I've worked with polacolor 59 for both pinhole and emulsion transfer (hey, it's more fun than you think!)
Yes it shifts blue, very blue, from reciprocity. I was also shooting outdoors in midwinter, and I'm told that cold will also shift it blue. Had to scan it, and then color adjust in photoshop to re-shift it back to near normal. The effect was like early 1950's color print film, that funky ruddy red in particular. I kind of liked it, with the right subject. No clearing needed. Doing both emulsion and image transfer is possible, but usually when you try to do both you get unhappy results on one or the other, since you end up having to optimize the development of either the emulsion or the image. I've done two pinhole Polaroids that I then did image transfers with. Polaroid's web site has gobs of decent information on that. I have some examples of emulsion and image transfer on my site www.onemountainphoto.com. I have only one Polaroid pinhole example on there, the image I used for my holiday pinhole exchange, mostly because the type 59 film has been quite difficult to work with in the freezing cold and snow for many reasons. And, during one long exposure I had an ice-coated branch fall and crush the camera...hate when that happens. Now I have to build a new camera besides. ____________________________________________ Ed Nazarko -----Original Message----- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??????? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???????] On Behalf Of Uptown Gallery Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 10:37 PM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??????? Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Polacolor 59 ER? Hello: I just inherited some Polacolor 59 ER from work - expired but refrigerated, and unfortunately spent a couple days in the car somewhere between 0 and 30 F - not supposed to freeze it... So, I guess I'll try pinholing it - and I hear it might also be an emulsion transfer or manipulative film...not sure that appeals to me yet. ISO 80 - I read somewhere blue shift from reciprocity shift. Which Polaroid films need to have negatives 'cleared' in Sodium Sulfite? If this is a film that works for emulsion and image transfer, I hear one can use both halves of the film, with care and knowledge. The point at which it freeze-damages or dries out (expired in 2000) is my main worry for now. Murray _______________________________________________ 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/
