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: > Hi all > > It's been a pleasure to watch this list for a while now. As the subject > says, I have such a film and would like to know if it's worth something > without the Joycam? My first look of it revealed nothing how to use it, > so I'm planning to visit a local shop to buy a Joycam and hack it a bit, > but if someone has any ideas or posesses a Joycam. I'd be very happy to > get some information how to use this "glue and tape" system to use this > film.
