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  1. Polaroid, Impossible and other Instant Pho

    A group for those working with Polaroid cameras or Polaroid backs.

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    Anyone know anything about the chemistry of 1970s polaroid color film opacifiers?

    Polaroid was a 20th century miracle!
  3. Lachlan Young

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    Anyone know anything about the chemistry of 1970s polaroid color film opacifiers?

    The key indicator will be if they invest in/ expand on-site kilo lab synchem capacity.

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    Anyone know anything about the chemistry of 1970s polaroid color film opacifiers?

    Given Polaroid has continued to grow their market and is building out a new factory I'm cautiously optimistic we could see some further improvements as they scale.

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    Anyone know anything about the chemistry of 1970s polaroid color film opacifiers?

    Indeeed. This is an economic reality for niche products. Small production quantities and limited interest has negative impact on ability to fund production of a complex product. And that extends to more than just the chemistry...

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    Anyone know anything about the chemistry of 1970s polaroid color film opacifiers?

    My understanding is that one of the biggest challenges that modern Polaroid faces is that they aren't big enough to do their own chemical synthesis or have synthesis done the way original Polaroid did. A lot of chemicals involved in instant film are fairly unusual and if you're forced to work...

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    Anyone know anything about the chemistry of 1970s polaroid color film opacifiers?

    ...resources and capital investment funding". Not sure what information you are really after, the Impossible Project efforts or the original Polaroid efforts. There are plenty of very detailed patents available under the inventor name "Edwin Land". If you are refering to SX-70-type film where...
  8. Lachlan Young

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    Anyone know anything about the chemistry of 1970s polaroid color film opacifiers?

    ...to say it was pH controlled, but am not certain on this. From recall, there are some components that will have had to be replaced to comply with legislative changes - and Kodak was doing its best to avoid how Polaroid hade done things, so the cross compatibility of the components is probably low.

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    Anyone know anything about the chemistry of 1970s polaroid color film opacifiers?

    Hi all, I've just recently watched a video about how one thing impossible project wasn't able to replicate was the opacifier coating on their film that keeps the image protected from light while developing and then fades to clear. I've read a lot here but never made an account so I've seen...
  10. Don_ih

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    what waS your last photography related purchase?

    Some expired Polaroid I-type film that I've pulled out and put in a Polaroid 600 pack (replaced the dried out film). It's an exact fit.
  11. eli griggs

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    Show your Instax Square images from Hasselblad, etc, work product or learning shots

    Old thread but I did buy a Hasselblad back for monochrome and would like to suggest we post Christmas Season Instax & Polaroid images, including New Year’s photographs between now and January 5. The image can be from any Camera or back and abstractions are ok too!
  12. halfaman

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    Film Ferrania - Developments from October 2023 onward

    ...Inoviscoat was formed after original closure by some of the staff, it is a fabless company with some production time available at Monheim. Polaroid Monheim does not have any roll confectioning line, original Inoviscoat (like Agfa Gevaert) didn't want to be on consumer still film but on B2B...
  13. foc

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    Film Ferrania - Developments from October 2023 onward

    ...at sometime in late 1980s & early 1990s, were buying bulk master rolls of film from Kodak and adding their own edge markings. Konica also did private label. I remember at one stage Polaroid 35mm was made by Konica. Infact Polaroid 35mm was made by Agfa, Ferrania and Konica at different times.

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    I want A Hasselblad. Talk Me Out Of It!

    ...pros whose livelihood depended on their equipment, Hasselblad overwhelmingly was the dominant brand. You want reliable? Edwin Land of Polaroid fame, helped design the first "Keyhole" spy satellite imaging systems. They needed a way to be able to determine where over the earth a photo from...
  15. Agulliver

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    Film Ferrania - Developments from October 2023 onward

    ...available in the USA too, though I am less familiar with that market at least prior to the mid 1990s. I do, however, recall buying Polaroid branded film at Wal-Mart circa 1997 which was absolutely manufactured by Ferrania. They made 8mm and super 8 cine film too. I've still got a ton of...

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    what waS your last photography related purchase?

