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Title: The end of Spectra film
Post by: Kai-san on October 02, 2019, 07:07:09 PM
Just received an email from Polaroid Originals announcing the end of their Spectra film production. Many Spectra owners have experienced trouble with their cameras using the "Impossible" film. This is what the technical department of Polaroid Originals say:

"Our manufacturing team led an intensive, 6-month testing and improvement plan on Spectra cameras and our film. We optimized the dimensions and deflection angle of the ejecting film, reduced the pod weight, and lowered the mask friction through different coatings. We also carried out multiple battery tests with different voltages and currents from different suppliers. This fault is completely random and depends on many variables with each pack of film and the configuration of the camera circuitry. There is, unfortunately, no simple fix".

It seems the Spectra line were not made to the same standards as the SX-70 and 600 cameras, and many of them are now failing. Polaroid Originals are now selling their last batch of Spectra film. I'm lucky enough to have two working Spectra cameras, maybe it's because they have not seen a lot of use.
Title: Re: The end of Spectra film
Post by: hookstrapped on October 02, 2019, 07:37:04 PM
Aaargh!!!!

I've had no problem with it. I really like the B&W. Time to stock up.
Title: Re: The end of Spectra film
Post by: Kai-san on October 02, 2019, 08:14:19 PM
I agree, the B&W are the nicest. I just bought two triple packs of those.
Title: Re: The end of Spectra film
Post by: Francois on October 02, 2019, 08:57:56 PM
Bummer... these were really nice cameras. Now they're just going to be paperweights...
Title: Re: The end of Spectra film
Post by: astrobeck on October 04, 2019, 05:29:38 PM
I'm definitely in the having trouble with that film column....
I would get the first shot out of the camera okay, and then it would fail miserably on the remaining shots...so much that I would pry out the cartridge, then shove it back in the camera have one eject, and then fail again....rotten luck.
However...on the sunny side of things...I had one shot that failed that I just mashed with a rolling pin after I pulled the cartridge out of the camera that is one of my favorite shots of this year! Go figure.
It's very abstract.... and since it was a camera- less photo, I not sure what category it goes in.
anyway, here's the photo.
I have a few comments on it on FB, whereas people see different things....
Title: Re: The end of Spectra film
Post by: Indofunk on October 04, 2019, 05:35:44 PM
Definitely a ship sailing past a glacier ;D I have an album on FB called something like "wherein my SX70 thinks it's an artiste" for shots just like that one ;)
Title: Re: The end of Spectra film
Post by: astrobeck on October 04, 2019, 05:43:36 PM
OOOh, can I friend you on FB? What's your name there....I would love to see the album.
I'm astrobeck
Title: Re: The end of Spectra film
Post by: Indofunk on October 04, 2019, 07:48:58 PM
I'm Indofunk. Once you accept the friend request you can go here: https://www.facebook.com/indofunk/media_set?set=a.10154093224797278&type=3 (https://www.facebook.com/indofunk/media_set?set=a.10154093224797278&type=3)
Title: Re: The end of Spectra film
Post by: Francois on October 04, 2019, 11:14:09 PM
And I thought it was a dark silhouette of Alfred Hitchcock lying on his back... or something like that...
Title: Re: The end of Spectra film
Post by: AJShepherd on October 04, 2019, 11:27:14 PM
I saw a ship sailing past an iceberg, after J. M. W. Turner.