Re: Type 55 in the field

I bought a 4+" high lightweight plastic jar made for backpacking,
some famous name brand I can't remember. It was relatively
expensive, several dollars, but doesn't leak and I filled it with
water and rolled the negatives around the edge. They were against
each other, but didn't stick together. I carried it in a backpack
along with my Santa Barbara camera and plastic bag for all the
garbage the process creates. Worked fine to hold the negatives until
I got back to my lodging and could put them in the holding tank. I
did put the jar in a baggie in case it did leak. An easy precaution.
I had more trouble with the positive prints, swabbed them with the
sealant stuff, but it didn't dry fast or well and they tended to
stick together in my tightly packed backpack.

I like the idea of using baby wipes. Will try it this summer, but I
think the water is less wasteful.

Sally Bowker

>While the focus is on discussion of Typ55 Polaroid films, I have a question.
>Once I press the "process" lever on my 4X5 film holder and pull and wait
>the amount of time needed to develop correctly , I then peel apart the
>'pod(?) and seperate the negative from the positive print , and wash in Hypo
>Clearing Agent , then hang to dry, and print from there , once the neg is dry
>.This is easily done at home , but........
>My question to those of you who use Type 55 in the field is this, "How do you
>keep the negative moist until you get home and can process the neg with HCA ?
> A holding tank of some sort, a bucket of water, zip lock baggie filled with
>water, ? Any suggestions . ?
>
>Thanks
>DAlfrey@aol.com
>
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Received on Thu Feb 21 17:05:07 2002