Polaroid Thread - Page 4

Ezzie · 04-29-2012

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Originally Posted by Ezzie

A good find. The SX-70 is a class example of brilliant industrial design. An icon.

A few recent polaroids from my not so classic Land 250

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The Bath house #5 by Eirik0304, on Flickr

Hit a front page with the bath house, admittedly a net page, but none the less a bit chuffed. http://www.thiaps.com/

ped · 04-29-2012

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Originally Posted by Ezzie

Hit a front page with the bath house, admittedly a net page, but none the less a bit chuffed. http://www.thiaps.com/

Congratulations, you deserve it. I love that shot.

one90guy · 04-29-2012

Great photo. Ive never been able to get that good from my Polaroids.

KenRothman · 04-30-2012

saw the "Time Zero" movie premiere at the Boston Independent Film Festival this weekend... fantastic film. Try to see it.

ped · 04-30-2012

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Originally Posted by KenRothman

saw the "Time Zero" movie premiere at the Boston Independent Film Festival this weekend... fantastic film. Try to see it.

I would love to - any info on weather it'll be available on DVD or anything?

KenRothman · 04-30-2012

they said they're looking for distribution and maybe some more festivals.

you can keep up with them on fb or twitter, i think...

http://timezeromovie.com/

ped · 04-30-2012

Brill, thanks

ped · 04-30-2012

Finally got round to taking some pictures of my err pictures:

Rocket to the moon by chiscocks, on Flickr

Bassics by chiscocks, on Flickr

Portrait by chiscocks, on Flickr

ped · 05-01-2012

Stack by chiscocks, on Flickr

Hats by chiscocks, on Flickr

Pesky by chiscocks, on Flickr

sniki · 05-01-2012

My last shot with sx70 circuit modified and px680 cool film

ped · 05-08-2012

I might have just bought a Polaroid 250 to replace my 450 which has a dodgy flash sync
I'm also really interested to try this big ol' M3 flash...
More pics when it arrives - it's got the original case, close up and portrait attachments, cloud and UV filters, self timer and cable release... the works! I already have all the accessories (for the 450) so I'll be selling them soon (cable release, portrait kit, uv filter, cloud filter)

AZSunGod · 05-23-2012

I just got a Polaroid Land Camera 100 (all the fixiin's with it too, flash, bulbs, cable release, pleather case, leather strap) and have been shooting with the Fuji FP-3000B, such a great film I might add, I love the contrast you get with it. I scan the negatives once they dry and invert with my scanner software, then do my adjustments in Lightroom 4. My question for you guys, did you repair any light leaks or just leave them for a more nostalgic look? I think I need to repair mine since it's fairly significant. Also how do you adjust the front lighten/darken knob to get an image that isn't overexposed? I've even tried turning the knob all the way to the dark setting and am still getting slightly overexposed images ( I correct it in Lightroom...) Here's an example of the light leak..

ped · 05-23-2012

Cool shot! I think the film justifies a clean shot, i.e no leaks. It's extremely detailed and not the sort of low-fi look where a light leak adds to the feel, I think.

Here's an SX70 shot. The Impossible PX70 Cool is a really nice film.

One Day All This Filing Will Pay Off by chiscocks, on Flickr

HoodedOne · 05-23-2012

P2012-043.jpg by HoodedOne, on Flickr

Camera: SX70 Model 2 (white)
Film: PX70 NIGO

AZSunGod · 05-23-2012

Thanks Ped! And I see what you mean, it does take very clear, detailed photo's, light leaks don't have a place there!!. Any suggestions on what to use to seal the leaks? I've read different things on other sites, and have tried electrical tape (don't really like it causes the bellows to be too big to fold down). I've also read about people using automotive gasket sealer? And black RTV?

