Hah! There is a huge market for Polaroid stuff. Amazing isn't it? The opacifier/reagent residue does smell like fixer and might have some sodium thiosulfate in it. Only Polaroid can say for sure as its formulation was a proprietary secret.
I'm now in the process of modifying the Land 350 camera the someone gave me. It's a nice piece, but the Fuji pack films jam in it because the old back spring and electronic timer squeeze the film pack and jam the film. Removing the spring and timer fix the problem ... Godfrey > On Nov 3, 2013, at 12:13 PM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > > Godfrey inspired me to dig out my old SX-70's I only have about 200 and most > of them are not of much artistic interest , mainly I used them to > help me get ID's on plants out west from locals SO i could submit slides > with proper captions for stock back in the late 80's and early 90's. > > So I took a few and put them on ebay... three different batches sold > immediately! Now I'm working on listing more... > > Now here is the thing - I think the aroma of them is from fixer - > certainly stored on the box I had them in I get a strong aroma when > opening it but the odor fades as I air them out individually. IS > it basically the same chemical as fix used in darkroom? that is what > it smells like to me. > > Also - there are fingerprints on some of them.. I don't remember, if I ever > knew, what is best to use to remove them.. I did wipe them with a > soft cloth but nothing else - sometimes what worked, other times not so > much. > > first thing that sold was a set of 4 that came out of a broken camera.. > after one came out I rather liked the look and shot out a few more .. > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/200981208833?ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1561.l2649 > > And the crappy desert bloom photos went shortly after > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/190948966114?ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1561.l2648 > > In truth, I'd say 90% of the Polaroids on ebay that are sold are um well > "risque" - but if I can sell my boring flora shots for a few bucks I'm happy > to get the dough. > > ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
