Re: Polaroid Negatives

In a message dated 11/16/2002 10:35:06 AM Central Standard Time,
jrussell@wishtv.com writes:

> 've been shooting with a Polaroid 545 back for a couple months now. I've
> been tossing my negatives in the trash after development. I was wondering
> if there was a way to fix the negatives so that I can keep them for future
> use. I remember seeing something about this, but I can't remember where I
> saw it or how I go about doing it. Whatever the process is, is it the same
> for both B&W and color negatives?
>
 If you are using Polaroid Type 55 film(B&W) , you can do a couple of things,
if you overexpose by one stop , you will get a "lighter " print, but get a
bit more dense negative . If you are in the field , you can put the neg into
a zip lock baggie filled with water, and "clear the negative " with Hypo
Clear once you get home . Polaroid instructions say you use Sodium Sulfite,
but I once posted the same question on this list and couple others , and the
consensus was to use Hypo Clear , wash, and hang to dry . If you are just
looking to expose Type 55 to get a good print, that is usable for scanning
and Photoshop , then stick to the EI 50 indicated by Polaroid, if you want a
denser neg for printing , then use an EI of 25 .
I use Type 55 a lot with my Santa Barbara Lensless 4X5 wide angle (2-1/2 inch
fl ) and use exposures of about the 3-4 second range as a starting point ,
fine tuning if need be from there .
Received on Sat Nov 16 15:41:00 2002