Polaroid Type 54

Ian Leake · Oct 24, 2006

I used some Type 54 today for the first time. Is it just my eyes or is there a slight green tinge to the print? Could this be an error on my part or is it a feature of Type 54? And if so, does anyone know if it can be removed?

Thanks in advance. Ian.

Pinholemaster · Oct 24, 2006

Did the green tinge go away or is it permanent?

I've never seen green when shooting Type 54.

kb244 · Oct 24, 2006

How long did you let the print develop before peeling?

Ian Leake · Oct 25, 2006

The temperature was about 20 degrees C so I developed for 45-55 seconds before peeling. I washed some of the prints for a few minutes. The tone was still there when I went to sleep last night.

It's a very subtle tone and I can't make up my mind whether it's really there or not. I'm wondering if it's down to the lights I was viewing under - I'm going to check under daylight when I get back from the office.

kb244 · Oct 25, 2006

I would not think that a B&W Polaroid would be affected by the color balance of the light hitting it, Normally when there is color tints in the film, it is usually attributed to temperature and development time. Or I guess age since I've had some Polapan 100 (in the packs 3-1/4x4-1/4 not the 4x5 54) that expired in 2003, the first few came out neutral toned, then one came out with a slight sepia tone.

Ian Leake · Oct 25, 2006

Thanks Karl - it was in date and straight out of the box from Calumet so I expect it was stored properly. I'm away for a few days but will run some dev tests when I get back. Or maybe it's my eyes

Alex Hawley · Oct 25, 2006

I've shot a few boxes of Type 54 and some 804 and have never seen any green tint. Take a good look at it in natural light.

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