rbatey

I see this is an old thread, but I wanted to add some info that might help others later. If you are looking for economy, it is much cheaper to buy 8x10 sheets and cut them to size. I bought a 100 sheet box of the Agfa Green 8x10 on Amazon for $39. I don't know how or if that would differ from the Fuji green. You can handle the green under a red safelight (I bought $5 red LED sign bulbs, the small round kind that fits in a regular light socket) I set up my rotary paper cutter in the darkroom and trimmed the 8x10 sheets down to 4x5 (4 sheets per 8x10) giving me 400 sheets of 4x5 for about $40, or 10 cents per sheet! I also cut some to smaller sizes for cheap experimentation in any number of vintage and antique cameras.

Hi all, I’ve got about a dozen sheets of Polaroid Type 55 left from back in the day, and wanted to try shooting it in a newly acquired Speed Graphic. The trouble is, of course, that the chemical packs dried up years ago. I’m wondering if anyone has experience with shooting the film now, and processing the negative by some other means (not interested in the print). I couldn’t find any information online, so tried peeling apart the negative tray developing (in darkness) in some Ilford DD-X I had on hand, but the film turned completely black. I’ve had success with processing other vintage/expired films, so hoping I can get these to work!