Polaroid Emulsion Lifts with 672

[Fintan]

Does anyone know if Polaroid 672 can do emulsion lifts?

Any tips or advice?

 

[Alex Hawley]

Haven't ever tried 672 myself, but its not listed as being a film for emulsion lifts: http://www.polaroid.com/creative/index.jsp and see "Films for Creative Techniques"

 

[Fintan]

thats the problem Alex, I've seen the website but wondering why this film isnt listed, or maybe this doesnt lift.

Anyone know?

 

[ann]

transfer and lift films all end with the number 9.

Try it is the best test, let us know; you never know you may come up with a whole new technique

 

[jtsatterlee]

Polacolor ER films lift and transfer - characteristic of the emulsion.

There is a devitation to Ann's rule above - the 3-1/4 by 3-1/8 Polacolor film is Type 88, Type 89 will not lift - I have tried.

So 88, 669, 59, 559, and 809 are the films to use.

I have tried type 84 (Polapan Pro 100), no success. 572 is the 400 speed version.

 

[doughowk]

According to Kathleen Carr & others ( see Polaroid section of Alternative Photography Forum ), Polaroid B&W & Sepia prints are suppose to lift, just requiring a higher temperature. I've tried the Sepia, Type 54, with no luck so far. The darkest areas on 809 film are also the hardest to get off, so can appreciate that B&W would be difficult.

 

[ann]

i have talked to the people at polaroid about the sepia film and they told me it would not tranfer. At that time i did not ask about lifts, but if it won't transfer it is not likely to lift.

I view Kathleen Carr as the expect when it comes to Polaroid alternative work and would love to get her view first hand about how she managed.

 

[ann]

ok, i surrender, i have been searching the site listed above and can't find Kathleen's reference to lift standard films, meaning 54 or sepia.

thanks for the link , tho

 

[Alex Hawley]

According to Kathleen Carr & others ( see Polaroid section of Alternative Photography Forum ), Polaroid B&W & Sepia prints are suppose to lift, just requiring a higher temperature. I've tried the Sepia, Type 54, with no luck so far. The darkest areas on 809 film are also the hardest to get off, so can appreciate that B&W would be difficult.

The B&W films have been noted to require boiling water to get the emulsion to lift. I haven't had any luck either trying it with Type 54. Maybe this was another "problem" that got "fixed".