Well the pack I have _is_ brand new -- itis Polaroid Originals I got
it at BEST BUY.. 8 exposures.
I wondered if it could be the rollers.. and whether I should try the q
tip and alcohol..
that aluminum metal arm looks ok but maybe not.
If the camera worked I've seen it for $20 to $30 on ebay. I'll try the
q tip - but the minute I put the film pack in it groans, even before I
close the door.
Does that tell you anything more?
a
On 4/28/2018 12:49 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
I've used quite a lot of Color 600 film for Polaroid, all from Impossible
Project thus far (none from the new Polaroid Originals yet ... just got my
first stock load of that). The film has been good.
If you're talking about the 'original' Polaroid 600 film, well, it's at least
thirteen years old now and likely the battery is dead or the processing reagent
is solidified. Either of those happen and cameras jam, cannot work, etc.
When I've seen that sort of behavior, it generally says "stuck or frozen rollers
and/or drive gears". I have sometimes been able to resurrect a camera by cleaning
the film processing rollers and such with a Qtip and alcohol, but if they're
frozen/corroded together, it's a dead thing. The other thing that occasionally happens is
that the film 'picker' ... a little arm that pulls the film out of the film pack forward
into the rollers ... has gotten bent or jammed.
I don't know what that camera's actually worth now. Last time I bought a
Polaroid 600 Close-Up it cost me $6, in fully working condition. I never buy a
Polaroid without carrying an empty film cartridge with a good battery so I can
see that at least the motors aren't seized.
G
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On Apr 28, 2018, at 7:16 AM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
anyone using this occasionally these days?
I bought one box to test the Spirit 600 I have before listing it on ebay.. the
pack won't even load.. won't spit out the black cover - just grinds..
the pack is intact butI can't use it or return it would like at least most of
my money back I paid $18.99 . Can anyone use it?
I can sell the camera for partsat least
ann
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