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    Re: My Polaroid Adventure!

    I want to report back that the pulling apart of the film and the negatives as described above, seems to have done the trick. I have run 2 more packs of film through the camera and lost only one photo...
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    Re: My Polaroid Adventure!

    I semi-detached these beginning at the staple moving outward. This is on a pack that I will sacrifice, if necessary. It was hard to do in the dark so I will need to develop a strategy to do this...
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    Re: My Polaroid Adventure!

    Wonderful observation, Richydicky. This sounds exactly like the trouble that I am having. I'll have to try what you suggested. Thank-you!
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    Re: My Polaroid Adventure!

    Hi Randy -- They know me really well down at Roberts! I believe in doing business with locals whenever possible and all my digital camera's were purchased there and I have picked up a number of items...
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    Re: My Polaroid Adventure!

    Thanks, Randy! I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you say "load the pack without any threading."

    Actually I did watch that video. But, if you look at it carefully when it came time to...
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    Re: My Polaroid Adventure!

    I did have them loaded correctly but it took me a while to realize where the print came out. I mostly kept tearing things and having to open just a bit to find the tab, and etc. But I did finally get...
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    My Polaroid Adventure!

    Greetings to All -- I wanted to follow-up on my earlier question about Polaroid. I am pleased to report that the 30 packages (well, actually 29 packages) of Fuji FP-3000B dated 11/2014 is still good!...
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    Re: A Good Cool Tone Developer?

    A number of folks have mentioned paper as being a key piece to the "cool tone prints" that I am hoping for. This makes perfect sense and I probably should have included it in the first place. I was a...
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    Re: A Good Cool Tone Developer?

    I am learning a lot from all these suggestions but keep in mind that I am fairly new at all of this so please be sure that no too many "strange abbreviations" make your contribution difficult for the...
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    A Good Cool Tone Developer?

    I now have produced 4 "proof of concept" prints in my tiny "Dark Room in the John!" I'm happy to report that I have no light leaks and have figured out how to navigate with Safe Lights!

    I am using...
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    Re: Polaroid Backs and Film

    Sure, Fred L -- Watch for the FedEx man -- half is one it's way to you!!
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    Re: Greetings from Indianapolis, Indiana USA

    Hi wooserco, Please do let me know when you will be in Indianapolis! It would be fun to meet you here! -- Martha
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    Re: Polaroid Backs and Film

    Well, I have taken possession of 30 packages of film that were stored in a plastic box along with some desiccant. Turns out that 5 of these are dated 11/2014 and the other 25 are dated 03/2015! Omer...
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    Re: Polaroid Backs and Film

    Thank you for all the comments! I have learned a great deal! Mainly, it sounds like this idea is way too expensive for me to even try. I was looking for a "cheap and dirty" method of getting some...
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    Polaroid Backs and Film

    I’m new so please forgive me if this is not the place for this question. I want to try using Polaroid film with my Cambo camera. I shoot exclusively Black and White. So I am wondering what film, film...
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    Re: Greetings from Indianapolis, Indiana USA

    Thanks for the greeting, Lorraine, we should keep tabs on each other as we explore Large Format. I have already developed a template for notching all the film backs and have interested my neighbor, a...
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    Re: Greetings from Indianapolis, Indiana USA

    Thanks for the greeting, Lorraine, we should keep tabs on each other as we explore Large Format. I have already developed a template for notching all the film backs and have interested my neighbor, a...
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    Re: Greetings from Indianapolis, Indiana USA

    Thanks, Randy, I see I am not the first down this street. I am now figuring out how to punch/drill/file holes into the edge of film holder flaps!
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    Greetings from Indianapolis, Indiana USA

    Greetings,

    Actually I feel like I have been among you for many months as I have lurked here for a long time. I am nearly 75 years old and my trip through photography has been a long and winding...
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