conventinal developing of polaroid color negatives type 58

[case-ie]

I have been looking at some threads about polaroid negative development, but can only find some about B&W negatives.

I tried to develop polaroid type 58 with tetenal c-41 colorkit and later with rodinal to see if I could get any image at all.
The negatives barely react to these treatments and look almost like new coming out of the soup.
The first thing I tried was redissolve the dried out chemicals in ammonia solution and water, also heating it a bit, it looked very tasty in the bowl,
like chili-sauce, but spread out between paper and negative did nothing except making a stain.

I would love to use this film, and hope somebody can give me some tips.
Thank you,

Kees

 

[case-ie]

I guess, everybody knows but nobody wants to share.

 

[AgX]

I tried to develop polaroid type 58 with tetenal c-41 colorkit.

Your film is based on a complete different technology than C-41 films.

 

[case-ie]

Thank you for your reply.

 

[Xmas]

The sealed packaged chemicals would have had a limited life like your c41 kit, even before they turned solid.

Even with new chemicals in a suitable paste the silver halide and encapsulated dye precursors may be well past their use by date, so you would have'Lomo' colours and or fog.

 

[AgX]

There are no "dye precursors" in that material.

Discussing processing makes no sense if based on wrong assumptions.

 

[removed account4]

hi case-ie

the olde polaroid #55 packets were actually FILM and a transfer material to make the physical print.
the film was something that was similar to panatomic-x or that is what the rumor has been for a long time ..


i have a bunch of #55 single sheets that i'll expose like ready loads when the time comes, and process the film in dektol and coffee like everything else i do
but the #59 sheets i have, well, they won't suffer the same fate ! if / when you figure out a way to process your #58 please return and let us know how you did it
i would love to acutally use the stuff i have, rather than throw it out ..

good luck with your qwest !
john

 

[case-ie]

Happy some discussion is starting

Jnanian, I did develop old 672 film, and got an image that could be scanned -reflective-
Thanks and it would be nice to use the old color films.

 

[case-ie]

Your film is based on a complete different technology than C-41 films.

AgX, do you have an idea which type of developing process is used in type 58, I was able to find some of the chemicals which were
used in the fluid, but it is way beyond me to start mixing up something myself.

 

[case-ie]

Even with new chemicals in a suitable paste the silver halide and encapsulated dye precursors may be well past their use by date, so you would have'Lomo' colours and or fog.

Xmas, thanks for your reaction, I have shot on old film before and I like the imperfections.
And sometimes it's amazing how good the film still is.

 

[AgX]

Basically all the pastes for these colour films have as main ingrediant an alkali.