What's the life of refridgerated Polaroid?

winger said:

decoupage glue works

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So does a drop of SuperGlue ... hey, it's all I had at the time!

Regards, Art.

Jim;

If you develop Polaroid film conventionally, what advantage do you have over buying conventional film? Not instant and much more expensive to do.

PE

I haven't done it myself, but I think the attraction of developing Type 55 conventionally is that some people like the look of the film, which is usually said to be Panatomic-X. Since Pan-X and Pan-F aren't available in 4x5" these days, and Efke PL25 has a very different look (being closer to ortho senisitization), Type 55 neg offers a unique look. It's also has the attraction of being a packet film, and there aren't many B&W choices in Quickloads or Readyloads.

David;

Thanks, I followed the argument except for the expense. That is really a big putoff for me, at least.

PE

I would think of it more as a way of salvaging some outdated Type 55.

Oh, yes, but not a reason to buy more in a rush to have some when the plant shuts down.

PE

Ron and David, yes I was thinking of salvaging existing stock.


Jim

Jim, one curious issue I've had with outdated 55 is that it has a tendency to get stuck in the holder. I haven't pinpointed why that happens but maybe something is getting brittle. Then I wind up having to disassamble the whole holder on the spot to get the film out, and the frame is usually unsalvageable... what a pain. Apart from that I've had no issues with the quality of the actual negs that do make it through the whole process, and I've used some unrefrigerated 55 that was more than a year past expiration. But it seems to me the chances that they get stuck for one reason or another goes up substantially with time. I bought a new holder, thinking that was the issue, but... same thing with my older 55.

Now, I've had no issues with the old 665 that was refrigerated. But it is a foil-wrapped pack film, of course.

Since I have an 8x10 processor, I was thinking about perhaps feeding the 55 through those rollers rather than trying to process it in a normal holder. Just a thought.

I have found that stuck sheets is due to leaky pods. The pod leaks fluid that dries to both sides of the dark paper slides and this freezes the entire pack.

PE

Guys,
You're talking about packfilm, but what about the length of life of 600/Spectra type of films? Do they become useless after the expiration date of their life could be extended by refrigerating them? Do you have any experience using the outdated 600/Spectra films?
I used only outdated SX-70 film which was kept in refrigerator (not in the freezer of course), and noticed the shift to green, which can be corrected with the reddish filter (I used Cokin). Here is an example of the picture I've got on the 1-year outdated SX-70 film:

I think the thing about expired colour polaroid is that sometimes the colour weirdness is good. I have a fair amount of expired tungsten polaroid that I like very much for this reason. I don't have a project for it yet but the few times I've played with it, especially doing transfers, it's great. Frankly I wouldn't think too much about ways to make the colours look "right" but rather embrace the weirdness With that idea in mind, I don't even refrigerate what colour polaroid I have.