[LargeFormat] Polaroid film

[Tim Atherton]

If you go here there are a lot of threads on type 55 - some good info:

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-one-category?topic_id=1547&category=Film
%3aPolaroid

tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: largeformat-admin@f32.net [mailto:largeformat-admin@f32.net]On
> Behalf Of Clive Warren
> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 5:50 AM
> To: largeformat@f32.net
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Polaroid film
>
>
> At 22:23 21/05/2003 -0700, tripspud wrote:
> >Hi Becky!
> >
> >       For the PN film, you need a 'slush' bucket for the sodium
> >solfite solution.  I see them occassionally on the eBay for $20 to
> >$30.  Or you can DYI it.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Rich Lahrson
>
> You can also be clever and remove the Type 55 packet from the
> holder after
> taking your shot without processing. Just press the release button and
> withdraw the whole caboodle. You can then clear the neg after processing
> back at home after the shoot with sodium sulphite solution.
>
> The type 55 negs are rather wonderful - great contrast and very little
> grain. They are however on a very thin base so you have to be a little
> careful in printing as they will flap around in your neg holder
> if you are
> not using glass carriers.
>
> Here's a link to a type 55 that won the British Institute of Professional
> Photography - International Photographic Awards, Polaroid
> Category in 2002.
>
> http://www.f32.net/cgi-local/discus/show.cgi?tpc=13&post=409#POST409
>
> In the discussion is another link to a higher res version.
>
> Cheers,
>           Clive
>
>
>
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