the Bronica over the Kowa. Here are the two cameras for shape comparison:<br />
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What the Kowa Six loses in body depth, it has to make up for in lens length. Both weigh about the same, and both are great cameras, but I really enjoy using the Bronica and find it generally easier to use. The Komura 50mm really sold me on the camera initially, and now it has become my #1 medium format camera...until I can afford that Hasselblad SWC!<br />
To wrap this up, a super quick tutorial on loading 120 film into the Bronica S2A and C. It's kind of ass-backwards. I suppose it is probably the same method a Hasselblad uses, but I've never used a Hasselblad, so the first time without instructions was a headscratcher for me.<br />
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The film holder pops out of the back of the camera...<br />
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There is a top and bottom to the holder. The top has the large gear. The empty spool will go on top and the unexposed roll will go on the bottom. The film will be loaded with the tab on the underside of the film.<br />
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Pull the film roll tab under the holder...<br />
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It wraps around and connects to the empty spool.<br />
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This means that the exposed film is facing "outwards" from this side. With most other 120 cameras, you load the film directly into the camera and the exposed side is not visible to you as it is facing inside the camera. When you have the film securely in place, push the holder back into the camera. It should make some kind of soft clicking noise. You will know you don't have it properly seated if the film doesn't advance when you turn the knob. Once in, advance the film until the arrow lines up with the red dot...<br />
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Then close the camera and advance the film until the camera stops at exposure 1. Sometimes it may feel like you are going to break the camera if you turn too hard, but there is some resistance as the shutter cocks...completely normal. After that...shoot away! You can find a PDF of the S2 instruction booklet <a href="http://www.butkus.org/chinon/bronica/bronica_s2/bronica_s2.htm">here</a> and the Model C <a href="http://www.butkus.org/chinon/bronica/bronica_s2/bronica_s2.htm">here</a>.<br />
Okay, I guess I've run out of things to talk about. Not sure what my next post will be about...so until then!moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-41406602426136216912012-05-16T13:48:00.001-05:002012-05-16T15:02:13.286-05:00Polaroid Pack Film: Field ExperienceI got the idea for this post from a friend on Facebook, <a href="http://zokyo.jp/">Zebrio</a>, who asked about how I handle my Polaroid prints while out in the field. I actually get this question pretty regularly, and I see it as a frequent forum question, as well. So I thought it might be interesting to some to share a couple of my tips for shooting and carrying/handling Polaroid prints in the field. And it may give some insight into how I shoot, which is something I honestly don't think about very much as a lot of it is just a result of experience and repetition, eventually leading to some level of intuition. I don't pretend to be some kind of Ansel Adams that knows everything about photography technique, but maybe some of this will help others with personal shooting methods.<br />
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Speaking of repetition and experience, there really is no substitution for just shooting a lot. It's no joke that since 2004 or so, I have shot over 5,000 peel-apart Polaroids, which looks something like this:<br />
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Seems like it would take up more space than that. And, yes, my storage system sucks...rubber banded in cardboard boxes. The last couple years are at least bunched by shoot, but before that they seem to be all shuffled up. I would love to find some kind of indexing system to organize and store them, but Polaroids are an odd size and I haven't really spotted anything. And I have waaay too many to put in traditional binders. Someday I hope to find some kind of old card catalog type thing from a library for organizing them. Anyway, so how I shoot really comes from doing it a LOT. And that certainly doesn't mean that I am a great photographer or still don't have much to learn, but I mostly have the process down...future improvement is more aesthetic in nature, I hope. So, basically, this post will just be tips to help you with your Polaroid pack film cameras and shooting with them.<br />
The very first thing I can recommend is to very rarely close your folding cameras. The only time I close my cameras is for air travel...they always remain open otherwise.<br />
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This is because closing and extending the bellows leads to light leaks. If you have good bellows on your camera, it's easier to take care of it than replace or fix it. In fact, replacing the bellows is such a hassle that it is easier to <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2011/02/dr-moominstein-returns-polaroid-195.html">replace most of the camera</a>, or just buy a new camera if it is a cheaper model. So it's easier to just keep the cameras open and dust them off every so often. Protecting the lens isn't really an issue when the camera isn't in a bag or something. This doesn't apply at all if you use a hard case camera, like the Big Swinger 3000 or Colorpack III, of course. though I suggest keeping your plastic cameras out of the sun for storage, as they tend to become brittle and shatter with age. If you do have leaks in your bellows, they will almost always be along the folding edges, specifically the points. All of that opening and closing causes these points to become weak and thin, and little pinpoint holes form.<br />
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If you ever see anything that looks like this on your photos, you have leaks:<br />
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Checking for leaks is as simple as going into a darkroom and shining a flashlight inside the camera. You may have to move the flashlight around at different angles and even press against the bellows. They will show up as tiny pinpoints of light in the dark. They may looks small, but it doesn't take much to put streaks on your film. <br />
I have tried a few different methods to repair light leaks, including small pieces of tape, black paint, black sealant, glue, etc. The best fix aside from replacing the entire bellows is to run electrical tape along each edge of the bellows. Anything you paint on there is eventually going to crack and fall off, and using small squares of tape on each individual leak is difficult and they tend to unpeel and fall off. I did this for the first time in a motel in Kiryu, Japan when I discovered that my bellows were super leaky. It was after 8pm and there was one single department store open, and all they had was red tape. It worked, and it is good visual representation of what you need to do.<br />
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You need sticky, stretchy electrical tape. Some tape is very stiff and fabric-like and some will peel off while you are putting it on. So you want the kind of tape that you can stretch a bit. Cheaper tape seems to work best...the stuff I use was 100 yen. I bought more rolls of it last time I was in Japan. To put it on and make sure you have complete coverage, you need to cut a strip long enough to go in and out of those folds, and you press outward from the inside with your fingers as you apply the tape. You will be pushing so that the edge is actually straight with no folds. Apply the tape down the line and then pinch it into the folds and creases. One nice thing about doing this is that you can close your camera if you want. I recommend opening and closing it a few times after tape application to encourage sticking. Obviously, black tape makes more sense if you have it...<br />
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I've never had to replace tape once it is on. Relatively easy fix if you don't want to hassle with replacing the bellows, and it can be done in the field.<br />
Also, those plastic front masks:<br />
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On the 180/190/195, they can become very brittle as well, and crack. So if you want to save yours, don't use it! I know, it kind of defeats the purpose of protecting your camera when it is not on the camera, but what do you really have to protect your camera from when it is on a shelf? Dust will get on and in your camera regardless of this cover, and once gone it is really difficult to find an original replacement.The auto folders are pretty common, and the plastic is thinner and more flexible, so using them isn't really a problem, though I find that the camera is less awkward to use without the cover on.<br />
Other than that, there isn't much to caring for your actual camera.<br />
If you have shutter problems, first check that the cable is connecting. When you push the red button, it just pushes a wire into the back of the shutter mechanism, pushing up on a plastic piece that fires the shutter. Sometimes the little silver plate is loose and isn't holding the cable in place. Easy check before you start worrying about the actual shutter.<br />
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If it is a mechanical problem inside the camera, it is really difficult for an amateur to fix on the manual cameras. I know, I have tried without success.<br />
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It's a bit of a nightmare, though I do have a pretty good understanding of how the lens works now after messing around with one for six hours. But really difficult to fix. I'm sure there is someone out there who will repair them, but at what cost? If you are using an automatic folder, they are for the most part easier to replace than repair. And cheap plastic hard body cameras should only cost $5 to $10 so just throw one away and buy another. The are mostly impossible to fix.<br />
So, be nice to your camera. That's the best daily care advice I can give. Sure, you can always buy another for most cameras, but you will probably learn to love the one you have and not want to give it up.<br />
As for your Polaroid film, try to store the unused packs in a dry, cool place. I put mine in ziplock bags and keep them in the fridge. The ziplocks are used because there is a lot of moisture in the fridge and your packs will rust if given the chance. But open dry air will probably make the developed dry out, as well. So you want to try to maintain them "as is".<br />
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Nothing is sure fire in keeping Polaroids from expiring, but they will last much longer if stored in a cold place. I have Type 669 from 1989 that works beautifully...<br />
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...and I have Type 669 from 1998 that is developed totally blue and mottled.<br />
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So all you can really do is try and hope for the best. I have film that I have in the fridge that is most definitely getting worse, and other film that still shoots like new. It's a bit of a crap shoot. It will all be old soon, and eventually there won't be any working peel-apart film (and Fuji won't be making the stuff much longer, I'm guessing). Protect what you have!<br />
Okay, so some tips for shooting on the field. One of the main questions I get about peel-apart film is how to carry them, particularly after they have been peeled. It's a moot point with integral as they are self-contained, though the Impossible films are very quirky in their own ways, and plenty of shooting tips can be found on the Impossible Project website. Peel-apart, or pack film, is a bit messier. First thing, get yourself a couple plastic bento boxes.<br />
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I got this idea from <a href="http://skorj.tumblr.com/">Skorj</a>, who used them to keep his Type 665 in water in the field. I find that they are good for all pack film Polaroids. Polaroids fit in them perfectly, and they are mostly airtight (though I see water bubbling from that little plastic circle on top if I am storing 665).<br />
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Where do you get these bento boxes? I bought mine at <a href="http://www.tokyu-hands.co.jp/en/index.html">Tokyu Hands</a> in Shibuya, and then found the exact same boxes a mile from my home in Phoenix at an Asian grocery store. Easy. Stickers are not included, but make them a little bit cooler.<br />
For the most part, you do NOT need to peel your prints at the recommended times of 30 to 90 seconds. Most peel-apart films are self terminating (meaning they stop developing after a couple minutes), and can be peeled <i>hours</i> after shooting. They will dry out if you leave them in open air, making <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2009/12/backwards-peeled-polaroid.html">backwards peeling</a> virtually impossible, though the prints will be fine. But if you keep them in a bento box, they will stay moist for six to eight hours after you shoot. Depending on what I am doing or where I am, I will often carry unpeeled prints around for half a day and then peel them when I get home or at least to my car. I actually like to leave them for at least an hour because the developer along the paper edges is much lighter and dry when you backwards peel. It will be super dark if you peel right away and smear if you touch it.<br />
So I say <i>most</i> peel-apart films will last a long time unpeeled in a bento box. There are a couple films that have to be peeled sooner. Type 689 keeps developing and gets darker and darker if you don't peel it (and actually develops more until it is dry). Type 667, 672 and 664 need to be peeled within 10 minutes or so, or the negative dries to the print and is tough to peel off, and you will get mottling on your print. Fortunately, these films dry very quickly, so carrying one around for a couple minutes usually isn't a problem. Then I still use a bento box to protect them until I get home. Other than that, I don't think I've ever had a problem with any other film. Type 669, ID-UV, 690, Viva, etc., all can be peeled hours later. Fuji films, FP-100B, 100B and 3000B, last a long time as well, and you will often find that the print has separated from the negative side on its own with Fuji films.<br />
The downside to peeling much later is if you don't trust your exposure, you might have 10 poor shots instead of one. I think of it as kind of the same as shooting with film...try to do it right the first time because you don't know what you are going to get until later. Sometimes I will peel my first print to see how I've done in a peculiar light. A baseline print is sometime needed, particularly with expired Polaroid film, as one pack can have a very different ISO than another.<br />
Also, you want to save a bit of the extras with some films. Type 87, 667 and Fuji FP-3000B all have <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2007/07/secret-society-of-goop.html">goop side negatives that can be scanned</a>.<br />
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Sometimes these can be difficult to carry around until they dry, particularly in humid environments. Fuji goops seem to stay damp a long time and are much more delicate than 87 and 667. If you don't have a back seat handy to lay these out to dry, you basically have to carry them around in your hand until they dry, though I'm sure if you want to get all fancy, you could make a little holder of some kind that keeps them separate. I've heard of some people using plastic wrap, but anything that touches the goop will leave some kind of mark, and FP-3000B might even peel right off and stick to the plastic wrap. So some patience is required. I have stacks of goop side prints, so it's completely doable.<br />
The other part you might want to save is the negative for Fuji FP-100B and FP-100C (and the 45 versions as well), which can be <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2011/12/fuji-reclaimed-negatives-revisited-4x5.html">cleared with bleach for scanning</a>.<br />
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These aren't particular delicate and I usually just throw them on the floor of my car until they dry (wet side up, of course). Though you can usually wait to peel them until later, as mentioned above.<br />
Those are my basic shooting tips. I don't use a light meter, but with expired films you may find it to be useless anyway. Sometimes the ISO is super slow with older films. Experimentation and experience help exposure. I have for a long time used an ND filter on my 190 and 195. These were made by Polaroid and can be found on eBay. I paid 11 bucks for one of them, so don't pay $150 like some are asking. There are also Polaroid made UV and orange filters, as well as a hood, for the 180/190/195. There are also some filters out there for the auto folders, though I don't have much experience with them. The cheaper plastic cameras shoot as is.<br />
More recently, someone has made a filter adaptor for the 180/190/195, allowing you to use 46mm filters on your manual cameras, which opens up a new world of filtering for your peel-aparts. I've done a bit of messing around with warming filters, but more on that in another post.<br />
That's all I can really think of right now. If you have any specific questions that haven't been answered here or in other posts, ask below and I will try to answer or provide links. Here are some links to previous Polaroid posts that I have done that may help:<br />
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<a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2010/06/polaroid-peel-apart-instant-film-types.html">Polaroid peel-apart examples</a><br />
<a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2008/04/polaroid-primer-peel-apart-films.html">Polaroid peel-apart guide</a><br />
<a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2008/12/polaroid-pack-film-final-lesson.html">Polaroid peel-apart guide part 2</a><br />
<a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2008/03/polaroid-primer-integral-films.html">Polaroid integral guide </a><br />
<a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2009/08/polaroid-sans-auto-manual-cameras.html">Polaroid manual camera guide</a><br />
