Sepia 56 Polaroid & A 545 Back

[SuzanneR]

I have attached an image I made today of some flowers for a valentine card project that I am donating a few cards for. I decided to use my 4x5 camera, and Polaroid type 56 (Sepia) which is what I happen to have on hand.

My question... I consistently had the upper right corner not be full developed. Is this an issue with the polaroid material itself, or the 545 back?

Your help is appreciated!

 

[bennoj]

I have 2 545 backs and one of them is much more finicky than the other when it comes to spreading the developer evenly over the image area. If I don't pull perfectly straight out with a smooth motion the leading right corner of the image (looks to be the same corner as yours) is undeveloped (how much depends on just how far off a straight line I'm pulling. I'm sure that the problem is the rollers needing adjustment and I just haven't gotten around to doing it.

 

[BrianShaw]

that has happened to me in the past and I concluded that it was because I stored the film on the side, causing the goo to settle to one side and then spread less evenly.

 

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suzanne

this happens to me with 59 film as well.
i use both a 545 and 500 back. while
the 500 back seems to spread the pod more evenly
it still does that strange corner-thingy.

john

 

[dmcmahon]

I have found that a slow steady pull is better than a quick jerk. If you take it easy with the pulling motion I have found that you get better more consistent results. That's my experience anyway.

david

 

[bdial]

Sometimes it's easier to get a smooth pull if you take the back out of the camera first, assuming you aren't doing that already. It would also make it easy to experiment with different orientations when you pull it through the rollers.

barry

 

[Alex Hawley]

It can also happen when separating the two sheets. Slow steady pull, a little care in separating. Have fun Suzanne and enjoy the lovely little prints!

 

[SuzanneR]

Thanks everyone... I take the back out of the camera before I pull the film. Maybe just a bit more practice getting "the feel" for pulling it out of the back, and peeling them apart. It was fun to make these, and despite the flaw, I can still use them for some cards.