Jason Freitag
4-Mar-2002, 16:44
I just bought a new Polaroid 545i back last week, and I plan to use T52 and T55 (neg) for personal projects (landscapes and portraits). After my initial attemp ts, I have a few basic questions.
After reading Ansel Adams' summary of different polaroid films, I gathered that T52 produced a pretty smooth image. The ones I took yesterday look almost grain y. Is that normal?
Where on the groundglass does the image area actually appear? How do you mark t he groundglass for polaroids?
How do you coat prints without leaving vertical streaks of gunk from the coater? Do you coat prints immediately after pulling apart the packet, or do you wait a few seconds? A general primer on coating would be helpful.
How exact does development time have to be? How do you measure time and tempera ture? Does over- and under-developing effect print contrast or just density?
Finally, can anyone recommend a LF polaroid book besides AA's "Polaroid Land Pho tography"?
Thanks in advance.
After reading Ansel Adams' summary of different polaroid films, I gathered that T52 produced a pretty smooth image. The ones I took yesterday look almost grain y. Is that normal?
Where on the groundglass does the image area actually appear? How do you mark t he groundglass for polaroids?
How do you coat prints without leaving vertical streaks of gunk from the coater? Do you coat prints immediately after pulling apart the packet, or do you wait a few seconds? A general primer on coating would be helpful.
How exact does development time have to be? How do you measure time and tempera ture? Does over- and under-developing effect print contrast or just density?
Finally, can anyone recommend a LF polaroid book besides AA's "Polaroid Land Pho tography"?
Thanks in advance.