RE: Polaroid Negatives

> -----Original Message-----
> From: DAlfrey@aol.com [mailto:DAlfrey@aol.com]
> Sent: Sábado, 16 de Novembro de 2002 20:41
> To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
> 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 .

I was thinking in trying type 55, but I was going to the sodium sulfite. What exactly is the Hypo Clear??

Thanks

António Vieira
http://www.livinginabox.net

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 12:05:56 2002