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    Coating Polaroid Prints

    Brian,

    Start at the perforated tab, lightly coat away from you to the other end and cover the whole print in 3 swipes and repeat a second time. Speed is the issue, the faster you can coat the...
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    55/PN emulsion ?

    Chris,

    I worked out the formula's 20 years ago to help another customer. using the Jobo Rotary Processor which i have.
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    ATV's and landscape photography?

    What about a Hovercraft ? beats a wheeled vehicle!!
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    Polaroid phasing out pos/neg film?

    T-55 is still in production
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    dark area at top of Polaroid print 2

    Jim,
    Thanks for your reply, I'm not sure what that band is, Please return it for replacement.
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    dark area at top of Polaroid print

    Jim, Call Customer Service at Polaroid, I'd like to see thoes prints.
  7. storing fresh 4x5 polaroid prints in the field

    What film are you talking about here?
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    Pola Type 55 negative question

    OK, here's the answer: Several years ago the developer was changed slightly to reduce or eliminate the Sabatier effect in T-55 film.
  9. Polaroid 55 Problems - Holder or Film?

    Bill, I'd like you to change your procedure a little bit to the following:

    To remove an exposed packet from the film holder, after the envelope has been pushed back int o the holder flip the lever...
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    Jobo - what I've learned the hard way

    With my Jobo i use a plastic 5 gal gas can for the drain hose, as i don't resue the chemistry
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    grain/reticulation in type 55

    Tom
    Try dip and dunk the negs for a couple of minuits, the developwe will wash off, flowing warm water wash for acouple of minutis will clear the back coat. 5 hrs is way too long
  12. type 55 unexposed edges on neg with front swing

    where is the straight black line? IF its on the tab end, in the picture area of the print then the envelope was not pushed in all the way into the cap
    Bill
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    Polaroid 55 clearing problems

    The best way to clear T-55 negs, that i found is to dip the neg in the solution and take it out and let the solution run off one corner, 5 or 6 times and the neg will be clear. wash with warm water,...
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    ROLL CALL

    From home, or at work, read daily
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    Expert drum, Xtol and Ilford film

    Ted,
    Sorry no, I use the 3006 at home, whoops i use the 3010 also, my mistake
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    Expert drum, Xtol and Ilford film

    Jan
    the 3006 expert drum holds the 5x7, 8x10, and 13x18cm uses 270 ml per run
    the 3005 i believe is the 4x5 drum, and holds 240 ml. of solution per run
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    Colour Photography in WWII

    Agfa was working on color filmin the 20's, some film was shot of hitler and was siezed by the Army during ww2
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    The wacko has gone wacko (scanners)

    Mark,
    The darkroom never left !!
  19. Shooting 20x24 color display film in camera

    Another alternative would be Polaroid 20x24 print film iso 80, same as T-59 and 559
  20. Problem with Kodak E100g Readyload in Polaroid 545

    The 545 film holder has one catch in the center of the holder, slightly, bend open the cap to engage the latch, probably your older holder is worn enough to miss the cap.
  21. dismantle and clean a 545i polaroid holder

    Hi Adrian,
    You do not need to dismantle the film holder, use a wet paper towel and soap, then wipe dry. This method is what I use on all the holders in work
    Bill
    Sr. Evaluation Tech ...
  22. One year between exposure and E6 development,push?

    Frank,
    Process only 1 sheet normal time and determine from the results what to do with the others.
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    Unusual but useful photo gear for LF?

    Power inverter, for running the Polaroid 8x10 processor in the explorer
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    Crown Graphic Lens Compatability

    Jack, thats the same lens that I use, Superb performance
    Bill
  25. Most remote/dangerous place you've photographed?

    Vietnam 1970, not a combat photographer
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    Calling all color photographers

    Mark,
    I'm slightly color blind, in the pastels and hues, to me there's no such color as aqua, its either one or the other, I do all my own printing, i have a jobo colorstar color meter, works for...
  27. Cleaning and hardening formula type 55

    Listed on Polaroids web site clearing agent is 18% Sodium Sulfite

    Bill Jefferson Sr. Evaluation Tech. 4X5, 8x10 Formats
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    Quebec Eastern Townships in Fall?

    So far in my area, Easat Topsham, which is south of Barre, not much is changing yet. So I'd say still looks like around columbus day for peak season here. With all the rain this year the foliage is...
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    Fast films for hand-held LF

    Tim, I hand hold my Crown graphic all the time, as i usually chasing foliage and trains or landscapes and don't want to use a tripod. In the winter in Vermont, too cold to mess with the tripod, and...
  30. What Is the Polaroid Type 55/665 Coater Fluid?

    Andre, Did you call Customer Care Center with your problem? 1-800-343-5000, or contact them thru the web.
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    12x20 holder rebuild

    Mike, Look at filmholders.com
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    Type 55 8x10

    Hi All, Looks like the T-805, (T-55 in 8x10 format) isn't dead yet. It took a while but I am now gearing up to do another round of feasibility tests. From the initial test we determined that the...
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    Polaroid Wet Emulsion Transfers 8x10

    Anne, The 809 and the T-59 are the same emulsions, Check the polaroid web site for tips on the process. good luck
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    a New 8x10

    Rebuild your camera, replace the bellows with rubber, add a standard back
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    Leather Handles

    I've cut handles out of men's leather belts. just a thought
  36. Does the ground glass eventually need cleaning?

    I use windex and a soft cloth
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    Graflex inhouse products

    Bill,

    Outsourcing after WW2, was fairly common, Kallart bult range finders for the military, and early electrical companys, had the expertese to make the solinoids and related electrical...
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    Who, where, and what ????

    Hi Jane, Bill Jefferson, live in Vermont, Work in Waltham, Mass. Polaroid Corp. YES comute daily 165 miles one way. Shoot mostle Barns, Foliage, Landscapes (before they all disapear). Use, 4x5...
  39. Life Expectancy of a Fuji Quickload Holder

    My guess replace it in 3 years, as the steel cap will wear the inside of the holser and might create minute micro channels for light leaks, and foreign matter in the film, due to plastic scraped off...
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    Fungus on Lens

    Best to have the lens separated, cleaned and recemented.
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