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    Home Made Instant Film

    Hello! No sure this is in the exact right category but seems right. Anyway, after following the New55 project for a while and reading up on Diffusion Transfer Reversal chemistry I've started making my own instant film. It's not perfect yet but it's progress. Negatives are better than positives this far. Click image for larger version. 

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    The one thst hardly discernible is the print.

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    Re: Home Made Instant Film

    awesome! keep going!
    how much time does the prep take?
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    Quote Originally Posted by stawastawa View Post
    how much time does the prep take?
    Prep is pretty extensive since I have to make pods, and assemble it all.

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    Re: Home Made Instant Film

    well keep us posted.
    what sources are you getting information from?
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    Re: Home Made Instant Film

    Quote Originally Posted by stawastawa View Post
    what sources are you getting information from?
    Mostly new55, and some info from the instructables. I tried using polaroid patents but they all reference long-forgotten DuPont chemicals

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    Re: Home Made Instant Film

    Interesting, and i like your results so far.
    Is there any chance that you'll be producing enough to sell small orders in the future?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Liquid Artist View Post
    Interesting, and i like your results so far.
    Is there any chance that you'll be producing enough to sell small orders in the future?
    Thank you! That's an interesting question. The easy answer is probably no. I don't have the copyright or patent info, and if anyone does it's probably New55. That said, if I can get quality prints (as you can see they're dismal presently) I may look to put a guide online and offer small batches as a "donation reward"

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    Re: Home Made Instant Film

    Thanks Jake,
    I am suddenly wondering if I will need a Polaroid back in the near future.
    Please let me know if you start a donation reward system. I am very interested.

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    Re: Home Made Instant Film

    Quote Originally Posted by Liquid Artist View Post
    Thanks Jake,
    I am suddenly wondering if I will need a Polaroid back in the near future.
    Please let me know if you start a donation reward system. I am very interested.
    Will do. And New55 is pretty close (a couple years tops) to widely launching their product, so a polaroid back could be beneficial. A 545 because New55 claims their clip won't work with the 500 backs.

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    Re: Home Made Instant Film

    FYI
    When I was working with Diffusion Transfer I found using Kodak Dektol Paper Developer work great

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