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Hope this was useful! Until next time...<br />
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</div>moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-7358846305717986822012-03-24T13:14:00.010-05:002012-04-03T10:10:20.948-05:00Fujipet MaintenanceIn my ongoing effort to republish my now defunct Fujipet site, here are the pulling apart and putting back together pages! Well, mostly pulling apart, but just read it backwards to put the camera back together.<br />
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So you finally found a Pet, and you're aching to use it. But, wow, is it dirty! These cameras are old and probably haven't been used for quite awhile. The first task at hand is to give it a good cleaning, inside and out. To clean the grime on the outside surface, I just use window cleaner and a Q-tip, and some paper towels for wiping up. You can clean the outside without pulling the camera apart, but you will find quite a few places where dust and dirt likes to hide that you can't reach otherwise. Canned air is also useful, but you are really going to give everything the once over manually. The canned air can be used later to keep the dust to a minimum.<br />
One of the nice things about the original 120 Fujipet is that it is very easy to break down for cleaning and maintenance. Many toy cameras are all plastic and glued together. The Pet is a whole of its parts, and almost every part can be removed and put back together again. And, most parts can be swapped between Pets. The red Fujipet that I now use most often is made up from the best parts of two different cameras. I was a bit nervous the first time I pulled one apart, but it ended up being very simple. There are a few parts in the shutter that I don't want to mess with, but I will show you as much as possible and what to do with it all.<br />
You need few tools to break a Pet down. A Fujipet is, of course, a necessity. A set of small screwdrivers is all you really need. I picked up my set of screwdrivers at a hobby store. This is the lucky Pet that is undergoing surgery. I am using my "extra" Pet, just in case. Not to scare you or anything.<br />
The first step is to remove the back, which is as easy as unscrewing the bottom mount. Turn towards O to open. I assume C stands for close.<br />
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Be extra careful not to push on the clear plastic piece on the small end of the viewfinder, as it may push inward. If you do happen to push in the little plastic window, you need to try to glue it back in place through the screw holes in the viewfinder, which sounds extremely difficult and frustrating. The front chrome piece does come off, but you stand a very good chance of breaking it trying to do so.<br />
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If you look closely, you can see a date stamp on the underside of the cap. Both of my cameras have one, and they are different enough that I can't decipher them for sure. I think this one was made in 1961. There is another stamp on the bottom of the camera under the plastic.<br />
You can put these back together before preceding, but I like to keep them off so I don't scratch anything or push in the viewfinder by mistake.<br />
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Removing the front may be the most difficult job. You need to turn the inside ring with your thumbs counterclockwise. It may be very sticky the first time this is done. I found that it wasn't so much the pressure you put on it (like opening a jar) as getting the proper angle of pressure. The first one I removed wouldn't budge, and then it just gave way, smooth as silk, when I found the sweet spot.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekxoBbHoCvSbwunVvXJLdD1HHo8NcQI3SVgbggRS51fl6aDdf4EzZE6ht4AlgNYQGPbA7W0tNT1TfgDioW0QeAU6r6vko5H5SXPSiDuUrhAQrLGLp8FbbXJS6KZqQxwOGZImYPw/s1600/step18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekxoBbHoCvSbwunVvXJLdD1HHo8NcQI3SVgbggRS51fl6aDdf4EzZE6ht4AlgNYQGPbA7W0tNT1TfgDioW0QeAU6r6vko5H5SXPSiDuUrhAQrLGLp8FbbXJS6KZqQxwOGZImYPw/s400/step18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Did you happen to notice I said the lens is SUPPOSED to unscrew from the front mount? Well, I don't see how it could have ever fit on this camera. The lens piece on this Pet is quite a bit smaller than the part it's supposed to screw into. So small that it just falls right through with space to breathe. I'm not sure if this is from swapping lenses with another Pet that may have been designed differently, or whatever, but it certainly doesn't screw into place. I'm told this is not uncommon. The only way to get the lens to stay in place is to get some electrical tape, cut it into a thin enough strip and wrap it around the lens once or twice, depending on how much space you need to fill. Then you just wedge it into the opening from the back until it looks straight.<br />
This also offers an opportunity to mess with the focal length a bit. I think that if you keep the lens back further than it is supposed to be (which is pretty much flush with the front), you can increase your blur at the edges of your photos. You have about a quarter of an inch to play with. If you have more than one Pet, you can swap lenses that offer different results. I haven't tried it yet, but you can even give it an angle, which would probably give a blur to one side.<br />
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It's easy to put back together at this point. You only have five screws to keep track of. Of course, the reason for doing all this was to clean each part. You may need some WD-40 or oil to lubricate the shutter mechanism. They get old and gunky and tend to stick. Just coat liberally with your preferred lubricant and wipe the excess off. Put her back together and go take some pictures!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDq5kHlIDxet4dsNqV8jxGop4tq491mdNSbvjERzkfd9sUqM83wDiYMfz0AMsO4Q6hW2IHtMnrtK6kHVW8kO7gAVBZh68iOoL_ZORG4rq7IaWHoeXapn35NRqc4LKVd_aI5KrVjA/s1600/fujifp1_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDq5kHlIDxet4dsNqV8jxGop4tq491mdNSbvjERzkfd9sUqM83wDiYMfz0AMsO4Q6hW2IHtMnrtK6kHVW8kO7gAVBZh68iOoL_ZORG4rq7IaWHoeXapn35NRqc4LKVd_aI5KrVjA/s400/fujifp1_01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Konica is from the 1980s, while the FP-1 was made around 1995. It was probably created as a proofing tool for professional photographers, and I believe that Fuji was not even making peel-apart film at that time (or maybe that had just started), so it would have had to use Polaroid peel-apart. This camera uses Polaroid Type 100 films, such as 664, 669, ID-UV, etc., as well as Fuji FP-100C, FP-100B, and FP-3000B. A couple more shots of the unopened camera, which is adequately compact...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1idiAR99lr9fCHC8J7_U6O8AiZzTxqQKf0YrMrQUbINl0H4SKqh9Aie29Y5TZEHZMGut-MO-HoC7J9HosNLxL0hhwpM93Cc4yqw0xtSe1G3jColB7UoMpgLojoLY1UJvEqivog/s1600/fujifp1_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1idiAR99lr9fCHC8J7_U6O8AiZzTxqQKf0YrMrQUbINl0H4SKqh9Aie29Y5TZEHZMGut-MO-HoC7J9HosNLxL0hhwpM93Cc4yqw0xtSe1G3jColB7UoMpgLojoLY1UJvEqivog/s400/fujifp1_02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozJVGEUMIIo1hcTUfKbjM7t4WqfbmWq-DIrC0LVtY2qLUBJiqyRRirBGlW1AtjpVscbOYOABGjxR4QxTOTQBIjqWtL91CXwWQd6swPe_qumtM4QaexQ07D91KaPZIz0lXXK37fw/s1600/fujifp1_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozJVGEUMIIo1hcTUfKbjM7t4WqfbmWq-DIrC0LVtY2qLUBJiqyRRirBGlW1AtjpVscbOYOABGjxR4QxTOTQBIjqWtL91CXwWQd6swPe_qumtM4QaexQ07D91KaPZIz0lXXK37fw/s400/fujifp1_03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>One interesting thing about the design is the nice grip and handle on the side....but if you wanted to use a neck or shoulder strap, the camera would hang sideways. There are no other spots on the camera to clip anything other than on that side. So that would be a bit awkward. On the back we see that it is similar to the Konica in that it is basically a camera with an instant back stuck onto it, the instant backs you can get for other cameras. A Polaroid on the back of the Konica, a Fuji back on the FP-1. This is the same back that is used for the Fuji "Holgaroid" backs. Still, the Fuji backs are nice and allow for easy pull of all peel-apart films (Polaroid cameras do not like Fuji peel-apart sometimes).<br />
The camera is opened from a button on the top.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPa2K0vqyhsS3TNgP19bi6JIP09UMtqogu7IC9dnAbxAFEhqjhyphenhyphentGH_MCDns9dbzYmJBNbXWyHuJWhvdb7IBRkmyBPK6wBQ91uOYBRYF89vnF0kY2ZCB1CY8vnXe31QsPTt0Y0Xw/s1600/fujifp1_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPa2K0vqyhsS3TNgP19bi6JIP09UMtqogu7IC9dnAbxAFEhqjhyphenhyphentGH_MCDns9dbzYmJBNbXWyHuJWhvdb7IBRkmyBPK6wBQ91uOYBRYF89vnF0kY2ZCB1CY8vnXe31QsPTt0Y0Xw/s400/fujifp1_06.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TA1p-dG2i8CB3r19vePCmFy4sefgsQpYKcCsFIl7yYeFgIDURkid_4NSLWyku9bBSlore-_yNso4h_RY-rndNWsDobh31WfCuchmrV7Eqti-iEX6l4ZlYsiB8hYtM2UigJQMTg/s1600/fujifp1_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TA1p-dG2i8CB3r19vePCmFy4sefgsQpYKcCsFIl7yYeFgIDURkid_4NSLWyku9bBSlore-_yNso4h_RY-rndNWsDobh31WfCuchmrV7Eqti-iEX6l4ZlYsiB8hYtM2UigJQMTg/s400/fujifp1_07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The lens is 105mm, while the Konica is 110mm, and accepts a 40.5mm filter. The aperture is from 5.6 to 64, which is not as wide as the Konica, which goes from 4 to 64, while the 195 is 3.8. So it is probably less useful in low light, unless you are using a flash or 3000 speed film. Times are from B to 500. The Konica has a B and T setting. Cocking the shutter is done on the lens, same as the Konica, though the shutter button is on top of the camera and much more manageable than the Konica's button that is on the front cover. The Konica wins hands down for focus distance, with a built in macro of 0.6 meters, but the FP-1 is close at 0.8 meters, both much closer than the Polaroid 195's 1.2 meters.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wITUcd8xE1K3zjjfPkZTj0dVOz0JLiYopvQQGEV7GQe8J3z8EtUcv-V-k1bgzWdynFcrcPcc9p5DhhrP_OojaobVVELQ3tGNuDYuwR7v1PViIYn1DbL4s393EsNzV4kGacpchA/s1600/fujifp1_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wITUcd8xE1K3zjjfPkZTj0dVOz0JLiYopvQQGEV7GQe8J3z8EtUcv-V-k1bgzWdynFcrcPcc9p5DhhrP_OojaobVVELQ3tGNuDYuwR7v1PViIYn1DbL4s393EsNzV4kGacpchA/s400/fujifp1_10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I thought that this would be a pain, but after reminding myself where to focus the first few uses, it became second nature, and is actually very precise. The Polaroid 180/195 uses the same focus method as every folding Polaroid camera, and it works but I've always found it to be a bit loose and not particularly precise.<br />
When looking through the viewfinder, you see guidelines, one for infinity and one for the closest setting.<br />
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As far as size goes, it isn't small, but no peel-apart camera is.<br />
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So the Konica does have some advantages over the Fuji, but which do I prefer after using both? I'd have to say the FP-1. It has a more solid feel than the Konica. The Konica bellows were paper thin, and while no bellows are free from the risk of leaks (I actually am pretty sure there is a leak somewhere in the FP-1 bellows), the Konica bellows were particularly weak. And I never really felt like I was enjoying using the Konica...it was always doing something weird and it was awkward to shoot. The FP-1 feels natural in my hands, and has very comfortable grips on both sides of the camera. I was worried about the focusing dial, but it's really quite easy to use. I shot more packs through the FP-1 in one day than I did the entire year I owned the Konica. Price is similar, expect to pay anywhere from $700 to $1500 for either camera. The Fuji FP-1 is a bit easier to find than the Konica. It is newer and there were probably more of them made. You can find an FP-1 in like new condition, as I did, with very little trouble.<br />
So, after all that, how does it shoot? I ran three kinds of film through it. First I did three packs of 664. Because I wasn't using a filter on it, I didn't want to waste my ID-UV and 669, so I wanted films that work well without the ND filter and were easy to control exposure-wise. I love 664 and it shot very well in the camera with its low contrast ways. Sharp yet soft at the same time. This was around 250 and f11.<br />
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There are haikyo shots, which is abandonment and decay...<br />
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So I hope this is something that you would want on your bookshelf alongside your other photo books! I thought it might be funny to limit it to 500 copies, and I could stop selling it when I turn 85 (if I even sold that many copies by then), but I figure a few people will enjoy this and honor me by including it in their collections.<br />
The book can be purchased from Blurb.com for $21.99 US plus shipping, which ranges from $7.99 to $20+ depending on how fast you want it shipped and where you live.<br />
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<div style="display: block;"><a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2907304?ce=blurb_ew&utm_source=widget" style="margin: 12px 3px;" target="_blank">Moominsean in Japan by Sean Rohde</a> | <a href="http://www.blurb.com/landing_pages/bookshow?ce=blurb_ew&utm_source=widget" style="margin: 12px 3px;" target="_blank">Make Your Own Book</a></div></div><br />
If you really feel like you want a <b>signed copy</b>, contact me at sjrohde@cox.net and you can Paypal the money directly to me, and I will order it, sign and inscribe if desired (though I warn you that my handwriting is horrendous), and ship it to you. You will just have to pay for shipping twice (to me from Blurb and then to you from me). I thought about buying multiple copies to sell signed books, but it ends up costing me like $400 for just 25 copies, and I don't know if the interest is there.<br />
So, I hope you order a copy and enjoy it!<br />
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Soon I will be talking about the Bronica S2 and C, and the various lenses available, and will also write up a review of the Fuji Fotorama FP-1.moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-38132695759161091902012-01-03T17:14:00.016-06:002012-01-07T22:22:28.207-06:00Color film developing at home: Easy!I live in a city metro area of about 3.5 million folks, 75 miles across from east to west, and there currently seems to be one single place that develops 120 film in house (as opposed to sending it out). Film is dead, long live film. So, best current solution? Develop the film myself!<br />
There are plenty of online resources on film developing, but I've had a couple requests to do this post. Developing color film is really very easy, no more difficult than black and white...but it probably helps to have some experience with home developing. I'm not going to talk at all about black and white developing, as there are even more resources available (I recommend the book <i>Into Your Darkroom Step by Step</i>), but I will go through color developing as if you don't have any idea what I am talking about. I don't even have a darkroom, just a bathroom without windows, and I pretty much develop all of my own film. Small learning curve for basic developing, and then the options are limitless, from kits to mixing your own chemicals. The way I do it is as basic and cheap as it gets...and it works! I will be using 120 film and C41 developing, but the same process works for 35mm (or 127, etc), but getting 35mm developed is easy as most drugstores and Walmart type stores develop 35mm color in house.<br />
First off, you will need some supplies. The most expensive thing you will buy is a thermometer. You need to get a "real" thermometer, not something from the drugstore. Mine looks like this:<br />
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You also need a developing tank. There are many different brands, as well as plastic tanks and reels, and metal tanks and reels. I use a plastic Patterson tank setup, good for a single 120 spool (that I feed two 120 rolls onto), or two 35mm spools. This is the tank that will be used to develop the film.<br />
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You will need a timer, as well, to keep track of developing time. I just use my cell phone timer. Optional but useful supplies include a funnel for pouring chemicals back into the bottles, and Photo-Flo to help prevent water spots at the end. You will also need some way to hang your film to dry. I use office clips and rubber bands on my shower rod (ouch!).<br />
Needless to say (though I say it), you also need a dark room (I use my bathroom) or a dark bag, but only for spooling your film. Everything else is done in daylight once the film is in the tank. For color developing, you need hot running water. I use my bathtub. That's it! Aside from chemicals and color film.<br />
To summarize in fewer words, for color developing you need: <b>thermometer</b>, <b>developing tank and spool</b>, <b>measuring container</b>, <b>chemical storage containers x 3</b>, <b>dark room or dark bag</b>, <b>hot water source</b>, and <b>timer</b>, plus <b>color chemicals</b> and <b>color film</b>.<br />
There are a few options for color developing chemicals. I use the <b style="color: #660000;">Unicolor C-41 Kit</b>, which I buy from <a href="http://www.freestylephoto.biz/c1001-Color-Chemicals-Color-Print">Freestyle Photographic</a>, honestly because it is the cheapest kit at $17.99. I haven't had issues with it (though any home developing isn't without its issues), so I continue to use it. It comes with directions, so pretty much what I am telling you here is in the instructions. This is more about showing you my method and how easy it is...I still follow the directions that come with the kit.<br />
In the box you get four packages of chemicals. Follow the mixing directions, of course. You will need hot water at 110F (44C) for mixing. When I say 110F at this point, I just mean <i>hot water</i>. Getting your chemicals to the right temperature is important for developing, not so important for mixing. The powders just dissolve better in hot water. The <i>developer</i> is in a single package and goes into <b style="color: #073763;">Bottle 1</b> to make 1000ml (use water at 110F). <b style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Make sure you label and date your containers.</i></b> <i>Blix</i> is made up of Part A and Part B (two packages) and both go into <b style="color: #0b5394;">Bottle 2</b> to make 1000ml (use 110F water). The third mix is <i>stabilizer</i>, which goes into <b style="color: #0b5394;">Bottle 3</b>, and can be room temperature. Ideally, using bottled water is best to avoid contaminants in the water, but I don't have any way to get bottled water hot like that without it being a pain, so I just use hot bath water.<br />
