Polaroid makes a pinhole camera kit - I wonder if your film would work with it?
See: http://www.polaroid.com/products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=381243&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=352851&bmLocale=en_US&PRDREG=POL&SOURCE=catalog and the guide to using it: http://www.polaroid.com/service/userguides/photographic/pinhole_ug.pdf On Wed, 2 Oct 2002 michael_georg...@trendmicro.com wrote: Lots of people have found old polaroid cameras and converted them to pinhole - chop the lens off and add a pinhole :) Gord > pinhole-discussion@p at ??????? > > Anyone have any experience with the mechanics of Polaroid pack film? > > I came across many, many boxes of slightly outdated Polaroid 553 film at a > photoswap, and I bought it, thinking it was some other size, as I was not > paying close attention... But, I get home and discover my error: I have no > camera to use with this film. > > So, here I am with many, many boxes of Polaroid 553, Polapan ASA100 4x5 pack > film, and no way to use it (yet). I can build a camera out of any damn > thing, but a homemade Polaroid back presents a bit more of a challenge. > > I found a "packfilms_guide.pdf" on the Polaroid site, and this guide says, > "... After an exposure is made, pulling the white tab all the way out moves > the exposed negative from the focal plane behind the lens to a position > facing the positive sheet. Simultaneously, the larger tab of the film is > positioned between the rollers, and sticks out of the camera or film holder > where it can be grasped...." > > I can figure out a back to contain the pack, and I suppose I can accomodate > the black and white tab slots, and I suppose I can figure out a way to make > rollers, but I'm a surprised that the negative actually moves to make > contact with the positive before being extracted through the rollers to > break the pod, etc... I've stared deeply into an old Polaroid 250 to figure > out how it works, but I'm wondering if there is more to it than meets the > eye... especially with the negative moving into place. > > Anyone ever done a hack to use pack film? Any advice? The film was cheap, > and I don't want to invest in a $50 or $100 back, I just want to figure out > how to use the film! > > Thanks, > > Michael Georgoff > San Jose, CA > > _______________________________________________ > Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? > unsubscribe or change your account at > http://www.???????/discussion/ > --------------------------------------------------------- Gordon J. Holtslander Dept. of Biology hol...@duke.usask.ca 112 Science Place http://duke.usask.ca/~holtsg University of Saskatchewan Tel (306) 966-4433 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Fax (306) 966-4461 Canada S7N 5E2 ---------------------------------------------------------
