Re: Polaroid Negatives

What if I'm using Type 72 film?

Is it the same process and same chemicals?

Thanks again.

Jason Russell
WISH-TV
Indianapolis, IN

"If you go any faster we're gonna travel back through time."
----- Original Message -----
From: <DAlfrey@aol.com>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] 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 .
>
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Received on Mon Nov 18 11:04:20 2002