Mike Vande Bunt wrote: > > Polaroid 500 film was previously known as "Captiva" film. > (I suspext that the name change came about because the > Captiva camera is no longer being made.) The Joycam uses > an internal mirror so that the lens is at a right angle to the > film plane. As a result, I think that it would probably be best > to cut off most of the "upper" part of the camera (lens, shuter, > mirror, flash) leaving just the film pack holder and the film > ejection / development mechanism. Then just glue a small > box with a pinhole in front of the film plane. And yes, the > 500 in the film name is the ISO speed. > > For those that have not seen the Polaroid Joycam, it is an > integral film camera with a manual (rather than motorized) > film ejection mechanism. > > Mike Vande Bunt > > Matti J Koskinen wrote: > I got my first pictures made with my modified Joycam and as in one previous message about Polaroid 600, the instant feedback is a thing I really love. I downloaded the 500 film data sheet and it says the 500 film is ISO 640 as are the 600 series.
It's strange to have a positive image right from the beginning: when the image is too light, it's because of too long exposure, not what I'm used to have with paper negatives, and as it's color daylight film, taking picture last night from a street revealed snow yellow. But interesting interesting... -matti mjkos...@sci.fi
