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Title: Use by 1979... Some old Polaroid film stories.
Post by: Skorj on June 24, 2006, 05:09:29 AM

The oldest Polaroid film I have used to date:

http://filmwasters.com/blog/archives/48

Well successfully at least. Anyone else into old Polaroid film? Got any tips or techniques to share? Have fun. Skj.

Title: Re: Use by 1979...
Post by: Francois on June 24, 2006, 06:40:53 PM

Hi Skorj

A long time ago, I got a Polaroid 545 film holder with b&w film (can't remember the number.)
Since the film was really old, the pod would not burst properly through the rollers. I decided to use instead a steel roller from an old photocopy machine. By putting all my weight on the roller, I could spread the blob pretty evenly. It also had the effect of crunching the crystallized developper! If I remember (I don't know where I stuck those prints), the crystals produced an ice crystal like effect on some parts of the print.

Title: Re: Use by 1979...
Post by: Ron on June 24, 2006, 08:00:13 PM

Wow that is ancient stuff!  Great find and good fun.  I like what you are getting with it.  Beck and I have gotten into some really old Kodak instant in the past.  Mine was from 1984, the PR10 stuff.  Got some really great effects from it.  Really neat film.  Cheers,

Ron

Title: Re: Use by 1979... Some old Polaroid film stories.
Post by: moominsean on June 26, 2006, 03:57:11 PM

i have a pack of polocolor type 108 from nov 75. I think I will finally use it this week when i go to california.

Title: Re: Use by 1979... Some old Polaroid film stories.
Post by: moominsean on June 26, 2006, 10:21:18 PM

opened up the 108 today...was bone dry. stunk like medicine, too.

Title: Re: Use by 1979... Some old Polaroid film stories.
Post by: nicnichols on July 06, 2006, 08:05:54 PM

I like shooting Polaroids with my Speed Graphic 4x5...
I have been scanning my big pile of them lately to make sure that
I have a high res record should anything happen to them...
.... I put a gallery of them here:

http://www.nicnichols.com/Polaroid/Polaroid.html

Title: Re: Use by 1979... Some old Polaroid film stories.
Post by: Skorj on July 07, 2006, 01:57:58 PM

Quote from: nicnichols on July 06, 2006, 08:05:54 PM

http://www.nicnichols.com/Polaroid/Polaroid.html

Well... that was worth the effort. Thanks for posting. The in-the-house stuff works really well as a set. Ideas flowing here as a result. Arigato. Skj.

Title: Re: Use by 1979... Some old Polaroid film stories.
Post by: nicnichols on July 07, 2006, 03:42:56 PM

Glad you liked it!

I have been collecting Speed Graphics for years..
finally found some way to have instant fun with them!

Cheers-
NIC