A note about the chemicals. The developer is a bit nasty, but the blix is very nasty. I wrap my developing tank in a towel while developing and avoid carpets, because blix is dark red and will probably never wash out of anything. Also, blix is a bleaching agent, so try to keep it off of your clothes. I don't worry much about keeping it off of my skin or anything like that...I've never felt anything from it, but I don't dip my hands in it either. The stabilizer seems fairly benign, but, as with any chemicals, try to keep it off of your skin and out of your eyes.<br />
First off you need to spool your color film and put it in the tank. I'm not going to go into details on this as there are a million online resources to help you. All I can offer is that if you are new to this, sacrifice a roll and practice in daylight, and try with your eyes closed. With my plastic reel, it usually takes me less than a minute if the film isn't stupid curly. Once you have your film in the tank, everything from here on out is done with the lights on.<br />
If you are developing right after mixing your chemicals, getting the temperature correct is easier because the water is already hot. This is the biggest turnoff for most people when it comes to color developing...getting the chemicals hot enough. Black and white developer is usually at 68F, while color developer and blix needs to be at around 102F. It's really not that big of a deal. I take my developer and blix bottles (making sure the caps are securely fastened) and put them in the tub under the hot water tap.<br />
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<b><i>Step one is a presoak</i></b>. Fill your tank with hot water and let it sit for <i>1 minute</i>, then dump out the water. The waste water will probably be green or red, depending on film type. This is just the anti-halation layer coming off, which I guess makes the film more receptive to the developer.<br />
<b><i>Step two is the developer.</i></b> Once your developer is hot, measure out 20 ounces and pour it into the tank. I wrap my tank in a towel to avoid dripping and to help insulate to prevent cooling. Development time is short, and I've found that after developing, my temperature is still about the same in the tank:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaG3hxPIHPIzuhygmOq12aqfrqNWdmDUKZJRopAxlspdO0tyvT5ot3oS_BfesWr9cGhhV4h-zBgB4ewSKWUov7mrm4AENI-DbDRnGPGT1uRGe_ZxJ-Alh0CMGPZQo8PeycBFJ9iA/s1600/color07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaG3hxPIHPIzuhygmOq12aqfrqNWdmDUKZJRopAxlspdO0tyvT5ot3oS_BfesWr9cGhhV4h-zBgB4ewSKWUov7mrm4AENI-DbDRnGPGT1uRGe_ZxJ-Alh0CMGPZQo8PeycBFJ9iA/s400/color07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Once you pour your developer in the tank, start your timer. The directions state to develop for <i>3.5 minutes</i>. I develop for <i>4 minutes</i> with fresh developer, and <i>4.5 minutes</i> for older developer. I rap hard on the tank a couple times to get the possible bubbles off the film. Then pick up your tank and invert (turn upside down, right side up, upside down, etc.) for 10 seconds, then set the tank down. Then at the 30 second mark, pick up your tank and do 4 inversions, and then put the tank back down. Do this at every 30 second mark, 4 inversions each time, until the developing time is up. You can hold your tank, but I think it's best to let it sit quietly between inversions so you aren't adding any additional agitation. Also, I turn my tank one quarter of a turn after each set of inversions so I'm not always inverting in the exact same direction, increasing developer coverage across the film. After the time is up, pour your developer back into the appropriate bottle. It is reusable, so don't dump it down the sink or whatnot.<br />
<i><b>Step 3 is blix. </b></i>Your blix should be 95F-105F, so you have a wider temperature range to work with. Same as with the developer, pour 20 ounces of blix into your tank, start your timer, rap a couple times on the bottle, wrap in a towel, do 10 seconds of inversions, then 4 inversions at every 30 second mark. Blix time is <i>6.5 minutes.</i> After the blix time is up, pour it back into the blix bottle.<br />
<b><i>Step 4 is the wash.</i></b> After the blix, you can take the lid off of your tank as the film is no longer sensitive to light. Let your film rinse under the hot tap for 3 minutes.<br />
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I use Photo-Flo on my film to help prevent water spots.<br />
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Like I said, all the directions are with the kit and very easy to understand, but to reiterate how easy this is, here is a summary for the Unicolor kit:<br />
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1. Prewash hot water 1 minute.<br />
2. Developer at 102F for 3.5 to 4.5 minutes, 10 seconds of inversion then 4 inversions every 30 seconds.<br />
3. Blix at 95F-105F for 6.5 minutes, 10 seconds of inversion then 4 inversions every 30 seconds.<br />
4. Wash under hot tap for 3 minutes.<br />
5. Stabilizer for 1 minute, with agitation for first 15 seconds.<br />
6. Photo-Flo for 1 minute, with agitation for 30 seconds.<br />
7. Hang, squeegee and dry, then cut and scan.<br />
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And there you have it! <b style="color: #cc0000;">Home color developing.</b> It takes less than 30 minutes to develop, and I feed two rolls of 120 film onto my reel per development. So, how are the results? Pretty nice in my opinion. A couple examples of self-developed Kodak Ektar.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNf0hvWZxrwyxiyCzPKhyphenhyphenN1A_u9MKqTHha6FLD0sLrwIxlf9IjeKWPozuhVTqutImh0lN7TunrIliNMgREnDgxdBPRrNngo_C5oaS-t4wIjEaFxBz0wrPRLr22fVoBLoFQ3Ir4Q/s1600/color15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNf0hvWZxrwyxiyCzPKhyphenhyphenN1A_u9MKqTHha6FLD0sLrwIxlf9IjeKWPozuhVTqutImh0lN7TunrIliNMgREnDgxdBPRrNngo_C5oaS-t4wIjEaFxBz0wrPRLr22fVoBLoFQ3Ir4Q/s400/color15.jpg" width="397" /></a></div>Overall, I get excellent results from my home developing. Occasionally I do get some funkiness on my negatives, possibly from poor inversion by me or chemicals getting old. Here are two examples of developing weirdness. The first shot, I forgot to prewash, so definitely my fault...poor coverage of developer, I guess. No idea what's going on in the second shot, though I did accidentally open up the film back while the film was in the camera, but that's not light leakage there...and it was only on a couple shots, not the entire roll.<br />
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I guess I should mention the life expectancy of color developer. According to the instructions it is good for about eight rolls of 120 film. But is does say that, basically, you can keep using it until you don't like the results anymore. I have thrown out chemicals just because it's been four months since I last used them and didn't want to risk ruining my film. But I generally keep using them for a couple months at least and have developed 20 or so rolls from a single batch of chemicals with no ill effect. I've read of people using the same developer for a couple years. Storage and room temperature probably has a lot to do with how long it lasts. Keeping the bottles airtight and relatively cool will help extend your chemicals lifespan. Sudden death of the chemicals is unlikely...you will just start to see gradual color shifts and probably increased grain. Regardless, home developing is very economical - 8-20+ rolls for $18 versus paying someone $5 a roll for development.<br />
My next task is to tackle E-6 development, which is about the same as C41 with an extra step. Just waiting until I have a few more 120 rolls and 4x5 sheets to develop before I start.<br />
I've also put together a little Blurb book...more info when I make it available for sale. Until next time, have fun developing!moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-74964161912614326162011-12-06T18:57:00.004-06:002011-12-11T20:19:11.240-06:00Fuji reclaimed negatives revisited: The 4x5 editionTaking a short break from the Fujipet posts (two more to come, I believe) to talk a but more about <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2010/12/reclaimed-fuji-intant-negs.html">reclaimed Fuji negatives</a>. More specifically, 4x5 Fuji negatives, and even a bit more specifically, Fuji 4x5 black and white negatives. This is applicable to the regular-sized Fuji film, as well, so fun for all.<br />
I recently bought myself a Fuji PA-45 back for my Crown Graphic. Same thing as a Polaroid 550 back, but easier to find (though not cheap). What does a PA-45 use? Fuji 4x5 pack film. A regular Polaroid 4x5 sheet film back looks like this:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjouH8gGGCrIfp3uB-2hp-BPwa7dqxd5JQhPbPFIR298RUOnC9hDGJV8npFQSYxpO0Uh7Yfy_tRI061xDHXid0qiF6AFUNaTTnJnZCTd6fMW6IG4U28UdbzEeKM1B3kGZlxDZIaiQ/s1600/fujipa45_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjouH8gGGCrIfp3uB-2hp-BPwa7dqxd5JQhPbPFIR298RUOnC9hDGJV8npFQSYxpO0Uh7Yfy_tRI061xDHXid0qiF6AFUNaTTnJnZCTd6fMW6IG4U28UdbzEeKM1B3kGZlxDZIaiQ/s400/fujipa45_02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhBRITXa12nyoCrVOfR0_fvKsY9AZJB7-1jpU1QG9ITUkwgg5lUQhjM7NJUv5XYEhSpx0Y89OHeqRLh3k8Zh6fa5u6Zfr7n6finwJdajhCudAFcprJESCiDUSAEjTvM2hrMm16g/s1600/fujipa45_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhBRITXa12nyoCrVOfR0_fvKsY9AZJB7-1jpU1QG9ITUkwgg5lUQhjM7NJUv5XYEhSpx0Y89OHeqRLh3k8Zh6fa5u6Zfr7n6finwJdajhCudAFcprJESCiDUSAEjTvM2hrMm16g/s400/fujipa45_03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Flies in the face of the definition of "compact". So Fuji makes this giant pack film that works exactly like smaller Polaroid pack film, such as Type 669, 667, etc.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXwm9LlHgrgF-NHK-RBOnzM0moHETBgKXM97oIsw63Qi7iJ2Gg6CGWcq440doAR-JK-vRIom3hVhStmVMTtAnXOygfR-LH49KpjQzQ0eBUaqyTXJhXVyGCXC83uqoyDLL4cn3uA/s1600/fujipa45_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXwm9LlHgrgF-NHK-RBOnzM0moHETBgKXM97oIsw63Qi7iJ2Gg6CGWcq440doAR-JK-vRIom3hVhStmVMTtAnXOygfR-LH49KpjQzQ0eBUaqyTXJhXVyGCXC83uqoyDLL4cn3uA/s400/fujipa45_04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>There <i>were</i> three types of Fuji 4x5 being made...FP-100C45, FP-100B45 and FP-3000B45 (same as the smaller packs, with a 45 at the end). Well, they stopped making FP-100B45 (and FP100B) last year, and I've heard that they are going to stop making FP-100C45 and probably FP-3000B45 in the next year (though the will still keep making FP-100C and FP-3000B). Bummer! But all of them are readily available on the internet at this point, even FP-100B45 (on eBay mostly). So I don't feel like I'm talking about something here that is unattainable for all of you.<br />
So, as mentioned above, I'm going to talk about reclaiming the negative from FP-100B45. You can seem my <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2010/12/reclaimed-fuji-intant-negs.html">previous post</a> for the basics of bleaching a negative, Color is easy...black and white is a bit more delicate. You can rinse a FP-100C negative to your heart's delight and it will probably be fine (though you can lose emulsion along the edges if you are rough with it). FP-100B will wash right the heck off of the plastic. So you need to be able to bleach and rinse the opaque side while retaining the soft image on the other side. How? Well, that's what I'm here to show you...<br />
First you have your negative, which is the side that you peel from the print. It looks like this before you tamper with it.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07_Qwpzk7zftYcAToejDxXHGZP0u0YSGDbcwIaVc60qQyejr1hooo7QALni43c7sre-g5OvNg-B6ZBlgAL109xk5zZ6gyE9JrKlc6KbLZEJ5KWjzdFRMADtGwisjyikhHXL_jEA/s1600/fujipa45_09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07_Qwpzk7zftYcAToejDxXHGZP0u0YSGDbcwIaVc60qQyejr1hooo7QALni43c7sre-g5OvNg-B6ZBlgAL109xk5zZ6gyE9JrKlc6KbLZEJ5KWjzdFRMADtGwisjyikhHXL_jEA/s400/fujipa45_09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I use a piece of glass to work on. This one is actually meant for rolling printer's ink onto for block printing. But anything smooth should work.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsxN0tK_wi4PQVf2FE6DK9jPa5T43k5UUw-Ftg-K3rvHbKvxjbwICKbhXRI1XLppKW45UXsEL4VFg0GeBcBIg51zPOJSw0xLILJapLS2WOMvdpra0a6FbHRnr3pmVpcMm-HCpDw/s1600/fujipa45_08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsxN0tK_wi4PQVf2FE6DK9jPa5T43k5UUw-Ftg-K3rvHbKvxjbwICKbhXRI1XLppKW45UXsEL4VFg0GeBcBIg51zPOJSw0xLILJapLS2WOMvdpra0a6FbHRnr3pmVpcMm-HCpDw/s400/fujipa45_08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Water will soften the emulsion, but adding water to the glass creates a seal for when you bleach and rinse, preventing water from flowing under the print and washing away the emulsion. So lay down your negative, emulsion side down (the not black side) on the wet glass. I always have it so the white strip is along the top, because the other end seems to be more sensitive to washing away (for both color and black and white negatives). Then you start scrubbing the black surface with bleach.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnJou7tx-S2AS1wFrVyq_0Fhu1VbH7LQc1XkR7fpvVA_h4XriVfgaWflXj1UGqU0RJ6U8MIDzVD-GuJxQ6dMGYrQbhfqFVykVShgNfuw-c3UEOjnQsPaYSn4PRjN5fMkzYGt00g/s1600/fujipa45_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnJou7tx-S2AS1wFrVyq_0Fhu1VbH7LQc1XkR7fpvVA_h4XriVfgaWflXj1UGqU0RJ6U8MIDzVD-GuJxQ6dMGYrQbhfqFVykVShgNfuw-c3UEOjnQsPaYSn4PRjN5fMkzYGt00g/s400/fujipa45_12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwugJmagM835Pmhh6taHZW-ieFsIDKeXweDy4xyCSm-vpMC5sE1KBBo-bBTHom02godpY0xUMw7PadfVf1jmLiNcbNC70-_MwZ6c3A6amek7cAaHF-i2kL2SwbuKtNMvN544WZQ/s1600/fujipa45_13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwugJmagM835Pmhh6taHZW-ieFsIDKeXweDy4xyCSm-vpMC5sE1KBBo-bBTHom02godpY0xUMw7PadfVf1jmLiNcbNC70-_MwZ6c3A6amek7cAaHF-i2kL2SwbuKtNMvN544WZQ/s400/fujipa45_13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>You want to scrub a bit, then rinse, then scrub a bit more, and rinse, etc. The black stuff will quickly start to wash away. Make sure you aren't letting the running water hit along the top edge, lifting the print up. You want to maintain the seal under the print.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3WjZzeYco9ZSSgkoegbHaKS75G9Rcd6h6YPf7NFZ0sAmWdPFNB0Ejn86WzjZwmBv1hCqRp7GSFF9ik0qeRQ3Eniy3nSGNwrYJtqDIdNKJ8MxB_dn4gmsyp0ZibrLIzHCKhumRg/s1600/fujipa45_14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3WjZzeYco9ZSSgkoegbHaKS75G9Rcd6h6YPf7NFZ0sAmWdPFNB0Ejn86WzjZwmBv1hCqRp7GSFF9ik0qeRQ3Eniy3nSGNwrYJtqDIdNKJ8MxB_dn4gmsyp0ZibrLIzHCKhumRg/s400/fujipa45_14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I can usually get all off the black junk off in about three minutes. I like to get <i>all</i> of it off, because any left will be opaque and scan as white spots.<br />
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Carefully lift the print off the glass. It will look a bit messy...<br />
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One more for good measure.<br />
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A complete package, including a promo price card. This is probably a later model. The lighter wasn't part of the deal! It's assumedly there for size comparison (I notice the Japanese often use a lighter or a Lucky Strike cigarette box for size comparison). This set sold for around 52,000 yen.<br />
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Here is a Pet with the original box and instructions. I believe the other brochure is a catalog and the white sheet is a warranty or registration card. The different covers on the booklets are probably dependent on the production year.<br />
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A nice set with a flash. This flash looks the same as the one from the manual, so it may be an official Fuji product.<br />
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Boxes: Fujipet, Pet 35 and Fujipet EE.<br />
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A Pet 35 with its goodies...<br />
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A Fujipet still in its original bags. Note the price card at bottom right. <br />
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A complete set for a red Pet...<br />
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And a complete set for a green Pet.<br />
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A close-up of a Fujipet box. One side is stamped stating the color of the camera. Also includes a very surly chihuahua.<br />
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An EE complete with box, instructions and warranty card. <br />
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Another box with a kawaii girl instead of robot boy seen above.<br />
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A complete set for a very minty EE, with a different box from above. Interesting Fuji logo on the plastic bag. This set even includes the silicate bag!<br />
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A closer look at the EE box.<br />
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A closer look at the design on the bag and the silicate pack!<br />
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Yet another box design for the Fujipet EE.<br />
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And a Pet 35 box. <br />
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This bag sold separately for 300 yen. It sports a vinyl exterior with a plaid cloth interior. The logo is a decal of sorts. Note the name tag holder attached to the strap.<br />
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The camera case for the original 120 was leather. I assume it was sold separately.<br />
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Both the case and bag for comparison.<br />
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A case that says simply...PET.<br />
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A lighter brown Fujipet case.<br />
