So here I am in a central american country, with my usual 4x5 HP5+ film and my polaroid type 52 film that I had planned to use for proofing - and none of the polaroids are coming out right.
The lightmeters are correct - all three have the same reading. I assume that my camera is fine too because I had just used it a couple of months ago without any problems - no sticky shutters etc.
But for some strange reason the polaroids come out way over-exposed. A normal daylight exposure of say, 125 at f16, is far too much exposure for the polaroid film. I have to close down at least 4 or 5 stops and even then the result leaves a lot to be desired, frankly.
I am not very familiar with using polaroids. Also, I fear that the airport zapping may have done something. I can only hope that my regular film will come out ok - will find out in a couple of days when I return to the 'states and develop them.
I just can't figure out what I'm doing wrong with the polaroid. Is type 52 the wrong type to use as proofing? I picked it because it was ASA 400, which matches the film I use, and therefore less chance of forgetting to adjust the speed...
Oh incidentally the polaroid film has numerous small white spots in the darkest sections...
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