DrPablo
10-Jul-2006, 07:50
Hi all,
I've just begun playing with my new Calumet 45N. I'm pretty comfortable with the movements, focus, and the shutter mechanism. I picked up some Polaroid 79 to practice with, but I seem to have some innate inability to expose the Polaroid film. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Basically I'm loading the film into the holder (with the right side facing the lens) as directed; once it clicks I pull out the cardboard 'darkslide'; then I trigger the shutter; push the cardboard back in; flip the Polaroid lever down to 'P'; and pull out the sheet.
I then wait a minute or so and open it up -- and it's black. No idea what I'm doing wrong. And at $85 for a box of 20, I don't want to waste too many more.
I've just begun playing with my new Calumet 45N. I'm pretty comfortable with the movements, focus, and the shutter mechanism. I picked up some Polaroid 79 to practice with, but I seem to have some innate inability to expose the Polaroid film. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Basically I'm loading the film into the holder (with the right side facing the lens) as directed; once it clicks I pull out the cardboard 'darkslide'; then I trigger the shutter; push the cardboard back in; flip the Polaroid lever down to 'P'; and pull out the sheet.
I then wait a minute or so and open it up -- and it's black. No idea what I'm doing wrong. And at $85 for a box of 20, I don't want to waste too many more.