[LargeFormat] Sally Forth Unto A Bright New Day

[Pete Caluori]

From: "rstein" <rstein@bigpond.net.au>
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 19:54:44 +0800

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     And a final odd note - I visited my local camera knackers yard today 
and passed the time of day with the proprietor. He advised me to purchase as 
much sheet Polaroid for my 4 x 5 as I was likely to need and had capacity to 
freeze. His reasoning centered around a viability issue with the 
manufacturer and the unlikelihood of anyone else making 4 x 5 instant film 
in sheets.

     Is this just a rumour or should I act accordingly and stock up? I do 
use a Polaroid 4 x 5 sheet back for studio tests. Sad if it becomes a relic 
- particularly since the Land Corp squashed the Kodak instant picture 
business all those years ago.

     Uncle Dick

Dear Uncle Dick,

I would strongly advise against freezing Polaroid film; the chemical packets 
will freeze and can possibly burst.  Polaroid can be refrigerated, but it 
still doesn't keep very well.  I have found that color materials will pick 
up a cyan cast and the chemicals will begin to dry up.

Using outdated Polaroid 8x10's, I found gently massaging the chemical 
packets (being careful not to burst them) helped with even distribution of 
the partially dried chemicals, but it doesn't help with the cyan cast.

BTW...photography is more than film, lens and equipment...I for one enjoy 
some of the off topic banter displayed by this group and particularly Uncle 
Dick.

Regards, Pete

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