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A very fitting sticker affixed to this bag! Matching hair! Also on the top is written Sekiya...the original owner?<br />
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A much-loved first-generation Pet with fancy car stickers.<br />
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A rare yellow pet with sweet stickers (sentai?) on the bag!<br />
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Someone personalized this well-worn Pet with a cute heart tag! <br />
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Here is a Fujipet EE with its leather case.<br />
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A Fujpet EE case with Mount Fuji on the front. <br />
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The Pet 35 leather case has a very sporty look.<br />
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This Pet has a nice wrist strap that screws into the bottom mount. These are common in Japan.<br />
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A yellow filter ring. I don't know if they made others, but a Pet R. (red) isn't unlikely.<br />
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One was made for the EE, as well.<br />
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Here you can see how the flash attaches. I'm not sure if Fuji made an official Fujipet flash. The flash on the left is odd and bulky. The umbrella flash looks the same as the one in the manual. These pictures come from <a href="http://www.g-root.jp/t-room/rare/camera/fujipet.html">this site</a>.<br />
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Another modern flash on a vintage Pet! And at right is, I believe, a pinhole Fujipet, with lenscap. Or it could have been modified to shoot photos of stars and the moon. I've found evidence of this somewhere on the web.<br />
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I'm not sure if this tripod was made by Fuji, but it looks exactly like the tripod that appears in the manual.<br />
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A promotional pin, made of brass. Looks great on someone's jacket, I bet!<br />
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And a pin for the EE, available in different colors...<br />
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This is a metal bank. Very cool characters on the front! <br />
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The back of the bank. <br />
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A Fujipet crate! For what? I have no idea. Fujipet ramune?<br />
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And another Fujipet crate! <br />
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A major "what the heck?" here...a Fujipet bike! Probably some cross-branding from a store that sold Fujipets, or possible a contest prize.<br />
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And to prove more than one exists...a sweet red ride!<br />
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Gee, the monkey camera on this tin whistle looks familiar! Also available is a pig whistle. These are fairly common an eBay...<br />
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Figurines. The website they come from is now down, but they sent me a nice e-mail once.<br />
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Promotional cards.<br />
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Two adverts from Japanese camera magazines. Translation: Fuji Film. Everyone's Camera - Fujipet. Bag 300 Yen. The different S, SS and SSS are three Neopan Films by Fuji.<br />
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Some old Japanese photography magazines...one featuring Fujipets!<br />
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A Fujica brochure featuring the Pet 35 and Fujipet EE.<br />
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A foldout brochure with various Fuji cameras.<br />
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And another nice brochure.<br />
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And another promo (prize?) flyer...<br />
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A magazine ad. <br />
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A single-sheet Fujipet calendar!<br />
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A very cool promo hanging poster on cardboard...<br />
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A promo poster.<br />
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And a page from a Fuji catalog for the EE.<br />
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This neat little book was gifted to me...basically a "how to take photographs" book from Fuji in 1958.<br />
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Here are a few shots of kids with Fujipets. The third is from Fujifilm's <a href="http://www.fujifilm.co.jp/history/dai2-09.html">official site</a> (bottom right) titled フジペットによる撮影会,<span style="font-size: small;"> or "Fujipet Photo Session".</span>. The dog could be Hachiko (not the original, who died in March 1934), waiting for his master to return home. The last (top right) comes from <a href="http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/%7Egreentail/fgipet.html">this site</a>...a young priest with a Fujipet, according to the caption.<span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
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Another photo from a Japanese book on photography. Note the carrying case.<br />
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An excellent shot, this one is... <br />
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And one more small snapshot, identifiable because of the case. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span>Another...<br />
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<a href="http://koyasu-camerabox.sakura.tv/wp/?p=1138" target="_blank">Talented young photographers?</a> From a Fujipet exhibition in 1957.<br />
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A kakui kid carrying a Fujipet EE.<br />
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Evidence from a crime scene? Or part of a game...Fujima-san in the temple with the Fujipet. Most likely they are prizes for some contest or promotion.<br />
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The Fujipet featured in a modern magazine. I have a couple different magazines/mooks that feature the Pet.<br />
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Promo flags, probably for hanging in stores.<br />
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This is a Chinese Fujipet copy, "Kofuku". More information can be found at <a href="http://www.cameraguild.jp/nekosan/kofuku.htm">this site</a>. A quick translation states that it was probably made in Tianjing factory in 1960, maybe used by the children of affluent Communist Party staff. It is made out of metal because production of plastic parts was probably difficult at that time in China. It has a double lens, as opposed to the Fujipet, which has a single lens.<br />
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A Holga in disguise! Created by TGray and borrowed from the toycamera.com forums. <br />
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The one and only Polapet! An amalgam of a few broken Fujipets and a Polaroid Square Shooter. I think it needed a screwdriver to fire the shutter. It's a monster!<br />
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And two shots taken with the Polapet using expired film. <br />
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And the <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2009/09/fujipet-instax-conversion-dreams-and.html">Instax Pet</a> I made a couple years ago...<br />
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A shot from the Instax Pet...<br />
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Something interesting going on <a href="http://jppskansa.exblog.jp/page/2/" target="_blank">here</a> with a Fujipet...digital? Not sure. <br />
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And a <a href="http://cakesbyfionarobertson.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Fujipet cake</a>!<br />
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The Fujipet was also featured in the original logo for <i>Lightleaks</i> magazine (designed by me, of course). When I stopped doing the magazine design, it became <i>Light Leaks</i>, and recently went kaput. Browsing through the first three issues I did, I had forgotten how cool it looked! =P<br />
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That's plenty for now. Still have manuals and a breakdown to cover. Also want to talk about Bronicas and I've had a couple requests about self-developed color. Soon!moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-61755749759376129042011-11-16T15:20:00.006-06:002013-07-27T08:18:45.665-05:00FUJIPET GO!I was recently sent a message by my internet provider saying that all free web space would be deleted in December because of "low usage". Well, my <a href="http://members.cox.net/sjrohde7/index.htm">Fujipet site</a> (link soon to be dead, I guess) will go bye bye, though it's had almost 23,000 Fujipet fans visiting since 2005. So instead of paying someone to host it, I figured I could just break it down into a series of blog posts. I haven't talked about the Fujipet on this blog, <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2009/09/fujipet-instax-conversion-dreams-and.html">except to tear one apart</a>, so what better opportunity?<br />
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Welcome! This blog post is dedicated to the Fujipet (フジペット) camera, made by Fuji Photo Film Co. from 1957 to 1963. I will mainly be covering the 120 style Fujipet (also nicknamed Thunderbird in Japan) here, but I will try to offer information about other models as I can. The Fujipet is considered a "toy camera." It isn't built like a toy camera, as the body is made of plastic and aluminum and is quite sturdy, but most of these cameras sport a plastic lens. It was intended as a starter camera for young people, easy enough that even "women and children" could use it.<br />
When I saw my first Fujipet, I instantly fell in love with its design. To me, it is the epitome of 1950s Japanese futuristic style. It is art. It has <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy">Astroboy</a> hair. It just looks COOL. When I finally found one (then two), I knew it was something special. Again, it just looks so COOL, and you look cool using it. When you carry it, people give you that "what the..." look. And, yes, it is fun and easy to use! What can it do? Check out the site, and I will do my best to let you in on everything I know about this little wonder. Which isn't a heck of a lot so far, but I hope to increase my knowledge base and share it with you.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE CAMERAS</b></span></div>
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<b>FUJIPET 6X6 120 CAMERA</b></div>
As far as I know, there are three Fujipet models. The camera I will focus most of my attention on is the original 120 roll film camera as seen on the front page. It takes 12 6x6 shots on a roll of 120 film, color or black and white. It was first introduced in 1957 (Showa 32) with production ending in 1963 (Showa 38). There were minor design changes and a few different colors throughout its life, which I attempt to catalogue on the Camera Gallery page.<br />
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Technical Specifications:<br />
- Plastic or glass, single element, fixed lens.<br />
- 70mm.<br />
- f11, f16, f22, two plate, with no detent.<br />
- B, 1/50 leaf shutter.<br />
- 6x6 cm ‘Buroni’ format (Bronica - 120 in Japan) for a 56 x 56 mm exposure.<br />
- Base is tripod threaded.<br />
- Flash shoe (cold, with ext sync socket).<br />
- 120x100x75mm, weight:332g.<br />
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The key components are as follows:<br />
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The lens is plastic in some cameras and glass in others. It is fixed focus (seems to lose focus at around less than one meter). The main body is plastic, with the top being aluminum. The back and bottom piece is also aluminum. As you see, it has a two-lever shutter mechanism. You first press down 1, which "charges" or cocks the shutter, then press 2 to take the picture. Cocking the shutter does not open the shutter. The opening and closing is done by lever 2. I'm not sure why it was designed this way, as one-click cameras were available at the time. It's part of the charm. The shutter itself is a leaf-shutter. The textured color surfaces are glued onto the body. They tend to peel apart, but are easy to glue back on. There are two feet on the bottom for stabilization when storing. The aperture lever acts as the third foot. The notches on the sides are for the camera strap.<br />
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There are two shutter settings. I probably stands for Instant and B for bulb. The little red switch slides easily from one mode and back. In bulb mode, you can hold down 2 for as long as you want, keeping the shutter open for extended exposures. Here, you can see the counter window through the open shutter in bulb mode.<br />
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The aperture lever under the lens attached to a ring that surrounds the barrel. It slides smoothly from side to side.<br />
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The aperture ring offers 3 different graphics. I assume this was done to make it completely obvious for everyone using it. The right side offers apertures of 11, 16 and 22. The top is a visual representation of the aperture opening, from wide to small. The left side offers sunlight variations.<br />
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The hood is a simple aluminum or plastic ring that slides out from the body. It is loose and tends to move around a lot on its own. The first model had an aluminum hood, while most are plastic. Very late models seem to have some sort of plastic piece on the lens barrel to lock the hood in the out position. One thing to note about the plastic hoods is that they all have "burn" marks on them. Never appearing in the same place, eahc hood has its own special scar(s) that look as of they were damaged...but all of them have the burns. I have no idea what these are from...most likely some manufacturing foibles...but what, I couldn't say. So fear not if your Pet has these marks.<br />
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The Pet uses an external bulb sync flash. It fits on the shoe and plugs into the barrel. Note the hood must be extended to plug in the flash on most models. The plug is closer to the body on early Pets. Releasing the shutter sets off the flash. I don't know if there is an official Fujipet flash.<br />
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The Fujipet winds film to the left (as you hold the camera) instead of to the right. I have no idea how common this is with 120 cameras. The film rolls through upside down, but there are upright numbers on 120 film for this design, so it must not be unusual. The back side has a counter window for viewing the numbers on the film. The silver piece on the bottom serves as a tripod mount and holds the back cover of the camera.<br />
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The Fujipet next to a 35mm camera for size comparison.<br />
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And next to a Diana, or Diana clone in this case.<br />
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Note that the Fujipet does not generally leak light. It has a solid aluminum back that screws tightly into place. This kind of goes against the trend for toy cameras. Most toy cameras are built very cheaply (Dianas and Holgas), or are just very old (Brownies and box cameras). The plastic lens makes the camera a toy. There are a few later models that sport a glass lens, and I don't consider the 35mm cameras to be toys, as they are basically "real" cameras, though very cool looking real cameras. My black Fujipet does have some kind of leak on the side that adds a large flare, but I'm told this is very rare. My guess is the seam isn't flush...but I don't really mind. The red Pet has no leaks.<br />
To counter the plastic lens effects (mainly vignetting), the film plane on the inside of the camera is curved. You can see this in the photos that aren't cropped on the Photo Gallery page. I find it particularly interesting that they spent so much time designing a very well-built camera that counters the effects of a plastic lens, rather than just using a glass lens. I guess the initial R&D stage was cheaper than producing precision glass lenses for all the cameras sold.<br />
In creating this camera, Fuji intended to open up the Japanese photography market by including women, children and beginners. Until then, photography had generally required high-end equipment (other world markets had already introduced popular "family friendly" cameras, such as the Brownie, long before). Design was a joint venture between Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and the Konan camera laboratory. Fuji sold nearly a million Fujipets by 1963, making a domestic sales record at the time. The original selling price was 1950 yen. To distinguish the 120 from the other Fujipet models, it earned the nickname "Thunderbird."<br />
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<i><b>Words from a Fujipet User</b></i></div>
<i>The camera for boys & girls of Fuji and its name was also Fujipetto. The factory of Fuji Film was located on the north side of Imaizumi Elementary School (in the old Yoshiwara city, in Fuji prefecture).</i><br />
<i>Nobody used full names these days, so it was only called the ‘Film’. The company houses were also along side the school, and a classmate’s father was a factory manager there (Suzuki-san).</i><br />
<i>A monthly manga was our favorite magazine – we used to read it while eating chipped-ice in our favorite mom-and-pop candy store. One day I went to play in Suzuki-san’s house and we discovered an accumulation of ‘Children’s’ Science’ magazine. We did not have money to buy such magazine, we were very enviable, and went crazy and read.</i><br />
<i>Since Suzuki-san was Film employee, although I do not know if he was ‘rich’, he had Fujipet laying in his house.</i><br />
<i>Then probably Fujipet was considered garbage and thrown away. Now it is remembered in our hearts…</i><br />
