Discussions: 61,006 | Messages: 835,434 | Members: 39,742 | Online: 338 | Chatroom: 3
User Name:  Password:
Support Doctors Without Borders in Haiti

 
APUG search    RSS MOBILE  FORUMS   SELECT LANGUAGE  
Customize Sidebar
Recent Classifieds
Go Back   APUG > APUG English Forums > Equipment > Toy Cameras & Polaroid Cameras > Image transfers with Fuji instant films?


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-23-2008, 01:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: California
Posts: 395
Image transfers with Fuji instant films?

Hey guys and gals,

Since Polaroid is no longer going to produce their instant films, I was wondering if some of you have experimented with the Fuji instant films. It just so happens that I began gaining some interest in image transfers (not emulsion lifts) after Polaroids announcement!

I'm not planning on using the Daylab copy equipment. I just plan on making an exposure with my Land camera, let it develop for 15-25 seconds, and then smacking down the emulsion on a piece of water color paper.

Has anyone tried with with the Fuji instant films? How were you results? Any tips for a noobie? Thanks!

Jason
jasonjoo is offline   Reply With Quote Ignore this user Ignore this thread Ignore this forum
Old 02-23-2008, 02:07 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
rwyoung's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Lawrence, KS
Posts: 704
Works. Look here:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/polaroi...7603906450061/

Long post, scroll down to find it.
__________________
Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things! http://rwyoung.wordpress.com
rwyoung is offline   Reply With Quote Ignore this user Ignore this thread Ignore this forum
Old 02-23-2008, 02:18 PM   #3 (permalink)
 
David A. Goldfarb's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: New York, New York
Posts: 14,844
Good link. So the key bits seem to be--

Transfer to dry paper.

Peel in the dark (a very small amount of light for positioning the neg is okay), but the lights can come on once the neg is on the receptor sheet.

Roll hard with a brayer for 30-60 sec. before peeling.

He describes using a small night light at the other end of the room for positioning the neg, but I'd probably experiment a bit with the various safelights I have to see if one works better than others.

As I recall, I tried it a couple of times and indeed, all I got was a green blob of not much, because I peeled in the light.
__________________
flickr--http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidagoldfarb/
Photography (not as up to date as the flickr site)--http://www.davidagoldfarb.com/photo
Academic (Slavic and Comparative Literature)--http://www.davidagoldfarb.com
David A. Goldfarb is offline   Reply With Quote Ignore this user Ignore this thread Ignore this forum
Old 02-23-2008, 02:22 PM   #4 (permalink)
 
Alex Hawley's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Kansas, USA
Posts: 2,889
Quote:
Originally Posted by David A. Goldfarb View Post
As I recall, I tried it a couple of times and indeed, all I got was a green blob of not much, because I peeled in the light.
Maybe that's the key. It's counterintuitive based upon working with Polaroid transfers.
__________________
Semper Fi & God Bless America
My Photography Blog
Alex Hawley is offline   Reply With Quote Ignore this user Ignore this thread Ignore this forum
Old 02-23-2008, 02:31 PM   #5 (permalink)
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 14,190
Any acid content in the paper will slow down any transfer. The paper should be either neutral or alkaline. Also, aluminum sizing agents will stop the transfer cold. This is true of Polaroid or Fuji products.

PE
Photo Engineer is offline   Reply With Quote Ignore this user Ignore this thread Ignore this forum
Sponsored Ad. (Subscribers to APUG have the option to remove this ad.)

Old 02-23-2008, 02:34 PM   #6 (permalink)
 
Ian Grant's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Turkey (West Midlands, UK)
Posts: 9,380
Images: 32
Can you translate into English please

Quote:
Originally Posted by David A. Goldfarb View Post
Roll hard with a brayer for 30-60 sec. before peeling.
What's a "brayer"

Ian
__________________
My APUG portfolio
Ian Grant is offline   Reply With Quote Ignore this user Ignore this thread Ignore this forum
Old 02-23-2008, 02:54 PM   #7 (permalink)
 
keithwms's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Posts: 4,181
Blog Entries: 9
Images: 24
A brayer is just a roller. Any crafts store has one for you. It's like a rolling pin with a smooth but firm rubber surface.

I never got good image transfers with the Fuji stuff. Even when I did it in the dark, with or without warmth or moisture. Maybe I didn't brayer it firmly enough. I did easily get remarkably (to me) sturdy emulsion transfers by simply boiling the print. I mean, you can really tug on and deform the fp100c emulsion and dry it and glue it down. Fun for the whole family.
__________________
[APUG Portfolio] [APUG Blog] [Website]

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
keithwms is online now   Reply With Quote Ignore this user Ignore this thread Ignore this forum
Old 02-23-2008, 02:58 PM   #8 (permalink)
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 861
You know David, that was the same result I was getting. I never thought to try Fuji Instant in the dark. Sounds weird, but I am interested in giving it a try. I have recently read about boiling Fuji Instant prints, though I have not tried it yet.

Ciao!

Gordon Moat Photography
HerrBremerhaven is offline   Reply With Quote Ignore this user Ignore this thread Ignore this forum
Old 02-23-2008, 02:58 PM   #9 (permalink)
 
David A. Goldfarb's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: New York, New York
Posts: 14,844
That's what we called them in elementary school.
__________________
flickr--http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidagoldfarb/
Photography (not as up to date as the flickr site)--http://www.davidagoldfarb.com/photo
Academic (Slavic and Comparative Literature)--http://www.davidagoldfarb.com
David A. Goldfarb is offline   Reply With Quote Ignore this user Ignore this thread Ignore this forum
Old 02-23-2008, 03:13 PM   #10 (permalink)
ann
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 2,122
what did you use to glue the lifts down? and, did the "glue" show?

i found the film lifted easily but wouldn't stick to anything.
__________________
www.aclancyphotography.com

Last edited by ann; 02-23-2008 at 03:14 PM.. Reason: addition question
ann is offline   Reply With Quote Ignore this user Ignore this thread Ignore this forum

APUG.ORG Block Ads. (APUG Subscribers have the option of closing this block)