My first land photo

[Hamish Gill]

i wonder if Edwin would be proud ...
Maybe that even in 2011 people were still taking it up as a way to shoot...
So why is it so dark?

should i lighten on an over cast day?
or do i leave it to develop longer ... Brian, your my man here!
Shot with a Polaroid "colorpack ii"

 

[Brian Moore]

I don't know if Edwin would be proud of you, Hamish, but I certainly am! I'd try the lighten function. Assuming it's Fuji FP100c you're shooting, that film is supposed to be self-terminating (same as the B&W, FP3000b or FP100b) so leaving it un-peeled longer won't do anything after the development termination point has been reached. (I think you deserve a Hugo for using a Polaroid Land Camera!)

 

[Hamish Gill]

Ill have another go when i get home i think!
Hannah is going to be so excited about this!!!

cheers Brian ... im chuffed with my self!
I love instant photography ...
This has the added advantage of it coming with a wonderful smell!!

 

[Hamish Gill]

I want a more fancy camera now , maybe a folding one

 

[Brian Moore]

You might want to consider one with a glass lens and a metal chassis. (The metal chassis ones have tripod mounts.)

 

[Hamish Gill]

Any in particular you like?
Im having trouble with this one, in broad daylight with it lighten on full with fuji 100 colour film the shots are so dark you can only see the sky ... without the sky in shot i get basically just blackness...
Any thoughts?

 

[Brian Moore]

Any in particular you like?

They're all great. The glass lens/metal chassis ones are several. The 100 has both. (Some have a glass lens/plastic chassis.) I think the 230 has both (glass/metal).

without the sky in shot i get basically just blackness

Hmmm. I wonder if the electric eye is failing?

 

[Hamish Gill]

Can you swap out half a pack into a different camera?

 

[Brian Moore]

I think so. Dark room or changing bag required,...and you'de have to get the white tabs situated properly through the little door they pull through. I'll find a link to some answers Hamish. It might take me a few hours since I'm supposed to be working.