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    Re: In memories of Polaroid type 55

    Quote Originally Posted by gandolfi View Post
    I have made pictures with the type 55 film, but I'd dtill like to hear, whether the pol665 has it's place in this fine compagny...
    Emil, IMHO 665 fits, but then we're on the border of probably endless debate of what is LF, and many will debate that vigorously T55 is 4x5 - LF for sure, no debates just nice images.

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    Re: In memories of Polaroid type 55

    Somebody complained to the moderators (anonymously, of course)
    about one of my FP100c45 instants,
    so I doubt whether you could get away with less than 4x5.

    More lovely pictures in this thread-

    I used some of this film the other day, not much to show for it-

    I was reminded of how maddening it can be though-
    it's so wrong that it's still possible to waste it due to the envelope being less than 100% reliable-

    One packet was so messed up that the packet came all the way out,
    didn't lock open- and that film inside was anything but flat...

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    Re: In memories of Polaroid type 55

    Quote Originally Posted by VictoriaPerelet View Post
    Emil, IMHO 665 fits, but then we're on the border of probably endless debate of what is LF, and many will debate that vigorously T55 is 4x5 - LF for sure, no debates just nice images.
    POL 665 is LF in my book!
    I have learned, that any format over the 120 film is LF....

    If not, I have to remove a LOT of images in here......

    but here is another type 55.

    Painted with light.


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    Re: In memories of Polaroid type 55

    Conch Shell Detail/Nikkor 150mm-Type 55 neg, scanned on 4990


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    Re: In memories of Polaroid type 55

    Chris,
    your conch is wonderful
    Mike

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    Re: In memories of Polaroid type 55

    a phesant. Painted with light.


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    Re: In memories of Polaroid type 55

    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Strobel View Post
    Conch Shell Detail/Nikkor 150mm-Type 55 neg, scanned on 4990
    Very Nice!

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    Thanks guys! I have a question, I have two boxes left of 55 in the fridge dated Nov 07.I shot 9 sheets of it yesterday and the negs came out very grainy.Could this be the result of the films age, or could it be because the negs just sat in water for an hour and a half before I was able to clear them with sulfite.In the past I would clear the negs immediately after the shot in sulfite.I have 29 sheets left of this stuff and am not sure how to proceed, or if I should even bother shooting the rest and just ebay it..Here is a 50% crop straight from the 4990 scanner with no sharpening or post processing.


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    Re: In memories of Polaroid type 55

    Shoot them!!
    Even if you feel it is grainy, that is still a very nice frame!

    I never clear my negs in sulfite (or almost never) and just pop them into a gravity works film washer.

    I have film from the late 90s that is still good, were they in the fridge all the time?
    The only bad old type 55 I have had was that I left out of the fridge for a long time.


    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Strobel View Post
    Thanks guys! I have a question, I have two boxes left of 55 in the fridge dated Nov 07.I shot 9 sheets of it yesterday and the negs came out very grainy.Could this be the result of the films age, or could it be because the negs just sat in water for an hour and a half before I was able to clear them with sulfite.In the past I would clear the negs immediately after the shot in sulfite.I have 29 sheets left of this stuff and am not sure how to proceed, or if I should even bother shooting the rest and just ebay it..Here is a 50% crop straight from the 4990 scanner with no sharpening or post processing.


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    Re: In memories of Polaroid type 55

    Quote Originally Posted by Allen in Montreal View Post
    I have film from the late 90s that is still good, were they in the fridge all the time?
    The only bad old type 55 I have had was that I left out of the fridge for a long time.
    Well they were out of the fridge for a few weeks right after I bought them, but have been in the fridge ever since.Looking at my other 55 negs, they are much smoother like this one



    But even zoomed all the way out this run looks too grainy to me.If I try and apply any kind of sharpening to the iris, it looks like it was shot on 35mm pushed Tri-X



    And below is the same iris, different angle shot with my Pentax dslr.Its spanking the 55 and this should not be so!


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