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<b>FUJIPET 120EE</b></div>
The Fujipet 120 EE was introduced in 1961. It uses no batteries, just a selenium cell to move a snappy variable slot aperture over the opening depending on how much light there is. Note the single lever for releasing the shutter.<br />
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The later model EE, commonly referred to as EE-2, looks about the the same but has a meter sensitivity knob added to the side Also note the gold badge and the differences on the lens. I believe this camera was made for export due to the increase in popularity of color film in the US and Europe. This information and photo come from <a href="http://www.cameraguild.jp/nekosan/fujipet.html">this site</a>.<br />
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<b>PET 35</b></div>
The Pet 35, a 35mm version of the camera, was introduced in 1959 to meet the needs of the growing 35mm market. This camera employs the dual levers and can be focused.<br />
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I have a Pet 35, and I haven't used it. So at some point that will happen and then the Pet 35 will get its very own blog post! In any case, on to more information about the cameras...<br />
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<b>COLOR VARIATIONS</b></div>
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The 120 came in various colors. I'm not sure how production runs and year produced relates to the available colors. Some colors are fairly common and seen on different models, while others are very rare. Grey, or black, is the most common and easiest to find.<br />
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Red seems to be the second most available color...my personal favorite.<br />
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Green is a bit more difficult to find.<br />
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Brown is also very rare.<br />
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An interesting and rare green Pet with gold trim. I didn't realize it was different until I had it sitting next to a silver Fujipet. Note that the badge is bronze with green paint.<br />
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This is an interesting brown Pet with its red marbling on the back. Mine has green marbling. The Japanese Fuji site lists a grey as a Fujipet color. This is probably the same color I call brown.<br />
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A rare yellow pet with gold body. The only one I've seen so far!<br />
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This transparent Pet may be one of a kind. It can't be used because the film would be exposed, but it looks to be operational. It may have been a demonstration model. It is also an early model Pet. This sold for 39,500 yen! though having seen regular Pets go for $400 on eBay, maybe it doesn't seem so expensive.<br />
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As far as I know, the Fujipet EE camera was produced only in black. The EE-2 has a gold badge on the front.<br />
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The most common color for the Pet 35 is black.<br />
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With green being very rare...<br />
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This is the Pet 35 "Astroboy Special". It was probably a prize or sold at a comic fair. The kana on the bottom says "1959 Manga Matsuri". I borrowed these images from this site.<br />
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Here you can see another yellow 120 with gold trim. The Pet 35 came in various colors...black, pink, teal and red, at least. There are two EEs in the photo, but I can't tell if they are different. The group photo is borrowed from this site. I have also seen listed for the 120 the colors blue, yellow (with silver trim?) and peach, but cannot verify that they do exist. They may be have been referring to the Pet 35, as the peach and blue could be pink and teal.<br />
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I don't have a lot of information on the Fujipet EE. Other than there being two versions, the original with the red badge and the EE-2 with the gold badge and the sensitivity knob, I don't see much variation between these cameras. The only one I know of for sure is the color of the Fuji Film sticker inside.<br />
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<b>THUNDERBIRD</b></div>
Before the Fujipet that we all know and love, there was... The FUJIPET. Actually, it's still just a Fujipet, but the original model was different in many ways. I haven't really thought of a cool nickname for this model to differentiate it, though I've heard it referred to as the Thunderbird by a friend. I usually refer to it as the first-generation Pet or simply Pet-1.<br />
The biggest difference is in weight. Pet-1 is much heavier than the remodeled Pet. It feels, and looks, more serious than later Pets. Viewed from the front, the levers are slightly skewed. The shutter mechanism is a little bit different and can't be swapped with the later model. The fake leather is much smoother and actually feels like leather. The Pet-2 feels distinctly plastic. The badge is more silver compared to that on Pet-2 (non-gold models), which have a slight bronze color. Overall, a heftier build. Pet-1 is most common in black with silver trim. It is also less common than Pet-2, but there doesn't seem to be any difference in value between the two.<br />
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The second most obvious difference is the hood. It is made out of aluminum and is much lighter than the plastic hood on the Pet-2. You can see it is rolled on the end. It is very loose and actually quite annoying. There are small clips on the side that one could possibly bend inward to hold it in place, but it would probably only scratch the barrel.<br />
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Another major difference is the placement of the flash plug. It is below the hood, while Pet-2 keeps it under the hood. Visually, this doesn't make that much of a difference, but it changes the design of the shutter plate, keeping you from swapping these parts between Pet-1 and Pet-2. You can actually put the Pet-1 shutter plate in Pet-2 with some degree of success (i think it's always on Bulb), but the Pet-2 plate will not fit into Pet-1.<br />
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On the back, we can see that the counter window has a cover, as opposed to the Pet-2 at far right. Again, this is more annoying than anything, and tends to tear up the leatherette.<br />
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Inside there are four screws instead of the 3 found in Pet-2. The film winder screw is also different, requiring some sort of camera caliper deal that I don't have. Another minor variation not pictured is with the screw mount on the bottom of the camera. It is smoother and doesn't grip to your fingers as the Pet-2 mount does.<br />
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Overall, a very different feel to the first-generation Pet. It's hard to describe, but you feel it when you hold it. The parts are heavier and have a more solid feel to them (except for the aluminum hood). It feels more like a "real" camera, and even has a somewhat less retro look to it than the Pet-2. The Pet-2 isn't a lesser build, it's just lighter and feels a bit more 1960s, while Pet-1 has more of a 1950s feel.Pet-2 does seem a bit cheaper when held alongside Pet-1, but this is probably because it was cheaper to make. Which do I prefer? Pet-2, most definitely. Pet-1 has a few issues that make it less fun to use, such as the hood and the window cover. Also, the bulb switch is very loose, something I'm told is common for these models. Makes for a lot of blurry photos. There doesn't seem to be any correlation between glass and plastic lenses and older and newer Pets. I don't know the reason for that particular variation.<br />
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Most first-gen Pets are black, but they were also made in red and green. These are definetely rare and even bring a higher price in Japan, where the Pets are cheaper in general. I haven't seen the green variation, and this is the only red I've seen. It's a very nice looking camera!<br />
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<b>OTHER VARIATIONS</b></div>
There are other variations between Fujipets, regardless of Pet-1 or Pet-2 status. The most obvious would be the date stamp under the top metal piece. Every Pet I've seen has a different stamp, which also appears under the leatherette on the bottom of the camera. I assume the middle is the Showa date. 33 would be 1958... how that compares with the 9 9 30, I have no idea. The bottom is possibly who built the camera, or where it was built. I think that the name at bottom right is Muranaka, but that's with my bad Kanji skills. The others all have too many strokes for me to figure out.<br />
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This is the only Pet I've seen with a stamp under the viewfinder, as well as under the metal frame.<br />
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Two different decals for Fuji film that appear on the inside back of the camera.<br />
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This pet has a screw holding the shutter plate in place. It was a later model Pet with the plastic hood, but it's the only one I've seen built this way. I'm told that some first-generation Pets had this.<br />
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The typical shutter plate with no screw as seen above. It is just held in place by the front plastic lens mount screw.<br />
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I guess that's enough Fujipet overload for now...to come are extra goodies, manuals and a camera breakdown!<br />
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moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-45671843014326005452011-08-16T15:17:00.009-05:002011-08-16T15:55:18.211-05:00Polaroid Instant Camera...Let's Make!I have bags of camera parts just sitting and waiting to be used. Most will remain parts, lonely and apart from useful photographic tools. Some, though, join together and make a new man...Filmy Camerason.<br />
What the heck am I going on about? No idea. Actually, I was just bored and made a very simple camera. And I am going to share it with all of you to show that you can also make a simple camera! Wheee! And to make it even more special, we are making a Polaroid camera. Wheee again!<br />
Okay, anyway, all you need are some spare parts. Not just any spare parts, of course. You can't make a camera from a dried up marker and banana peels. Well, actually you probably could, but I'm not doing that. What I have is a broken Polaroid back (though it still works fine), and a Diana lens that I cut off a camera some time ago. And a cardboard box and tape. Plus some rulers type things and something to cut stuff with, scissors and Exacto to be exact. If you want a "working camera", it is important that your lens has a shutter and some way to fire the shutter. If not, you will just have an open lens and no way to control exposure.<br />
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First we need to figure out the focal length of our camera. the Diana lens has to be a certain distance from our film plane to be in focus. Easiest way to do this is the measure that distance on a Diana camera.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLquGtgZeGP6ZtBozpSmtmHAqqxZaNYdeuqIy-OHNDoVOEyTsXW3knR2EyeskLFUFq8cLzrnxzGNYAlV8gIwsuxtXe8h43fq9Qcop8XgQwlFzEhs3Fmd6HaHJqs637YkHRnuXIOw/s1600/letsmake23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLquGtgZeGP6ZtBozpSmtmHAqqxZaNYdeuqIy-OHNDoVOEyTsXW3knR2EyeskLFUFq8cLzrnxzGNYAlV8gIwsuxtXe8h43fq9Qcop8XgQwlFzEhs3Fmd6HaHJqs637YkHRnuXIOw/s400/letsmake23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Grab a pin and poke a hole in the foil...hence the name "pinhole".<br />
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So my pinhole is big, ragged, and close to the film. Who cares? It's still cool because I made it, and yours will be as well. But not as cool as mine.<br />
Anyway, for a shutter, I just use a piece of black tape and fold over the end. You just need to peel back to expose the hole and then recover.<br />
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Pinholes are also good for self portraits! You can try lots of things, like hiding it in the grass, aiming towards the sun or whatnot. And you can get as close to your pinhole as you want! The closer, the better, as long as you have light on your subject (my face). Shot with Fuji FP-100C and expired Type 108.<br />
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Until I think of something else to write about!<br />
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moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-25497327847043416562011-07-20T15:40:00.008-05:002011-07-20T16:00:02.459-05:00Choosing the right BW film. And...the future?Does it matter which black and white film you use? Of course it does! But...picking film can be a rather arbitrary affair, particularly when using different films in different cameras, and then using different developers (or even different labs!) to boot. I know I mostly talk about Polaroid on my blog, but I do shoot film, though not as often as I used to...mostly because I tend to forget about the film cameras I've brought along and go through packs of Polaroid instead. I do think about the disappearing availability and subsequent cost of peel-apart, and I realize that in 10-15 years there probably won't be much of it around, aside from expired Fuji peel-apart (if you think that Fuji is going to be making instant peel-apart film in 15 years, you are probably wrong). So I often consider what I will focus on when my stash has been depleted. It will last me awhile, though there is a delicate balance between having enough to last me 10 years or so, and the films' ability to be usable after that amount of time. Polaroid film expiration seems to be totally independent from its surrounding packs. I have Type 108 from 1989 that still works beautifully, and I have Type 669 from 2006 that exposed very dark and very blue. So I can't even rely on numbers...all I can do is keep shooting and hope, through proper storage, that it will last.<br />
On a side note, I read a lot about how people buy Polaroid and are afraid to use it, because then it will be gone!<br />
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ANYway, so, yes I think about what I want to focus on after Polaroid, and even things I might be interested in doing concurrently. Glass plate collodion is something I would love to work with someday...when I have the time, space and money. Large format is another field I'm becoming increasingly interested in. In the interim, though, good old black and white 120 and the occasional 35mm will have to do. So, back to the original question: what is the best film to use? Results are so dependent on so may factors, as mentioned above, as well as lighting conditions, exposure time, the camera lens, and just about anything else you can think of. But most films do have tendencies. All I can really do is show some examples of different film types in different cameras, and maybe describe some of the qualities that I glean from different film types. Most of these black and white examples are developed in D-76, which is a nice, straightforward developer that generally gives consistent, even results. I am sure some will read this and not agree with my comments or results, or may have tips, etc. regarding certain films and developers and whatnot. This is not a "professional" comparison or review. Just a personal overview with some comments based on my experiences with the films, and will help you to see how different films behave in different cameras.<br />
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First up is my most used 120 film format, <b>Fuji Acros 100</b>. I find that Acros generally has a decent amount of contrast with loss of detail in the shadows and bright areas. So it has stronger blacks and brighter whites. It still retains fine grays between until you get to darker or whiter areas. All in all, it is a very "sharp" film. A few examples with a few different cameras...<br />
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Kowa Six with 85mm lens<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBHuz6fN1cpt6iJoD-dscZKQx9wOkvqLUzIwZcJu9Di6Quhi0XThy9IKQ7Te8ard2pRZGLBPl2xQHpKDahH3LgHC3C2CSx86ur_0R1-Ov0h1Hhq4UQvfIv0jKAvAgR7Prq6ctww/s1600/acros05_holga.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBHuz6fN1cpt6iJoD-dscZKQx9wOkvqLUzIwZcJu9Di6Quhi0XThy9IKQ7Te8ard2pRZGLBPl2xQHpKDahH3LgHC3C2CSx86ur_0R1-Ov0h1Hhq4UQvfIv0jKAvAgR7Prq6ctww/s320/acros05_holga.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Like I said, this is the film I shoot the most. This is partly because I like the results. Also, it is much cheaper than other film brands without a loss in quality or any added oddities that many cheaper films exhibit. So for a decent price, you get a nice, sharp film.<br />
<b>Fuji Neopan 400</b> (which isn't available in the US anymore, I believe) has more even tones than the Acros. More grays with lighter blacks...or less contrast overall. So the shots are either lighter or darker across the board. Shows a bit more grain than Acros, as well. I have a tougher time shooting 400 film because I don't use a light meter. My internal meter is set for 100 speed film, so it's difficult to calculate the adjustment. Plus, it is so bright and sunny here, slower films seem to be easier to use. A couple examples of Neopan 400.<br />
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Holga 120SF<br />
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Those are the two primary types of 120 film. In 35mm format, I use <b>Neopan 1600</b> in my Natura Classica. This is a very high contrast film, with a fair amount of grain. Much more sensitive to light. Fuji has stopped making this film recently, which kind of defeats the purpose of having a Natura Classica (though they still make color 1600 and there are some other brands available). A couple examples of 1600 in the Natura:<br />
