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I'm intrigued. I'm doing an 8x10 shoot using the new Polaroid film at an art gallery next weekend. This is good last minute inspiration.

Good luck with the event.

All very interesting, but more than the potential effects to image quality (or lack thereof) I was just concerned if I had the damn thing mounted acceptably!

Thanks everyone. For now, I just have it sort of clipped to the rear of the lens as shown. It's snug, but I don't know if it's the intended way to mount it.
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I recently acquired a Calumet/Xenophone behind-the-filter holder for my 8x10. It fits a 3" square gel filter. I have a 14.75" Caltar lens in an Ilex #5 shutter. Not a lot of documentation about...

Dave, is this the Votar timer you have?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/222678193046

I considered that because I want to get a cable release also. But Oren's comment above, about travel distance, had me concerned.

Thanks everyone. Some good ideas here. I have my eye on one of the Votar self timers mentioned.

Having trouble finding something that fits the bill. I have a Kopil wind-up self timer that works with my Crown Graphic, but the cable isn't long enough to trip the Ilex #5 Universal Synchro I have...

Hi. I'm working with Impossible Project 8x10 film, and I'm interested doing some emulsion lifts to wood. I see wood painting panels available from various suppliers (Utrecht, Ampersand, American...

Thought this was excellent. It would make a beautiful (small) contact print, I would think.

It's under Product Specifications on their website. Granted, it does say 5 to 10 minute "emergence" which is a bit misleading. Sounds like it needs more time than that.

Hmm. Ten minutes is the published time. Is this based on other information or your experience? Curious to see results if you have them.

I have a box on its way to me. I've been waiting a while for this!

I think it can help. I want to see more texture in the skin. It would help if Impossible published tech data on their film -- curves, spectral sensitivity, etc. I've not been able to find such...

I wonder if anyone who's using the Impossible Project 8x10 black and white film (previous or current version) has found any value in using a filter with portraits. The stuff seems to be very...

I found dilute Centrabrom S to be the magic bullet for ortho litho film. This was done with strobes; scan of the contact print from the 4x5 negative is shown.
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Late to the party, but to the OP as it relates to Impossible film, you can offer something a little more novel and address the image stability/drying issue by doing an emulsion lift onto paper. These...

My first image share here! This is Impossible's 8x10 2.0 "beta" film (now in regular production). This is my young cousin. She moved a bit, hence the off focus and framing. She wasn't much for...

Talk about environmental portrait! That's excellent, Alessandro.

I've attached some pictures to show how the rear standard of my 8x10 sits on the rail. The problem is that the movement is very slippery -- with a little effort, I can push or pull the standard along...

Thanks everyone. I guess the bottom line is, based on the picture, nothing looks glaringly wrong. I can move the tripod/rail clamp back some so that I can focus to infinity.

Curious, do most 8x10...

As it is now, I can't even focus to infinity (it's a 12" lens) -- the front standard stops at the tripod clamp, the rear standard stops at the seam in the rail. The seam appears to be designed to...

Wonderview, which I'm sure doesn't help! I've had trouble finding information on this camera.

Hello. I posted this on APUG a few months ago but didn't get a very good response, so I'll try again here. Shown is a picture of how I assembled my 8x10 camera, yet something doesn't seem quite...

Really appreciate your help, wombat2go. I'm going to order the Amico capacitor(s) from Amazon. It seems like I can just solder the wires directly to the bare leads. I can sleeve some heatshrink in...

Thank you. That does look like a good match. What bothers me is that all of the start and run capacitors that I'm looking at (and I'm still not sure which I'm replacing -- "run" if I had to guess)...

I'm still at a loss as to what to buy -- some good but conflicting information has been offered.

Polyglot, is this the kind of "cased" capacitor you're referring to? ...

Love this.

Thanks Rudi. I just sent you an e-mail...

Thanks polyglot. It's most definitely 0.8 uF. I'm not in a position to post any pictures at the moment, but I've found (or was directed to) two other sources of folks using the 0.8 uF MP capacitor: ...

Well, I don't plan to make a habit of this. Thanks for the link. Does this look like it will work?:
http://www.amazon.com/Metallized-Polypropylene-Film-Capacitors-0-82uF/dp/B008DEZ6HM

Thanks. It's labeled as a 0.8 uF 220 VAC capacitor. I checked several supply stores and can't find an exact match.

As some of you may have seen in the classifieds, my Polaroid Processor exploded this morning and I was looking for a new one. But I'm wondering now if the unit can't be repaired.

Opening the unit...

Last call. I have a commitment on two boxes. I'm still on the fence...

Thanks everyone. I have some interest but would still like one or two solid committments to make this happen. I could put the balance on the 'bay, I suppose, but I'd rather not deal with that...

Very nice indeed. Curious, was this "supplemented" with natural light (with a long exposure)? I wouldn't have thought 2400ws by itself to be enough to give such good contrast.

Impossible has discounted their bulk pack 8x10 instant film. I'm considering purchasing a six pack if I could get some commitments from folks here to take a few extra packs off my hands. I'm only...

Hi Michael. Currently I'm working with the Rockland kit, so these are tintypes. I'm hardly a pro but I'm starting to get the hang of it. I have big plans for my next kit.

Thanks tree/Vincent. That might be fun. I haven't done anything with the Filmmakers. They have good resources, but I have everything I need at home right now. I know they occasionally offer...

Thank you all. This is good information to be armed with before going at it alone. I think the next thing is to try it. My 8x10 is currently "in the shop" for repairs. I'll provide an update once it...