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Skorj

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Use by 1979... Some old Polaroid film stories.
« 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.
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Re: Use by 1979...
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Use by 1979...
« Reply #2 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
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Re: Use by 1979... Some old Polaroid film stories.
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: Use by 1979... Some old Polaroid film stories.
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2006, 10:21:18 PM »
opened up the 108 today...was bone dry. stunk like medicine, too.
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Re: Use by 1979... Some old Polaroid film stories.
« Reply #5 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
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Re: Use by 1979... Some old Polaroid film stories.
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: Use by 1979... Some old Polaroid film stories.
« Reply #7 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


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