RE: Pinhole + Polaroid Back

the 500 is about useless for the current Polaroid Film. I have one that I'll
send out for $5.00 including shipping...that's how bad...
I think Polaroid has finally discontinued the 4x5 pack films.....
andy
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[mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@pinhole.com]On Behalf Of Mike Vande
Bunt
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 12:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Pinhole + Polaroid Back

The 405 film pack holder uses 4x5 pack film. This is
similar to the more familiar 2.75x3.75 pack film; i.e. you load
10 sheets at a time and can't change a pack until it's empty.
The back is also thicker, but probably no more so than a
Grafmatic back.

The 4x5 pack film IS available, but is harder to find than the
4x5 sheet Polaroid material. I don't think it's available in
as wide a variety of speeds as the sheet film, either.

When shopping for a used 545i holder, note that the slightly
older 545 model works perfectly well (and may be somewhat
less expensive), but that the much older Model 500 sheet film
back does not work as well with current production Polaroid
sheet film. They are available at very low cost, but the dark
slide stop won't work, which leads to wasted film if you pull
the slide out to far (as it is impossible to get it back in properly
once it is out . . . )

Mike Vande Bunt

Christian Harkness wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a 4x5-pinhole camera that accepts 4x5 film holders. What kind of
> Polaroid back can I use with it? I assume the regular 4x5 Polaroid back
will
> work fine. However, what is the 405 Film Pack Back/Holder, and will it
work?
>
> Many thanks - for some reason Polaroid - for me - takes the cake when it
> comes to being incomprehensible.
>
> chris
>
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