Topic: How to handle FP-3000B negatives

[Urban Hafner]

Today I've received my Polaroid 440 and started shooting FP-3000B. I'd like to scan the negatives and it seems that it's really easy because you don't need/can't bleach the negative (unlike FP-100C). But I've been wondering how you handle your negatives. Especially, how do you keep them from getting full of dust until they dry? What do you cut away? I guess the part where the chemicals are has to go definitely. And what do you do with the negative afterwards? Can it be stored (maybe in 4x5 negative sleeves) or is it to fragile that you can just scan it once?

Thanks for the help!

[Miller]

Urb'

I just cut away the messy edge (a Swiss army knife with scissors) and throw 'em in the Fuji box they come in (always have a few) and they pretty much dry out by the time I get home...

Scan invert and play around with some levels and booyaka...

Negs are then sleeved in a Muji holder... Simples...

Rgds

Mlr

[Urban Hafner]

Thanks Miller! So do you peel them right away? If so don't the negatives stick together? Or do you let them sit like that and then peel them at home and then they are dry already?

Urban

[calbisu]

Thanks Miller! So do you peel them right away? If so don't the negatives stick together? Or do you let them sit like that and then peel them at home and then they are dry already?

Urban

Hi Urban, if you don´t want to peel the negative apart immediately you can wait till you arrive to a ¨safe¨ environment. The development self-terminates, so no problem with over developing. The only thing is that sometimes, if many hours lapse from the time you take the shot until you peel it apart, some of the goop might stick into the photo; you can rinse the photo with water and gently remove the goop. The shot will look all kind of messy but when it dries it is ok. I tried to bleach 3000b negatives and it works somehow, but is not worth it when you compare it to the goop the 3000b produces.

Carlos.

[Urban Hafner]

Thanks Carlos. So you're saying you can wash the negative if it's messy? The negatives I have here are quite dusty already so I might give it a try.

Urban

[Urban Hafner]

To answer my own question. Yes, you can wash of any dust off the negative. However, if the negative is damaged (in my case part of the emulsion was stuck to some paper and was ripped off) you'll wash off the negative, too.

[calbisu]

Thanks Carlos. So you're saying you can wash the negative if it's messy? The negatives I have here are quite dusty already so I might give it a try.

Urban

Ja, ja, this conversation sounds bit surrealistic, sorry but I am just watching the big-bang series and we sound a bit like them  sorry Urban, I was referring to the Positive actually, but I would do as Miller recommends, you have an empty box of Polaroid and put it there, just beware the goop ¨negative¨ does not stick to the box, so lay the box flat, oooohhh, I think I am sounding like a nerd 

[Urban Hafner]

Bazinga!