HoodedOne: why is your border pink instead of white? I'm just curious

nighstar · 05-23-2012

sorry I can't help you with your light leak problem, AZSunGod. hope you can get it figured out. :/

Polaroid 1200si + expired Polaroid Image film

view of two by nighstar, on Flickr

a modded Polaroid 103 with a Tominon 105mm + expired IP Chocolate film

chocolate boat by nighstar, on Flickr

HLing · 05-23-2012

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Originally Posted by AZSunGod

I just got a Polaroid Land Camera 100 (all the fixiin's with it too, flash, bulbs, cable release, pleather case, leather strap) and have been shooting with the Fuji FP-3000B, such a great film I might add, I love the contrast you get with it. I scan the negatives once they dry and invert with my scanner software, then do my adjustments in Lightroom 4. My question for you guys, did you repair any light leaks or just leave them for a more nostalgic look? I think I need to repair mine since it's fairly significant. Also how do you adjust the front lighten/darken knob to get an image that isn't overexposed? I've even tried turning the knob all the way to the dark setting and am still getting slightly overexposed images ( I correct it in Lightroom...) Here's an example of the light leak..

Congrats on the auto 100! That was my first, too. After using it for a while the light leak got worse. I was about to repair the light leak with black liquid tape when I got an auto 250. So, I never found out if liquid tape would have worked.

Not sure what your other settings were when you got overexposed shots. In general, if you're outdoors, be sure you have the yellow tab set to outdoors, and your speed wheel at 3000. One time I forgot to set it back to 3000 from 300, and it was way too bright.

The L/D setting I've used is usually 2 notches lighten for when the temperature is cool (F50 degrees). It helps somewhat from getting a dark blue tint on the color film. I've found the L/D setting is good for smaller adjustments, whereas the outdoor/indoor (flash) tab are for major adjustments.

Hope some of this helps!

ped · 05-23-2012

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Originally Posted by AZSunGod

HoodedOne: why is your border pink instead of white? I'm just curious

It's the special edition NIGO film which has different colour frames! Very cool.

HoodedOne · 05-24-2012

Thanks Ped.

Just to be clear. The PX-70 NIGO edition, gives you 8 different colored frames.

Here's another example

P2012-025.jpg by HoodedOne, on Flickr

AZSunGod · 05-24-2012

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Originally Posted by HLing

Congrats on the auto 100! That was my first, too. After using it for a while the light leak got worse. I was about to repair the light leak with black liquid tape when I got an auto 250. So, I never found out if liquid tape would have worked.

Not sure what your other settings were when you got overexposed shots. In general, if you're outdoors, be sure you have the yellow tab set to outdoors, and your speed wheel at 3000. One time I forgot to set it back to 3000 from 300, and it was way too bright.

The L/D setting I've used is usually 2 notches lighten for when the temperature is cool (F50 degrees). It helps somewhat from getting a dark blue tint on the color film. I've found the L/D setting is good for smaller adjustments, whereas the outdoor/indoor (flash) tab are for major adjustments.

Hope some of this helps!

That does help. I'm pretty sure I had it set to the outdoor setting, and 3000,but I will double check that to make sure!! And it's summer here in the gateway to hell...aka Arizona so I guess I need to figure out what will work best in the heat for the L/D knob setting.

And the color polaroids are pretty cool, is it random on the color that comes out?

Nighstar: I went to see if Impossible project had the chocolate anymore and they are out

such a nice looking film!!

AZSunGod · 06-06-2012

I fixed my light leak with some liquid electrical tape, took apart my rangefinder and cleaned it (I can see now!!), it's like a whole new camera!! Here's a test shot after I fixed the bellows

nanntonaku · 06-08-2012

polaroid selfie by nanntonaku, on Flickr

got my hands on my first ever polaroid,...

so, you know, obligatory mirror shot was called for

i really like how fp-100c has the grain of colour negative but handles light like slide film.

loquax ludens · 06-08-2012

I've got an old Polaroid 150 Land camera that takes roll film. Maybe I'll do a pack film conversion on it one of these days.

zzpza · 06-08-2012

Polaroid 350 00002 by zzpza, on Flickr

Polaroid 340M 00019 Wreaths by zzpza, on Flickr

Polaroid 340M 00091 Abandoned Kennels by zzpza, on Flickr

Polaroid 350 00078 Castlerigg Stone Circle by zzpza, on Flickr

one90guy · 06-09-2012

The Polaroid 150 conversion is not hard, I use a hacksaw and files. Mind do not have that professional look but they work fine. The 150 does not have the lens of the 110's but i get about the same results. And a whole lot cheaper:^) The 100 backs are cheaper to get but they have to be converted to fit. One of the major conversions guys bought a converted 110A from me, Im sure he dressed it, maybe even reworked it.

zzpza those are some great looking images, is that the FP-100c?