Expired Polaroid

A friend gave me a box of expired Polaroid film that she had. I did not think the film would develop, but it did. The pictures are a bit faded as you can see, and the left corner is missing. The film was so quick to develop compared with the Impossible film I have tried, and the result are more predictable. 

PolaSonic AutoFocus 5000

Bought this Polaroid Land camera a while ago, and have been using it with Impossible SX-70 film. I find it very unpredictable to use. There are two things you can adjust, lighter or darker, and auto or manual focus. Camera uses Sonar to focus, "sounds" like a great concept, but most of the time I had to switch to manual to get anything reasonable. It is of course a possibly that my camera is broken. Since buying a box of Polaroid film is rather expensive, £17 for a box of 8 photos, I don't find this to be the second hand bargain I thought it would be.     

New color protection formula

Source: shop.the-impossible-project.com via Asgeir on Pinterest

The Impossible project has launched their latest Polaroid color film, and this time they calm to have brought back the image quality of the classic Polaroid films. At the Impossible factory in Enschede, Netherlands, their chief chemist has come up with a new formula that protects the color. One really good improvement from the previous films from the Impossible Project is that you no longer need to instantly shielding your photos after taking them. You still need to store the Polaroid film in your fridge. I have already ordered up a PX70 box, and am looking forward to seeing what king of photos I can get
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Sold!

My troubled SX-70 Land camera has now been sold. If you remember I drop it once, and it would almost constantly jam the polaroid’s when taking photos. You would not believe how much Polaroid film I have wasted using that camera….  I did specify in the item details on Ebay that the camera is broken, yet there was a lot interest, and sold for surprisingly large amount. The buyer wrote yesterday in the feedback that he was happy with it,  I guess he is going to attempt to repair it, I wish him the best of luck. I still have the Polasonic 5000, so I am not giving up Polaroid :)

The few times I got the camera to function I thought the photos where excellent

4 shots in a single Polaroid

Came across this “How To” video from the Impossible Project. The result is impressive but you will need strong willpower to achieve it.  

PX 70 Colorshade

Out of the Polaroid films I have used from the Impossible Project the PX70 Colorshade definitely seems to be the most sensitive to light. I struggled a lot to get any photos worth while, most of them became almost white even with camera set to darkest setting possible.

Picture is of St Paul's cathedral in London

Polaroid SX-70 ad

Very informative advert from the 70's explaing in detail how the SX-70 camera functions, and how Polaroid photography works.