Impossible Knowledge Base/User Discussion
Is it Me or the Camera???
Josh Ridgway
posted this on September 15, 2011 02:14
I hope someone can help me out. I purchased an Original SX-70 last week for my girlfriends birthday and ordered 5 boxes of film. I have used 1 box of film to make sure everything is in good order but the results coming from the camera are very disappointing. I am using PX 70 PUSH! 100 asa film should I try the 125 asa?? I would like to see if i could get some advice if its the film the camera or me doing something wrong!! I have followed the guide on how to use the film and i still have the below results.
Any advice would be great.
Josh
Comments
Josh -
Your comments closely follow those of another user (Darren) in another FAQ post http://support.the-impossible-project.com/entries/159773-what-s-wrong-with-my-px100-or-px70-film.
I encourage you to review the entire thread, but especially the comments in the past few days. In short, the Color Shade Push! film was an experimental production version, and if you look in the Newsletters area of the "News" section, you'll find several newsletters that included tips how to make the most out of the experimental Push! films. The current production version of PX-70 film results in far more colorful and more balanced.
Good luck,
TRB
Jos-
Don't give up! I shot 30 frames of Push, under ideal conditions (70 degrees F, Brightness on full light, with flash. ejected under the Impossible PX shade and left in the dark for 30 minutes. My results were worse than yours. No contrast, indistinct images without a hint of color. Color Shade PX 70 is a completely different animal. Nice colors with quirky fun results. I'm living for the day Impossible can give us a consistent product like fuji instax 210, with dependable, realistic results. Till then, I'm having fun shooting as much Color Shade and Silver I can afford.
Hang in there
Charlief64