Re: Polaroid 4x5 Questions

Jason -

The Polaroid film you want naturally produces a positive and a negative. It is
a good idea to keep the positive as you can use it as a proof. The negative
can be cleared then used for contact printing and enlarging.

BTW, you can place the nregatives in water until you get a chance to clear
them. When I first tried using the Polaroid film, I was under the impression
(for whatever reason) that I needed to clear the negatives right after
exposure. This is rather messy when you are out in the field. Holding them in
water until you return home is just fine.

Cheers -

george

--- Jason Russell <jrussell@wishtv.com> wrote:
> Hi, I've been lurking on the list for a couple months now. I've really
> enjoyed all the examples of peoples work that have been posted to the list.
> I've been researching pinhole photography and trying to figure out how I
> wanted to make my own pictures. I experimented with the oatmeal can pinhole
> when I was in school and I always loved the images I got. I ended up buying
> a santa barbara wide-angle camera, and a polaroid 545 back off of ebay.
>
> Here's my question. What type of film should I buy for the camera? I've
> seen some out of date B&W film on ebay and I thought that might be a cheap
> way to experiment until I get the hang of it. Is this a good idea?
>
> My other question is, do I need to buy film that will produce a Positive and
> Negative image? I'm a little confused with all the polaroid film choices.
> I've also seen some references to film coating. Is this something I need to
> do?
>
> I'm a little clueless at this point, so any direction someone can give me
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Jason Russell
> WISH-TV
> Indianapolis, IN. USA
>
>
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Received on Fri Oct 4 10:23:02 2002