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I don't often use Kodak film, mostly because it is expensive. Right now it is $4 to $5 for a roll of 120, depending on type. But I do like it...I just don't have a lot of examples. In college, <b>Plus-X</b> was the go-to film, so I will start with that. The film speed is 125, which is close enough to 100 that it doesn't make a big difference in exposure times. Plus-X seems to me to be a very "in between" film. The tones are even and seems to retain detail in dark areas, but it does lose detail in the bright areas. Grain is present, but the grain size is relatively small.<br />
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Holga 120SF<br />
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Bronica S2 with Komura 50mm, expired June 1973<br />
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I've only used Ilford films a few times. I like the results, but I usually go with cheaper options. Some folks live and die by Ilford, and they are strong supporters of analog film (they provide the film tech in Impossible Project black and white integral films). I don't think D-76 is the best developer for some of the Ilford films, as it seems to have increased grain. But I typically like my results with Ilford.<br />
<b>Ilford Delta</b> seems to be fairly even toned. Overall gray with even details in dark and light areas.<br />
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<b>Ilford FP4</b> has richer blacks, similar to Kodak 400, and seems to be finer grained and shows more detail that Delta.<br />
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Great Wall DF-2<br />
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I also have quite a bit of expired <b>Ilford FP3</b>. This expired in 1957 and was shot with an Ansco Panda. Tends to be very high contrast and grainy...but it is really old.<br />
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Ilford also makes a black and white film that is developed in color developer...<b>Ilford XP2</b>. Overall seems to be a very nice film that supposedly has very little grain, though I noticed it falls apart a bit in low light, with an increase in grain. A sharp film with lots of detail throughout, and rich blacks. These are from the same roll and same camera.<br />
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Bessa R4A with 21mm lens<br />
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Arista.edu is a brand supplied by Freestyle at a budget price. It is supposedly a rebranded film of some other type. There are three speeds...100, 200 and 400. <b>Arista.edu 100</b> is a very competent film, comparable to Acros with a bit more grain. Overall an even tone, maybe a bit dull, but can exhibit rich blacks. For the price, less than half of a roll of Kodak, you really can't go wrong.<br />
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<b>Arista.edu 200</b> seems to be similar to Verichrome...overall a darker, richer film than most. The high grain is from using Diafine as a developer.<br />
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Fomapan is a brand I rarely use. Not really sure why, it's just not been part of my film usage. It seems to be pretty similar to Arista.edu film as far as results and quality. It is cheaper than most brands, as well. It is probably a good choice for use in toy cameras where quality is not an issue (sorry Fomapan, if you are actually a high quality film!) As I have used this film only a few times, I will just post an example of each.<br />
<b>Fomapan 100</b>, Meteor<br />
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Fomapan 400</b>, Fujipet<br />
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The last film I will mention is no longer produced, which is too bad because it was one of my favorite brands: Fortepan. I've read that Fortepan was an "old style" film, using old formulas and lacking a halide layer. So it shoots how film used to shoot...<br />
<b>Fortepan 100</b> was, for me, a film that could be used in any camera, in just about any situation. There is definitely grain present, but it can have dark blacks with no detail, or it can blow out light areas, or it can be even toned across the board. It works well in low light and bright light. There is a most definite <i>softness</i> to the image, making it ideal for toy cameras, yet it could still retain a massive amount of detail at times. They stopped making it a couple years ago, and I think I used up the last of it just a couple weeks ago. I miss it already!<br />
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Diana +<br />
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Alternately, there is a Fortepan 400 that I didn't care for at all. If I remember correctly, it was super curly. Maybe I just wasn't using it right, but it didn't ever really work for me.<br />
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We should all buy film while we can, as it will get more and more expensive as silver prices increase and digital takes over. Someone will probably always make some kind of film, but it won't be cheap! If stored properly, BW film will last a long time past its expiration date, but don't feel like you have to hoard just yet (unless it is something that you use that is being discontinued, like Fuji Neopan 400). There is still quite a lot of film available online and at specialty photo shops, and much of it is very affordable. And I'm not into the whole digital versus film argument, but, really...digital is such a turn off for me. It's good for some stuff and can produce some nice pieces, of course, but it's <i>not film</i>. I can't count how many times photographers have told me (and they do, quite often, when they see me with a film camera) that they can't afford film photography, while they stand there with a $1200 digital camera and a $700 lens (plus the computer software!). And all I see is ...aim at a person two feet away with a 12" long lens, and then "clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclick". Like, seriously, how many frames of the exact same shot do you need? And how is that fun? I dunno...just not my bag.<br />
Anyway, do what you will, but I am a film supporter, and I hope to be shooting film in some form or another until I die, even if I have to make the chemicals myself. I hope this post encourages many of you to do the same!<br />
And, yes, I am well aware that I am not posting much this year...just been messing about with other things. I have ideas, just haven't taken the time to type them out. Thanks for continually stopping by, though...so many are obviously interested in film! Almost 300,000 visitors and almost half a million page views! Spanks a million!<br />
Until next time, seeya!moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-44979041815956050642011-05-06T12:03:00.017-05:002011-05-06T18:57:05.555-05:00Kato Motors in Kiyose, Tokyo: Subaru 360 heaven!While in Japan last month, I was browsing through the May issue of <i><a href="http://geibunsha.co.jp/mag/nh/p/">Nostalgic Hero</a></i>, a Japanese magazine dedicated to vintage Japanese cars, and noticed a very nice red Subaru 360 featured in one of the articles.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYx8RqtJ_kgvVfPfGsBaNfZN0JjrnKfr5s669TdRo3sgXa8IGVJrNdJHm-oM-JgdVclN5u5frzic2J_KyopY1kQmBxpXl0MqvbIVLiI5iy7FtPuwyPYhP6g1zpMf5KUKqIJCY4Q/s1600/katomotors01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYx8RqtJ_kgvVfPfGsBaNfZN0JjrnKfr5s669TdRo3sgXa8IGVJrNdJHm-oM-JgdVclN5u5frzic2J_KyopY1kQmBxpXl0MqvbIVLiI5iy7FtPuwyPYhP6g1zpMf5KUKqIJCY4Q/s400/katomotors01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In one corner of the article in small print was a web address for a dealership...<a href="http://www.katomotors360.com/">Kato Motors</a>. I figured, heck, I'm in Japan, how can I pass up a visit (and shoot some Polaroids)? The dealership is in Kiyose in Tokyo prefecture, which is about an hour by train from Ikebukuro station in Tokyo via the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. I planned a day to head out there, and wander about Kiyose and some of the other small towns in the area if time permitted. This was March 31, 20 days after the earthquake and tsunami, so I had to make sure the train I needed was running. Though some of the alternate trains were down, the semi-express and local trains were still on the go.<br />
I get to Kiyose about 9:30am, Kato Motors doesn't open up until 11am. So I wander around Kiyose for a couple hours. The dealership is a couple blocks from the station, and the town is fairly small (though the Tokyo metro area is mostly connected for miles, so you could keep walking for a long, long time and still be in "the city"), so I made a nice circuit. Kiyose is basically a farm town, with lots of cool, big Danchi (public housing or apartments, kind of like projects in the U.S.). A few shots in the area before we get to Kato Motors...<br />
A danchi, shot with Type 672:<br />
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Kato Motors is owned by Noboru Kato, and has been in business since 1977. Though he had a few other car makes, he specializes in Subaru 360s. What is a Subaru 360? Basically a VW Beetle clone. They were produced in Japan from 1958 to 1971, and were sold in the U.S. in 1969 and 1970. The basic shape changed very little during its entire run. I'm sure you've already clicked on the Kato Motors link above, but if not...here is a row of beautiful 360s! Shot on Type 690...<br />
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As mentioned previously, the Subaru 360 was available in the U.S. in 1969 and 1970.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/qzvmPpXTAqM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>You can read more about it <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_360">here</a>, but, short story, it sold very poorly and received terrible reviews in the auto magazines (with some flat-out lies about the car's lack of power). But the past is the past and now they are collectible! They aren't super expensive, ranging from $1000 to $6000 depending on condition. This is pretty close to the Japanese Yen value, though they float around 400000円 to 800000円, or $4500 and up, depending on exchange rates. But they have many more years to choose from, and I'm sure the earlier models are worth more. This isn't too far off from VW Beetle prices, as you can get a basic 1970s Beetle for around $2000, though some models can go as high as $20,000. I am casually keeping an eye out for a nice 360 for a nice price, myself. You can read more about 360s and collecting at the <a href="http://www.subaru360club.org/">Subaru 360 Driver's Club</a> and the <a href="http://www.microcar.org/">Vintage Microcar Club</a>. A couple of interesting books available on Amazon.co.jp are the <a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4874659632/ref=oss_product"><i>Subaru 360 Complete Book</i></a>, which has a lot of technical info and not as many pictures as I had hoped, and <a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4895225011/ref=oss_product"><i>Memories of Japanese K-cars</i></a>, which is one of my favorite car books ever, beautiful stuff.<br />
If you are making a trip to Tokyo, or you live in Tokyo, spend an afternoon in Kiyose and visit Kato Motors! Yeah, Tokyo Tower is okay (nice view, but 20,000 either very young or very old short people), but think outside of the tourist box!<br />
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Until next time, some more Subaru 360s!<br />
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Just got back from two weeks in Tokyo (yes, right after the earthquake and tsunami). I took a LOT of photos, it will take me a long time to develop and scan all of the film. I probably shot over 400 Polaroids, as well! Here are a couple from what I have scanned so far (which isn't much).<br />
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The show features 25 framed peel-apart Polaroids, and three large archival prints. The large, unframed, signed prints are for sale at $250 (which may seem to be expensive but a large portion of that is the cost to print). The original Polaroids are not for sale. If you are interested, contact me!<br />
The night started slow but picked up as the sun set. I had a steady stream of visitors of all ages. Most were curious about the format. A couple color shots of the show, Type 669 and Fuji FP-100C with the 195.<br />
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Until next time, seeya!moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-42497970422696102392011-02-22T20:07:00.013-06:002011-02-23T14:50:50.160-06:00Dr. Moominstein returns! Polaroid 195 head transplant...it lives!My poor Polaroid 195 has seen a lot of use and abuse. I've probably taken 2,000 shots with it (and it was already 30+ years old). A couple years ago, I kinked the cable and had to replace it, which I talked about <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2009/02/polapainful-repairs-195-vs-180.html">here</a>, and I replaced the bellows. More recently, I tripped on the dog's leash and dropped it on the sidewalk. Ever since then, it has had issues with focusing, only working sporadically. While I now mostly use my 190, it seemed kind of pointless to just let the 195 die, unused on a shelf...so I kind of started from scratch! What's old is new again, with a 195 lens fitting on to a 250 body. Many folding cameras are nearly identical in build, with the lens being the main difference, so in theory, the fronts should be swappable. I looked at various folding Polaroids, and didn't want a plastic body, and I wanted a Zeiss lens. I don't care about back timers, and a local shop had a couple 250s for cheap, so a 250 was going to sacrifice its life so my 195 might live again. Yes, I didn't even dig up the corpse of an already dead 250...he was alive and healthy, and I killed him for my project. It was worth it. <br />
First thing to do is to remove the "good" part of the 195 (and the bad part of the 250) - the front. The body is a mess, but the front part that houses the shutter and lens was in perfect working order. This is really a simple matter of removing a screw and a bolt on the bottom, and the four screws inside that hold the bellows to the front.<br />
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And we have the head of the 195 awaiting transplant alongside the donor 250.<br />
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Just remember, work right to left!<br />
In the end, we have a living, breathing 195!<br />
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On a side note, I no longer have my 195 front cover because I set it down (along with a now missing print of some vintage arcade cabinets) so I could take this long exposure at this semi-abandoned ropeway station on Shikoku. I walked out without the cover and print.<br />
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Until whenever, adios!moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-19683684146305374462011-02-08T23:28:00.008-06:002011-02-08T23:36:44.405-06:00Expired: A Photographic ExhibitI haven't been able to think of much to blog about recently, but I do have an upcoming gallery show that I guess I should promote a bit. It is titled "Expired", and will feature about 25 peel-apart prints "in real life", meaning they will be small and ragged and beautiful for what they are...Polaroids! Here is the flyer:<br />
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And my little artist statement about the show:<br />
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<div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Many things come to mind when hearing the word “expired”. Death may be first and foremost for some, while others may think of milk. Expiration is inevitable for all things, living or not. Disorder comes from order, and nothing lasts forever. The American Southwest has a particularly unfriendly attitude towards so-called permanence. Extreme temperatures (sometimes low as well as high in a 24 hour period), a baking sun, dry desert winds, insects, animals…you name it, it exists here to tear down all things. As well, the Southwest is an odd mix of old, somewhat old, and the fastest-growing “new” in the country. Humans destroy the old at a rate tenfold what nature can do, and replace it with an often bland newness. Expiration is all around us, in the bare mountains, the dry desert plains, the decay of man-made and natural forms, the sun-baked storefronts with warped wood and peeling paint, the rotting automobile carcasses, and the near empty towns scattered throughout the region.</span></div><div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We often strive to preserve which will eventually be no more, those expired objects that surround us, and photography is one method of preservation, to create an image of what is and what was, or may soon be no more. Sean Rohde chooses to preserve the concept of expired in the Southwest with film that is also expired. More specifically, expired Polaroid instant film. Using fully manual, vintage Polaroid cameras from the 1960s and 1970s (more specifically the 180, 190, 195 and Colorpack III), he explores the deserts and towns of Arizona, California and Utah to record and preserve images of objects and places that are often gone six months after. The film he chooses includes Type 669, Type 690, and ID-UV, all color films, all expired anywhere from 1995 to 2008. Polaroid film itself is a virtually expired medium. There are those that continue in the spirit of Polaroid, but these specific Polaroid films will soon be long gone.</span></div><div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sean Rohde shoots what he sees, making no changes to the environment, yet the images often display the essence of the Southwest rather than being straight shots of what is in front of the camera…a combination of film and camera choice, technique and photographic eye. The colors of red, orange and blue are present throughout the Southwest as shown in these photographs, and the colors often seem burned by our desert sun. The prints themselves are sometimes ragged and faded, which only serves to enhance the subject matter. The prints are expired objects, presenting images of expired objects, and it is worth noting that they will not last forever. They will crack and peel, curl and fade. These Polaroid prints are literal, tactile representations of the “expired” theme that is presented in the photographs. These are here to look at, these expressions of expiration…for now.</span></div><div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sean Rohde has lived in Phoenix since June of 1997, having spent 27 years of his life previously in northern Indiana. Working as a registered nurse, he spends his free time shooting many analog film formats with vintage cameras. More of his work may be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjrohde and you may read his ramblings about film and camera reviews/modifications at http://moominsean.blogspot.com.</span></div><br />
