Polaroid 545 Film

[Tom C]

Does anyone know if I can get polaroid type film (single sheet I presume) for use in a Polaroid 545 film holder??

 

[pgomena]

Not unless you know someone who has a stash. Any that's out there is getting pretty dated by now. Even in the sealed boxes it didn't keep very long.

Peter Gomena

 

[Tom C]

Thanks. Looks like Fuji for me.

 

[removed account4]

I've got 2 sealed boxes and an opened one of 55 in the freezer. I never did get a film holder for this stuff, so for $20 each? It is old stock, it might be OK, but then it might not.

chances are if it was in the FREEZER the chemical pods are ruined.
if it is #55 film, the film can be removed and processed like any other 4x5 film

 

[keithwms]

If you do have aged color 545 film, treasure it and use it well! It will probably have some interesting color renditions, might be very nice for transfers etc.

You can also modify a 545 holder to use with fuji quickloads, if you can get your hands on any of those.

I have several boxes of *refrigerated* 55 and 665. Haven't decided what to do with it yet but I do love the stuff.

 

[darcyjohnperkins]

@Cruzingoose: the issue is really just crystalisation of wet chemicals in the film, the extent of which will depend on a thousand different factors - important the time it took to freeze the film.

People have apparently had good results with freezing film with liquid nitrogen (or something similar) and then vacuum-seeling it.

PS: Don't even drunk drivers usually buy the cars whilst they're sober...?

 

[Jeff Canes]

chances are if it was in the FREEZER the chemical pods are ruined.
if it is #55 film, the film can be removed and processed like any other 4x5 film

any subjected developer, time and temp?

 

[MattxMosh]

There's always eBay. I've had pretty hit and miss luck with it, sometimes it works great, others not even a bit. It's sure fun either way though, you never know how they'll turn out.

I've used and use both Fuji Quickloads & Kodak Readyloads in my 545i with good (functional) luck, my crummy pictures are another issue.

 

[Ralph Javins]

Thank you, Peter;