    A Polaroid SX-70 PolaSonic Mod.2 at a local street sale, for 15 $. Not pretty, but working!
  17. eli griggs

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    I want A Hasselblad. Talk Me Out Of It!

    ...(I have yet to afford one) and Instax square backs, I have two, one for color, one for monochrome, which I like better than the original Polaroid back and I expect the Instax to continue to evolve until it betters the original Polaroid film specs. I had cause to handle or own other medium...

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    Film Ferrania - Developments from October 2023 onward

    At the very least, they still have access to Mondheim, which is actively making color film: Polaroid, ORWO NC400, NC500, NC200, Adox Color Mission, and all the stylized Lomo color films. My feel is that the market case for E6 film is more of a blocker than any technical capability.

  19. New from Florida

    I am not new to photography, been taking pictures since before high school (1957-1960), Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Polaroid B&W instant camera, tried my had with SLR when in the Philippines around 1967, first SLR was a Canon Pellix QL, and I used that off an on until 1970 in Korea, when it got...

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    Film Ferrania - Developments from October 2023 onward

    ...difference between now, and before. They're now under the same roof as the ORWO combo (Filmotec + InovisCoat), and thus have access to the Polaroid facilities at Monheim and the experience Filmotec/InovisCoat has in making color film. There's actually a chance of getting Ferrania branded...
  21. analogwisdom

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    Diffusion Transfer Printing ("Polaroid" peel-apart) recipes

    ...but you can scale it up as needed. Like Alec, I made a big batch of base beforehand. I will be honest, I know very little about chemistry or how this insanely complicated process works. I am mostly copying Alec's work, along with information from various Polaroid patents. I am learning as I go.
  22. analogwisdom

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    Diffusion Transfer Printing ("Polaroid" peel-apart) recipes

    ...stuff on my own, and I've had some decent success. Right now, I'm just focusing on making a paste that can be used to resurrect dried B&W Polaroid material, several friends and I have a LOT of it so there's some interest there. I got a bunch of chemicals, from ArtCraft (who was kind enough to...

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    Filters for Polaroid Image Transfers

    Good luck and looking forward to seeing your results. Polaroid transfer was one of the few "art photography" processes I enjoyed. I miss doing them.

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    Filters for Polaroid Image Transfers

    Brian, Thanks for the reply. I purchased some Polaroid 669 film on Ebay. It it marked with the date 10/02. It will be interesting to see what I get.... if anything. I will post again with my results. Steven James Haggard

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    Filters for Polaroid Image Transfers

    ...is a well informed source, and ive read it several times. But when the film was fresh I never found a real benefit of warming filters for Polaroid transfers. I did in-camera capture and not using an enlarger. Not sure what kid of difference that might make. With the age of the film now it...

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    Filters for Polaroid Image Transfers

    I am using an enlarger to make Polaroid image transfers onto art paper. I will be using 4x5 Polaroid 669 film. The author of the book Polaroid Transfers Kathleen Carr recommends using one of the following color correction filters. 81B, 20cc or 30cc red filters. Any thoughts or guidance on...
  27. benderscameracorner

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    Would Kodak get back into the instant film business?

    Well I was clearly informed incorrectly - thanks for the correction and info! I didn't use Instax in the early 2000s, we had Polaroid SX70 and 600 cameras, and I remember then sometimes struggling to find packs for sale. That 2005-2009 dip aside, it is interesting to see Instax still basically...

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    Would Kodak get back into the instant film business?

    My experience with Polaroid was different. I never warmed up to T55. It was either a usable negative or a usable print but never both. Plus the neg was thin and floppy and the sodium sulfite bath could be mess. The T59 color was magnificent, as was the slow-speed B&W (forgot its number...
  29. Don_ih

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    Would Kodak get back into the instant film business?

    My family had a rainbow polaroid that was used for taking periodic family photos to send to my grandparents. Film for that was considered too expensive to buy often. I currently have a few packs of 100 Polaroid peel apart b&w (the stuff that gives you a negative) that is still good. I bought it...

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    Would Kodak get back into the instant film business?

    Still a joy to shoot though. It's just good fun
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