Still working on the frames and some other stuff, but should be a good time when the time comes.<br />
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The show runs from March 17th to April 16th, and the opening is on March 17th from 5pm to 9pm. The gallery is at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=14010+North+El+Mirage+Road,+El+Mirage,+AZ&aq=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=41.496446,86.835938&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14010+N+El+Mirage+Rd,+El+Mirage,+Maricopa,+Arizona+85335&ll=33.611778,-112.324734&spn=0.010686,0.0212&t=h&z=16">14010 N. El Mirage Road, El Mirage, AZ</a>. El Mirage is a community in the northwest Phoenix metro area.<br />
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The building is a nice little community center looking area on the west side of the street. <a href="http://elmiragegallery.blogspot.com/">Contact the gallery</a> for visiting hours outside of the opening times.<br />
Be there or be 3 1/4" x 4 1/4"! I'll be the one with a Polaroid camera in my hand.<br />
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Soon I plan on talking about the Kowa Super 66, and I also have some TLR action happening. Another trip to Japan in a couple months, as well!moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-71686408204722334712010-12-19T12:55:00.027-06:002011-01-04T12:43:43.280-06:00Konica Instant PressNo pseudo-clever title for this article. Most instant Polaroid cameras are made by Polaroid, but there are a few companies that make Polaroid compatible film cameras. I've already talked about <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2009/10/polaroid-copycat-keystone-60-second.html">Keystone</a> cameras, and there are a couple of <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2009/08/polaroid-sans-auto-manual-cameras.html">NPC cameras</a> that are clones of the 185 and 195 (at least in name) that I haven't used. I've talked about the <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2010/10/omg-russian-moment-conversion.html">Moment</a>, a Russian type 40 clone. <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2010/09/fuji-and-kodak-together-again.html">Fuji</a> also makes proprietary cameras, as well as the high-end, fully manual <a href="http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=773.0">Fotorama FP-1</a>. <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2010/09/fuji-and-kodak-together-again.html">Kodak</a> also made instant cameras that used Kodak instant film. There are also many cameras that use Polaroid backs, such as <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2010/02/mamiya-universal-vs-polaroid-600se.html">Mamiya</a>, and just about every other medium format camera (and even some 35mm and large format cameras). There is one more important Polaroid peel-apart compatible camera (hint...it's mentioned in the title).<br />
The Konica Instant Press was released in Japan in 1983, and sold outside of Japan in 1984.<br />
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The Konica Instant Press:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KRAKClW8qz3u-IK0lPORz8jvGGImNU8hfxPqFq_x9un0O_4YulIDiJBhkszZl_kElaGyGjmG8yjJStfdx1vfcaEf3d3sBZDAI6bAwIXo4fDfzXqLmC8udaM63kYogcf-iEy2Pw/s1600/konicainstant12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KRAKClW8qz3u-IK0lPORz8jvGGImNU8hfxPqFq_x9un0O_4YulIDiJBhkszZl_kElaGyGjmG8yjJStfdx1vfcaEf3d3sBZDAI6bAwIXo4fDfzXqLmC8udaM63kYogcf-iEy2Pw/s400/konicainstant12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The camera takes all <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2010/06/polaroid-peel-apart-instant-film-types.html">Type 100 pack films</a>. I read in a book that it takes Type 80 as well, but this is not true. It does not have the notches that allow for the extra tabs that Type 80 packs have (to prevent the film pack from sliding back into the camera). It would be an easy mod, but not really necessary at this point with Type 80s being relatively rare (and I have plenty of other cameras that I can use for Type 80s).<br />
It has a plastic left-hand grip, which I find to be a bit slippery, so I grabbed a Konica strap from eBay.<br />
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Shutter speeds are from 1 to 500, with a B and T setting. This is comparable to other Polaroid manuals, except for the inclusion of a T setting, which allows you to keep the shutter open until you press the shutter button again. Neither the manual Polaroids nor the FP-1 have this setting, which is a great feature for long exposures. It also has a flash mount. Filter size is 49mm, allowing you a full range of filter and hood use. The manual Polaroid cameras seem to use a unique filter size that requires a Polaroid brand filter (UV, yellow and ND).<br />
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The viewfinder is large and bright, and features moving guidelines within the finder depending on focus.<br />
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<i>Konica Instant Press</i><br />
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The manual for the Konica Instant Press can be found online <a href="http://www.polaroid-passion.com/manuel/manuel-konica-instant-press.pdf">here</a>.<br />
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Introducing...The Konica Instant Press!<br />
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The camera was having an issue with firing the shutter. It wasn't the shutter itself, rather the mechanism between the button and the lens. I was a bit wary of taking the camera apart as it wasn't cheap and I didn't want to mess up the focus. Turned out to be pretty easy (mostly) to remove the front, and you can't mess up the focus as it is a separate mechanism in the hood of the camera. I figured I would post shots and a short explanation for those interested. Though I discovered none of this was at all necessary by the time I was done.<br />
First step is to release the bellows, which only requires the removal of four screws from the inside.<br />
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After looking at all of this and thinking about it for awhile, the fix was actually pretty simple. The binding was fixed by pushing up on "2" (top photo) with my thumb, which bent it back into place, so it moves straight and does not catch on the surface of the board. The second fix...I actually can't figure out why the piece doesn't push down far enough. It is seriously like 1mm or less short. I tried bending it a bit, but it needs to pretty much be flat to fire at all focal lengths, as a different amount of surface makes contact depending on how close or far you focus. So I just took two small pieces of black electrical tape and made "1" slightly thicker on the bottom, so it had enough to push the proper distance. That's all it took. And I could have done all of that without taking apart the camera. Still, and interesting learning exercise.<br />
A quick video of the shutter working properly...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyHxoJp8fm89GKknURg7GPz9-7aBgLmFErtjdonjOQTMMslM7pKGu-gL3ZS4ztu4PuQ7Iam9GSLjhM' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Until next time!moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-9368394348331639602010-12-07T14:04:00.019-06:002010-12-13T16:06:52.578-06:00Reclaimed Fuji intant negs!I'm certainly not the one to think this up, though I've tried similar with Polaroid film in the past without success. There is currently some activity in "reclaiming" a full color negative from Fuji FP-100C. There is a good thread on <a href="http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=2850.0">Filmwasters</a> and they also cover it in a video podcast I believe, but I figure I would quickly go over the process here, as one can never have to many useful Internet resources!<br />
First off, don't be put off thinking this is difficult. It took me awhile to get around to messing about with this, and it took me about five minutes to make my first color negative, plus drying and scanning time.<br />
Basic supplies are bleach, a brush, some kind of surface such as glass or a piece of plastic, and water. Also, of course, the remains of a Fuji FP-100C...the back side that you would normally throw away (you'll see what I'm talking about in the step-by-step).<br />
So you have your bleach and brush...<br />
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That's it! Makes me sad about all of the Fuji negs I've thrown away in the past, particularly from my Japan trip. There are other methods out there on the Interwebs. Some use paper towels or sponges, some use different chemicals. Experiment and see what works for you.<br />
On a side note, I thought to try this with black and white film, to see if I could get something similar to Type 665. It works...sort of. I chose to use Fuji FP-100B, because the 3000B already has a scannable negative. And I figured it would be most similar to FP-100C. The big difference is that the image on 100B is on the developer, not the plastic, so it washes off, and washes off very easily. So...it is possible to remove the black backing from FP-100B, but you can't get <i>any</i> water on the other side. This is very difficult to accomplish when you are trying to rinse off the bleach and black coating. After a couple failed attempts, I chose to just use the paper as a handle and painted and rinsed very carefully.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FsAoHx_C7O8EsxcBpVT-XzUQDBnXs9IcAJOhwGgZuDhVZ1V2q_HHSwycmGHmTwWygKU50hIDEI5DuxTvd6cKF3sZ6xCLHJ6p_4gE3MUilSVMWS5JF2qS647L7zHMhYynzMHOwQ/s1600/100b_neg01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FsAoHx_C7O8EsxcBpVT-XzUQDBnXs9IcAJOhwGgZuDhVZ1V2q_HHSwycmGHmTwWygKU50hIDEI5DuxTvd6cKF3sZ6xCLHJ6p_4gE3MUilSVMWS5JF2qS647L7zHMhYynzMHOwQ/s320/100b_neg01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>After reversing, converting to black and white (the image is purple otherwise), and adjusting contrast, this is as good as this one gets...<br />
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A bit messy. The original print for comparison.<br />
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Here is another previous, mostly failed, attempt with FP-100B with much of the image washed and scratched off. This one I attempted to tape down to seal off the emulsion side. Print and negative...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6AcvnoPLQLlvDFB0lFFBBsvcQhlq_HWI0MMXEN3rfe92xGVDgdEMHTRFeexHYVftzcYWfyVdhrdenzeye2XlnWtd9MI2Jy5wR4FRYOcoR_3-ktVnyKcEknnRS5P3ZQ1YZ6jbeQ/s1600/pola190_120710_shadow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6AcvnoPLQLlvDFB0lFFBBsvcQhlq_HWI0MMXEN3rfe92xGVDgdEMHTRFeexHYVftzcYWfyVdhrdenzeye2XlnWtd9MI2Jy5wR4FRYOcoR_3-ktVnyKcEknnRS5P3ZQ1YZ6jbeQ/s320/pola190_120710_shadow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0k1A64-E2NIUII6FyFmIucLJy-6yZBnUWAR7HvBarKDvjRP_hBxxiiiVpSLmP1q4kYgM5i016-Vr_ZMu8qWB4DcA9wskSKQ5q8fZQHjyevvjAOLZArPFZtMT-9Tk2J8Z_eqsmbw/s1600/neg02_fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0k1A64-E2NIUII6FyFmIucLJy-6yZBnUWAR7HvBarKDvjRP_hBxxiiiVpSLmP1q4kYgM5i016-Vr_ZMu8qWB4DcA9wskSKQ5q8fZQHjyevvjAOLZArPFZtMT-9Tk2J8Z_eqsmbw/s320/neg02_fixed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I believe that this is definitely a doable process with FP-100B. A few workarounds that might help would be to let the goop dry completely so that it takes longer to wash off, and to paint the bleach on and let it sit for awhile, with luck reducing rinses. Taping it down to seal the underside almost worked, but after a few rinses and bleaches, the tape just bubbled up. But a careful process would make this a viable process...though it doesn't provide the same high quality negative that FP-100C does.<br />
And this does not work with Polaroid films, as the black backing doesn't dissolve from bleach.<br />
I also wanted to try Type 689, as it seems similar to FP-100C, or an earlier version. Some people believe they are they same film, but this experiment kicks that idea out the door.<br />
For some reason, I saved a bunch of Type 689 negatives (and other types). No idea why, but glad I did now!<br />
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So, to summarize, the following film types have been tested by me (or verified by others as with the Fuji 4x5) as working for negative retrieval (a few) or not working (most).<br />
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<b>Working</b> (backing removable with bleach with transparent negative)<br />
<i>Fuji FP-100C, FP-100C Silk and FP-100C45</i> (emulsion will discolor and deteriorate with extended exposure to bleach)<br />
<i>Fuji FP-100B and FP-100B45</i> (emulsion washes off if not very careful)<br />
<i>Polaroid Type 689</i> (very dense blue negative)<br />
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<b>Not working</b> (possible to remove black backing but emulsion is opaque)<br />
<i>Fuji FP-3000B</i> (emulsion opaque, but already has a scannable negative image)<br />
<i>Type 667, 107 and 47</i> (emulsion opaque, but already has a scannable negative image)<br />
<i>Type 669 and 108</i> (can scrub back off but black underneath, emulsion opaque)<br />
<i>Type 690</i> (can scrub back off but black underneath, emulsion opaque)<br />
<i>ID-UV</i> (can scrub back off but black underneath, emulsion opaque)<br />
<i>Chocolate and Blue 100</i> (can scrub back off but black underneath, emulsion opaque)<br />
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In closing, another reclaimed negative saved from last year...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpFdUGwvKLn-RKC0gK3LISDM5viqL56hQdlHuApMdkbPqHOFscjizOE-xjSnYMfyEvfYt3jSgE39JyCIBOizqBCot1muUcu9LsoqEnqPJFkJW1idynREo1iT_NSJT1BCOrhVm4Q/s1600/pola195_0309_shibuyaneg02SM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpFdUGwvKLn-RKC0gK3LISDM5viqL56hQdlHuApMdkbPqHOFscjizOE-xjSnYMfyEvfYt3jSgE39JyCIBOizqBCot1muUcu9LsoqEnqPJFkJW1idynREo1iT_NSJT1BCOrhVm4Q/s320/pola195_0309_shibuyaneg02SM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Anyway, another something to mess around with. Next up I will be reviewing the Konica Instant Press! Until then...moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-79520702364330990652010-10-18T22:28:00.004-05:002010-10-20T14:33:41.209-05:00OMG! A Russian Moment conversion!OMG, of course, stands for "oh my GOMZ!" In 1952, the Russian camera company <a href="http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/GOMZ">GOMZ</a> (Gosularstvennyi Optiko-Mekhanicheskii Zavod) created a roll film instant camera known as Moment. Polaroid wasn't officially sold in Russia, so GOMZ made a copycat camera and produced a Type 40 equivalent. It wasn't a success. Too expensive and the film was very poor quality, so less than 9,000 were produced. According to <a href="http://www.rwhirled.com/landlist/landhome.htm">Land List</a>, <i>Modern Photography</i> did a review of the Russian instant film, but I don't know the month or year so I haven't been able to locate it. There are other Google-able sites on the Moment camera and GOMZ, so I won't go into any historical details, except to mention that GOMZ became LOMO, whose name was eventually pirated by whom many consider to be the evil overlord of analog photography, <a href="http://www.lomography.com/">Lomography</a> (I'm personally indifferent...any company that promotes film over digital can't be all bad).<br />
So the Moment camera is somewhat rare, though not so rare that there isn't usually at least one available on eBay at any given...moment (haha). It's just a matter of waiting to grab one for a decent price. Which I did. Here it is...<br />
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The focus viewfinder is a bit odd. It's the same finder that I see on other Russian folding cameras of the time.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9V6DBzMEIc0jFWTtts5UwFLsnru1J6Rzh-qCmn7uC4RHuEZ6KO__Aw3_ISRCvlBUOV19_uD-DdMDPoIa9saadVGiO8D4bPQTGRkK9rh9L9M-598yLkShvUjisJBnov37ZT1g7RA/s1600/moment13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9V6DBzMEIc0jFWTtts5UwFLsnru1J6Rzh-qCmn7uC4RHuEZ6KO__Aw3_ISRCvlBUOV19_uD-DdMDPoIa9saadVGiO8D4bPQTGRkK9rh9L9M-598yLkShvUjisJBnov37ZT1g7RA/s320/moment13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>So, neat looking camera...but close to unusable, unless you want to find some Type 40 that still works. I'm not much into just having cameras to look at and not use, though I certainly appreciate cool-looking cameras. I bought this to convert to pack film, of course! I've done this <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2009/05/polaroid-110a-covertomation.html">previously</a>, and the process is pretty much the same. I figure this is the first time someone has been able to use one of these in 50 years or so, unless someone else has converted a Moment in the past.<br />
First up is removing all of the extra bits from the back.<br />
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A couple notes on using the thing. Not sure what's up with the finder. I assume it is supposed to assist with focusing, but it stays exactly the same regardless of the focus setting. Everything is always in focus in the finder. And the finder is square, so it's not very good at all for framing. Trying to use the finder on top is difficult, as well. What you see in it is entirely dependent on how far away your eye is from the thing. So framing with the camera is a mixed bag. The shutter is super quiet, though. Quiet enough that sometimes I wasn't sure if it fired. It is a bit awkward to fire, as the shutter button is on the lens. It's tough to reach depending on how I'm holding the camera. Has decent depth of field, and seems to provide a very pinpoint focus, which makes it all the more difficult to use when I have to guess my distance. I will take it out next weekend and shoot some real stuff with it, see how it handles. Some shots of the final product!<br />
