Howard Wells wrote:
>Two on topic items: I've long shot with Polaroid Sx-70s, 690s and
>various peel-apart film cameras and backs. I've used integral film
>(either Time Zero or 600) in film box pinhole cameras and in 4x5 sheet
>film backs. Of course then I have to place the pack back in the
>appropriate camera for processing. And the image--not going through the
>SLR mirror of the camera--is laterally reversed, which for some images
>is undesirable. ...
>
Ont that topic, here's some amazing news: Polaroid has a new
integral film that does not require a mirror to produce a proper
photo. I just bought (a couple of weeks ago) a Polaroid Mio
camera which is relatively flat and ejects the film out of the top
of the camera sort of like a toaster. The film loads from the
back, so I could see that there is definitely no mirror. I was
speculating that there was some exotic prism system on the
lens that corrected for the left/right flip of the missing mirror.
When I took the first photo, however, it all became claer:
The film ejects with the image facinf AWAY from the lens!
Examination of the back of the developed film showed that
the back was black but very shiny. Polaroid must have found
a way to expose the image through a clear sheet in the back
of the film with another layer between the back and the image
layer that turns black on development.
Now the drawback for pinhole use: The photos are the size
of a standard business card -- larger than i-zone film, but
smaller than Captiva film. (Specifically, 3.4 x 2.1 inches.)
Also, the camera is quite expensive; it's another of those
"place the back back in the camera for processing" deals.
Mike Vande Bunt
P.S. Howard, you could scan those SX-70 prints and use
a computer to flip then left to right...
Received on Fri Jan 18 00:38:58 2002
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