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We start with a Great Wall DF-2 camera...known for its "bokeh" heavy lens, and reviewed previously <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2008/06/great-wallthe-camera-not-wall.html">here</a>.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-36h0051p2ReJrf7Tq4sRmceGGYgukFWJZ5v8vHWDyluAmhGoIMxs2Hk5MWNylcMIp3l8boZuKW4vyfLXn9oEUDU0OTEgW63ZsZgZvuBY8hbKLT5HSklIYxJbjh1400XfHgLgBA/s1600/polawall03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-36h0051p2ReJrf7Tq4sRmceGGYgukFWJZ5v8vHWDyluAmhGoIMxs2Hk5MWNylcMIp3l8boZuKW4vyfLXn9oEUDU0OTEgW63ZsZgZvuBY8hbKLT5HSklIYxJbjh1400XfHgLgBA/s320/polawall03.jpg" /></a></div>Putting the camera on the back, you see that I need to cut away a lot of metal.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMyYZbHDKtq3o1Fhio9oxSJlOWQkrb9V5d73-qRvAUc6pmmecV0PQ55pMC-5I_Ch_8Rw2K-Uu5yW6Ax_7FcTVjKvjxzbGA9THvTexBURM7hSHzJS8fRc95K3diPcZpNzYEFOZLw/s1600/polawall04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMyYZbHDKtq3o1Fhio9oxSJlOWQkrb9V5d73-qRvAUc6pmmecV0PQ55pMC-5I_Ch_8Rw2K-Uu5yW6Ax_7FcTVjKvjxzbGA9THvTexBURM7hSHzJS8fRc95K3diPcZpNzYEFOZLw/s320/polawall04.jpg" /></a></div>My first worry was the 3-step shutter mechanism, as discussed in my <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2008/06/great-wallthe-camera-not-wall.html">Great Wall post</a>. To put the back on, I would have to remove the first step, which is used to advance the film and release the shutter mechanism for cocking.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1vzJ8BEIQ9r7_uGlQNVPnRq-F9K6yZ9vo0_unwdr-uP2_GZC6KswU09DlAnrmkJ8EvrwQa1MERAYzPnYm0O7H2ZQiVadeFhd7f_92t-DQx3C8T9BywsTj1L7E1BOIAFZ3RSlWw/s1600/polawall05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1vzJ8BEIQ9r7_uGlQNVPnRq-F9K6yZ9vo0_unwdr-uP2_GZC6KswU09DlAnrmkJ8EvrwQa1MERAYzPnYm0O7H2ZQiVadeFhd7f_92t-DQx3C8T9BywsTj1L7E1BOIAFZ3RSlWw/s320/polawall05.jpg" /></a></div>After taking it off, though, I realized that I could use the double-exposure switch, which does the same thing. It just releases the cocking mechanism (haha) so you can take another exposure. Cutting into the camera would not affect this part. So I measured and marked. It was I think 5/8" in + 3/16" to allow for the thickness of the Polaroid back. It has to be fairly precise as the Great Wall has pinpoint focusing.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLtrLDp3KyRuotMZ18Ro3fgMK7zMlQOO0d5cxETg02buRXzFA2wbTXdOqPjt_h3vgooKYDSNfWv58Kz3_lJdKxlUrhOCREsxAL4uDrBFraLdTfrZNtj-6Bl322RY7jSXA1J2wcQ/s1600/polawall07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLtrLDp3KyRuotMZ18Ro3fgMK7zMlQOO0d5cxETg02buRXzFA2wbTXdOqPjt_h3vgooKYDSNfWv58Kz3_lJdKxlUrhOCREsxAL4uDrBFraLdTfrZNtj-6Bl322RY7jSXA1J2wcQ/s320/polawall07.jpg" /></a></div>I should have taken off the outer cover plates, though they survived. And I should have removed the interior light-proofing parts, which I destroyed in the process. I didn't realize that they would be important until later. Here we see how the camera and back fit together...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgIAwu7Rn3EYZR0HSYbQ07qDBpWKFCy7PqxRWrub-nMom6GnmnXDUvUMuRswNjTgQoGetkGEC0usfLhDLJlcix6gKlihvtKIqxn4KGmArdGgMagRMkA7Zu-1TdaQvKkKxUzHbPw/s1600/polawall08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgIAwu7Rn3EYZR0HSYbQ07qDBpWKFCy7PqxRWrub-nMom6GnmnXDUvUMuRswNjTgQoGetkGEC0usfLhDLJlcix6gKlihvtKIqxn4KGmArdGgMagRMkA7Zu-1TdaQvKkKxUzHbPw/s320/polawall08.jpg" /></a></div>I used a Hasselblad back because it was already precut for 120 film. I did make some adjustments to it, though, to try to make a larger image area.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUKvzHDy4qlwNH3N8GMoA9M6X1aQMd2V2U__oxg3-L1FOESjxEL7OEeScsJsBwI_QBC9HOtT1mtV7zypeg2cxRYMAUUCMRXLqEPTNMEvx5N8_r3dQtfj7Mpo0_UHrJTvrs4w_hg/s1600/polawall16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUKvzHDy4qlwNH3N8GMoA9M6X1aQMd2V2U__oxg3-L1FOESjxEL7OEeScsJsBwI_QBC9HOtT1mtV7zypeg2cxRYMAUUCMRXLqEPTNMEvx5N8_r3dQtfj7Mpo0_UHrJTvrs4w_hg/s320/polawall16.jpg" /></a></div>This is where it started to get ugly, and I have few pictures of the process. After letting it dry overnight, the shutter stopped working. I thought that maybe I got superglue on something and it was catching. It would fire, but stick halfway through. I did everything I could think of to avoid tearing the back off. I took the top off to see what I could do.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvn79RMMah5iA78303ZBQ6eyO5GlfLdzesRkmyaM-8BTpqsHGYoq1OvZySW6x-MyaNJ4pIcpfCUhb32fiZCCR2pVBj9YICV8nmylRyZSqPd51bNstP0N4pYiOGGBgMpWC36ul4w/s1600/polawall17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvn79RMMah5iA78303ZBQ6eyO5GlfLdzesRkmyaM-8BTpqsHGYoq1OvZySW6x-MyaNJ4pIcpfCUhb32fiZCCR2pVBj9YICV8nmylRyZSqPd51bNstP0N4pYiOGGBgMpWC36ul4w/s320/polawall17.jpg" /></a></div>I messed around with this for far too long before I just gave up and tore the back off. It was a spring inside the wall that had come loose. It provides tension to make the shutter snap back. So I replaced it and put a bit of padding to keep it from popping out again. Then I glued the camera together again. Shutter was working great. Left it for a couple hours...shutter wasn't working again. After screwing around for another hour, I ended up tearing the back off again, and removing the double-exposure mechanism all together.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoX8UafmTb05aUmNqLBuXSO-claHX9LfIUjuUpuYDil5YgfyyBNzrv5N9HJGtyqp1qCFX-gox-UnhMzyl9QZ3lB7H_jioEfqcJMxCd1YuaMMY-6vRf3fQrsIeRuhjSpTOaW7-kg/s1600/polawall18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoX8UafmTb05aUmNqLBuXSO-claHX9LfIUjuUpuYDil5YgfyyBNzrv5N9HJGtyqp1qCFX-gox-UnhMzyl9QZ3lB7H_jioEfqcJMxCd1YuaMMY-6vRf3fQrsIeRuhjSpTOaW7-kg/s320/polawall18.jpg" /></a></div>I have no idea why it was affecting the shutter, but taking it out fixed the camera. I can just turn the knob now to cock the shutter. On a side note, I opened up my other Great Wall to compare, and I did nothing to it except remove the knob, which involves one screw, and the cover plate...but now the double exposure mech doesn't work on that camera! It just lets me cock the shutter. I didn't change anything so I don't understand it at all. And, when I took apart the cameras, it is impossible to get the speed setting in the right place. So I can set the speed, but the indicator doesn't line up...so I just have to know that I am three clicks over so it is at 60. I tried like 5 times to get them to line up and they won't.<br />
So...ANYway. At this point the shutter works so I glue it back together and check focus with ground glass. Seems to be perfect! But, another problem...I destroyed the interior parts of the camera when I was cutting. When you cock the shutter, it totally lets a bunch of light into the interior of the camera. There is a piece on top that block light, and a shield for the sides that blocks light, as well. In this shot, along the sides...light shines through that gap, so it has to be covered yet allow the shutter to slide.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAcHS5Hs0DOcseuQ13oqrfGDRN3pF9q7bMiMlrbjBJrJEtVySXqpwJpQr2W_Yf6LiD7dUn0egJmS8yGPn4Xe6NyrFNEBvvNn_3bNw6S-JQOOPLU9Wtue21siXbUnR4BwAHJ1Uvw/s1600/greatwallpola_090510_test13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAcHS5Hs0DOcseuQ13oqrfGDRN3pF9q7bMiMlrbjBJrJEtVySXqpwJpQr2W_Yf6LiD7dUn0egJmS8yGPn4Xe6NyrFNEBvvNn_3bNw6S-JQOOPLU9Wtue21siXbUnR4BwAHJ1Uvw/s320/greatwallpola_090510_test13.jpg" /></a></div>Adios until whenever!moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-64844982233728694272010-09-05T23:23:00.006-05:002010-09-06T00:35:32.486-05:00Fuji and Kodak, together again!I haven't done a post for awhile, busy writing papers for school and all that. I do have more than one project in mind and in progress. Something I've been wanting to talk about for awhile is Fuji integral instant film, and my experiments with Kodak integral film. I've been trying to work out the best way to talk about this since my experience is my own and probably minimal at best...but it may be interesting by the time I finish writing this up!<br />
So, okay, we've all heard of Polaroid film, and most people think of 600 integral film when they think of Polaroid. It looks like this:<br />
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There are other options for integral films...Fuji films. Fuji does make integral film, and some are readily available in the US, while others are available overseas. I'll talk about those that I have experience with, and a couple of the cameras. There are many, many more camera models available in Japan, but generally only a few available elsewhere.<br />
The easiest to obtain is Instax Mini. The cameras typically look something like this, or sillier depending on the model.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr6X4jofQHckHhP9cMxN5savfyKct0oKfBW4HDEqT3Lh1MNExPbgn7NQQ0AYebSyd8zK6UoGYT4QG1EgoRllbqsksqAYNfCIsE1DchJ6fMObWv-wVo2ugIQf2qpOroIp6ZX29MQ/s1600/instaxwide02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr6X4jofQHckHhP9cMxN5savfyKct0oKfBW4HDEqT3Lh1MNExPbgn7NQQ0AYebSyd8zK6UoGYT4QG1EgoRllbqsksqAYNfCIsE1DchJ6fMObWv-wVo2ugIQf2qpOroIp6ZX29MQ/s320/instaxwide02.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Re6Ccx6ePDHCgzeuvI1EkgbMoQ8pyFtLOGPX203xn1Lu0GGIbmwitSDu4fOpceL6R9Jlj6Ms9pftSkrEUky1Z2yz9k1km6A9J4r-SPoXXLeW0u9Cw-c4158l2XdWgbO9SaiQZg/s1600/instaxwide01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Re6Ccx6ePDHCgzeuvI1EkgbMoQ8pyFtLOGPX203xn1Lu0GGIbmwitSDu4fOpceL6R9Jlj6Ms9pftSkrEUky1Z2yz9k1km6A9J4r-SPoXXLeW0u9Cw-c4158l2XdWgbO9SaiQZg/s320/instaxwide01.jpg" /></a></div>Sooo...those are the most common Fuji integral films. There are a couple other formats that are available in Japan. Well, they were until June 2010 when they were discontinued. These are the Ace and FI-800GT films.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSeAvrN3gEMZbFIAl-2Z5IxsEK56TkFsKVTN-jOQ9FFw9Oj1LOz3FtQMVHTqp6wwiOtsBjItZ9PrQHaTRySQvrDoXf3cxVpFiq-DTUc2L9iI9DWnWdulP0KqdiEUoJm-USP5WZQ/s1600/aceandfuji01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSeAvrN3gEMZbFIAl-2Z5IxsEK56TkFsKVTN-jOQ9FFw9Oj1LOz3FtQMVHTqp6wwiOtsBjItZ9PrQHaTRySQvrDoXf3cxVpFiq-DTUc2L9iI9DWnWdulP0KqdiEUoJm-USP5WZQ/s320/aceandfuji01.jpg" /></a></div>These are actually the same film, but the packs are different. And they are both the same format as the old Kodak PR film, though the ISO is different.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSbIne3xL8-SVHSDjkCk10pbylaScSAqxO6mwh9IRB7Jf7R6EzkG0hFByXNAUSxCzRQk_EoXXwnqEqWJS4K8Ci97AOcaFi6en_4yy7iPL0EFIef4WfmQkVVsQGD6UsZdX_RTn_Q/s1600/kodak01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSbIne3xL8-SVHSDjkCk10pbylaScSAqxO6mwh9IRB7Jf7R6EzkG0hFByXNAUSxCzRQk_EoXXwnqEqWJS4K8Ci97AOcaFi6en_4yy7iPL0EFIef4WfmQkVVsQGD6UsZdX_RTn_Q/s320/kodak01.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7uSdMnel_XgrAf8PGYbCiRRuVDw6T2x652ivob1nYGPwCKPvf76BGPE7KqhH0rYarNfpE6V1xxK_Hh5D4ERZ4ewFQzW4Q2xh18Q0yOkthqht-oB3_C0uoIZYhmcVp9pxgvfLyQ/s1600/IMG_1060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7uSdMnel_XgrAf8PGYbCiRRuVDw6T2x652ivob1nYGPwCKPvf76BGPE7KqhH0rYarNfpE6V1xxK_Hh5D4ERZ4ewFQzW4Q2xh18Q0yOkthqht-oB3_C0uoIZYhmcVp9pxgvfLyQ/s320/IMG_1060.JPG" /></a></div>There are too many Ace and 800GT cameras to show here, but here is an FI-800GT camera:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XFLpIMKb3XPvK6opSJ1Filag650plLJ3dI5KmnpAQwB8BGmSpJ1WAm7GhlPDM480DhB9Z_iIepvvas4gA8xMZN1_tyjgdpgdEw8IA1Rs9fMGoOIE3Mx2dhhCLjwPbbgJA-bNsA/s1600/ff10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XFLpIMKb3XPvK6opSJ1Filag650plLJ3dI5KmnpAQwB8BGmSpJ1WAm7GhlPDM480DhB9Z_iIepvvas4gA8xMZN1_tyjgdpgdEw8IA1Rs9fMGoOIE3Mx2dhhCLjwPbbgJA-bNsA/s320/ff10.jpg" /></a></div>So I nabbed this stash of Ace and FI-800GT film...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KXl0ticG_Og6xlQ-gFl5BIyvG2CuE9j1Q6EA0acDtnu37lVAA6jdFT0odF67Yyw-reWigRj4AmQP4Am1I6Ab1FgHkHM_6gMazpbv5k6wwFu4chLOraopoLiOuuLSe0ugVf_jtw/s1600/aceandfuji02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KXl0ticG_Og6xlQ-gFl5BIyvG2CuE9j1Q6EA0acDtnu37lVAA6jdFT0odF67Yyw-reWigRj4AmQP4Am1I6Ab1FgHkHM_6gMazpbv5k6wwFu4chLOraopoLiOuuLSe0ugVf_jtw/s320/aceandfuji02.jpg" /></a></div>I wanted to try the "use Fuji film in a Kodak camera" trick, as described <a href="http://island.geocities.jp/sihohigari/tip/fi800.html">here</a>. So I bought this:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7bA8q5lp4FC25gzm42FVUvPxokyAxEQ51nd8MKfI7yZ21-BYTLVg0XKn6rA2nWzh6e9PMPF8taKa0I89Zm6JshETaqqVcbSS3QE-fPInCwddbRAeBJ0JaKpTKxVaGAhyphenhyphennlsrkg/s1600/kodakek4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7bA8q5lp4FC25gzm42FVUvPxokyAxEQ51nd8MKfI7yZ21-BYTLVg0XKn6rA2nWzh6e9PMPF8taKa0I89Zm6JshETaqqVcbSS3QE-fPInCwddbRAeBJ0JaKpTKxVaGAhyphenhyphennlsrkg/s320/kodakek4.jpg" /></a></div>The film eject isn't motor driven...the camera has a crank on the side to push the film through the development rollers.<br />
So, like I said, Fuji and Kodak films are basically the same.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcBXBgeEhxzw9yqpA4ajdzLid1rzOAgnTX-fzLEuual4Lmdk_2XMMNVvUFjWqdQ6q8R15re73nFZEFACJD1Usv97N4ML2_mW9qYs2yiY4p0o2k5Z2-AZmb-9L4xgPDf7eMQ0HQg/s1600/packs02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcBXBgeEhxzw9yqpA4ajdzLid1rzOAgnTX-fzLEuual4Lmdk_2XMMNVvUFjWqdQ6q8R15re73nFZEFACJD1Usv97N4ML2_mW9qYs2yiY4p0o2k5Z2-AZmb-9L4xgPDf7eMQ0HQg/s320/packs02.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8kbXkSC3xbQdvk50ergybsBvfkv5nTI4m8qjCJOOuDzJnUb-g8FnzphnU4CjOmg9elmGimFLS62wkyqFPe_ZZW4lcHZ2d1GU9gRYmslOHeebhgeI4KTe_W6aPEl7v2m_sOYyBw/s1600/kodak03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8kbXkSC3xbQdvk50ergybsBvfkv5nTI4m8qjCJOOuDzJnUb-g8FnzphnU4CjOmg9elmGimFLS62wkyqFPe_ZZW4lcHZ2d1GU9gRYmslOHeebhgeI4KTe_W6aPEl7v2m_sOYyBw/s320/kodak03.jpg" /></a></div>The two fuji films are the same with different packs...one doesn't have gears. The 800GT and Kodak films are basically the same pack except for a tab, but the film is a different ISO, so the camera needs a filter so it doesn't overexpose the GT800.<br />
Before trying the Fuji film, I had some Kodak instant film to try. Results?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrmuMwVkMovB5Pl9KTgJRUM5Xf9EmRP2qC1OBqJoe0OJhguRUzO9ZRMeAbAfOyazyVJk7Kzq-5ynRzC-Z-3fud3WWWIoHzSmALHNEzlJDny3q-QKfYUtfHrqdN0RwuI2FwJyVKQ/s1600/kodak04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrmuMwVkMovB5Pl9KTgJRUM5Xf9EmRP2qC1OBqJoe0OJhguRUzO9ZRMeAbAfOyazyVJk7Kzq-5ynRzC-Z-3fud3WWWIoHzSmALHNEzlJDny3q-QKfYUtfHrqdN0RwuI2FwJyVKQ/s320/kodak04.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BzxH9Zq7vcrX37QbaoRBp5bSxJsGI0bLIbGoqgcuyspYTWRNqgNbApHoVqZgr2yj6avQ2xnjFldP76n4Qjrmc-VRZYfg52RL6HGs02YDVCXHTzWioZIlJuWyuGx5omOmQMI12g/s1600/kodak05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BzxH9Zq7vcrX37QbaoRBp5bSxJsGI0bLIbGoqgcuyspYTWRNqgNbApHoVqZgr2yj6avQ2xnjFldP76n4Qjrmc-VRZYfg52RL6HGs02YDVCXHTzWioZIlJuWyuGx5omOmQMI12g/s320/kodak05.jpg" /></a></div>Not much to see here! Moving on, I did the modification to use the FI-GT800. And...a positive result!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzJ2u44Yfi9Gw-tYSu5-G8sc2nTPcos0r67JBoAq1BuuB0p3nABXr4hsYN7nWtyb6-1MF4wc54EghdskrcgG7UugeiP3evm9CXoup0b1THrHHD3LquW3VXyoR0rzAs0X2QQZadg/s1600/gt800_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzJ2u44Yfi9Gw-tYSu5-G8sc2nTPcos0r67JBoAq1BuuB0p3nABXr4hsYN7nWtyb6-1MF4wc54EghdskrcgG7UugeiP3evm9CXoup0b1THrHHD3LquW3VXyoR0rzAs0X2QQZadg/s320/gt800_01.jpg" /></a></div>But...expired film! So mostly rotten shots. I was thinking that maybe the light was leaking through the bottom of the camera, given that many are white but you can still see the developer. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmZ3Z4Ci0nD3_IsQrwx3OQLFh9nMDHVBW0OUgh6cBi-d9QTg9ebGs4_Gcn2VSbVzrOzHzalCq9vAEoR6eWGJ4TEkrJwOp6dAYCLS1Vti3xj7YedDE_lgvXi-PzZIxb-7kwXNVvw/s1600/gt800_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmZ3Z4Ci0nD3_IsQrwx3OQLFh9nMDHVBW0OUgh6cBi-d9QTg9ebGs4_Gcn2VSbVzrOzHzalCq9vAEoR6eWGJ4TEkrJwOp6dAYCLS1Vti3xj7YedDE_lgvXi-PzZIxb-7kwXNVvw/s320/gt800_02.jpg" /></a></div>After wasting so many shots, I gave up for awhile. Recently, I picked up an Ace camera to put some more film to use.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosu5hGjkOyvZiIW6Uf2_aLQj7JtQ6w-ylUYWeWZmp0VXPBMaY5MyI9VJvT_OQ_nX2WXiAqD_AIfWhU8xyr-bB86k2831VFIZJy-SxCpfCs1TgwN865js2WYxkVvq_NSluhsse-A/s1600/ace01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosu5hGjkOyvZiIW6Uf2_aLQj7JtQ6w-ylUYWeWZmp0VXPBMaY5MyI9VJvT_OQ_nX2WXiAqD_AIfWhU8xyr-bB86k2831VFIZJy-SxCpfCs1TgwN865js2WYxkVvq_NSluhsse-A/s320/ace01.jpg" /></a></div>Furthering the Kodak and Fuji connection, check out this similar Kodak camera:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOB_CU5258DS9yLK-APsHaugnoBOd5kr2cQBT51xEIZJO1oN8ZbDhZRKVDR4BtSXNy7RzmzLDu7N3IYd8r_B-yXkN3SHwoLx004UDkI7rzSo-j9GGiL4TQDjsbWuEq1pNMuJMA-A/s1600/5205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOB_CU5258DS9yLK-APsHaugnoBOd5kr2cQBT51xEIZJO1oN8ZbDhZRKVDR4BtSXNy7RzmzLDu7N3IYd8r_B-yXkN3SHwoLx004UDkI7rzSo-j9GGiL4TQDjsbWuEq1pNMuJMA-A/s320/5205.jpg" /></a></div>After obtaining batteries and putting a film pack in it, I took it out for a spin. Definitely expired film, but not sure how old or how it was stored. But the first couple shots look decent.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTrR4T2MhG0K2OVPQZU6hkC7rxE7naFnuPbLd_lM4T6W4UfqifyAHP0kDx5kYHbWD7wgC2PHll6dY6SM5fB56_CtKlFVEY_IrvJACis6PFQ4kEgBVYfeDDTDuxVVJvuGzzDa7IQ/s1600/ace02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTrR4T2MhG0K2OVPQZU6hkC7rxE7naFnuPbLd_lM4T6W4UfqifyAHP0kDx5kYHbWD7wgC2PHll6dY6SM5fB56_CtKlFVEY_IrvJACis6PFQ4kEgBVYfeDDTDuxVVJvuGzzDa7IQ/s320/ace02.jpg" /></a></div>So it was somewhat successful, though I wouldn't rely on it. No taking a shot and leaving without checking to see if actually develops.<br />
So, in conclusion? No real conclusion...just a bit of rambling about my experience with integral films! Here is a shot to compare the sizes of the various films:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-6HLlKanB86YRtlOdt698SvzpVFBTdcFKenSp3WvWZENiZqAX22SAdEtHtR3pTb4J-pYBccVXfMbU4KIIqv05xowAGsfIw7nBbrnvbG6yWnYnASZkUr54ZR124dEEF-az1dZgw/s1600/comparison01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-6HLlKanB86YRtlOdt698SvzpVFBTdcFKenSp3WvWZENiZqAX22SAdEtHtR3pTb4J-pYBccVXfMbU4KIIqv05xowAGsfIw7nBbrnvbG6yWnYnASZkUr54ZR124dEEF-az1dZgw/s320/comparison01.jpg" /></a></div>I see I haven't added very many posts to my blog this year. Quality over quantity, I guess. I have been writing a paper every week for the past year, but that will be over in November. Planned? I made a Polaroid back for a Great Wall camera, so that will probably be next. And I have an integral SX-70 back to fix up to use on my Mamiya Universal. I also should talk about my Crown Graphic. Using the Type 50 I have without so much <a href="http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2010/04/type-50s-and-mamiya-universalheaven.html">vignette</a>! All that and more in the near and distant future. Until then!moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.com21