What polaroid camera and film to use for a project

Hello

 

I am working on a new project for my job that is going to be a wall of small black and white square

polaroids of people from company events. I work for an ad agency, and they want it to look like old

fashioned dip and dunk images from a photo booth (but with only 1 square image instead of a strip).

The first round of photos will be taken at our holiday party.

 

Can someone give me suggestions on what camera to use?

 

What film to buy?

 

keep in mind, it will be a bit dark at the party, so I may need to use a flash.

 

Thanks,

Liz

While you can find one, a Holga 120N with a Polaroid Back and an external flash. Type 87 film.

 

Polaroid Type 80 film will stop being produced as of Jan 1, 2007 but you can store packs for up to 3 years.

 

That would be my vote anyway :)

Hi Liz,

 

Bob's suggestion may prove to be the most practical now. I worked for Polaroid until they imploded, and at the time, they also manufactured a "600" B/W emulsion for their consumer cameras. If you can find some of this on eFlay (or elsewhere), then you could test out almost any Polaroid camera that takes 600 packs!

 

Sincerely,

 

Dave

Do they even make film for the old Square shooters anymore? I used to like the look of the 3000 speed they made for the old square shooters.....

 

Larry

I really like the "87" film, and I will miss it when it is gone. ASA 3000 and little sqare B&W pictures. If you use one of the better cameras that accept this film...like the EE100 Special or ProPack, you will not need a flash for most indoor shots. Those cameras accept both the square and rectangular film, so they can still be used when the square film dissapears. If you get a "Squre Shooter" (cheap as dirt) you will also need flashcubes which are no longer made but not impossible to find at a reasonable cost on eBay. Keep in mind if you invest in the Holgaroid set-up it will be useless once the supplies of discontinued 80-series film runs out.

Polaroid was selling almost as close to roll film at the store I worked in in 73-77 but my boss a good hidden communist pushed alot of East europian gray market film along with GAF just to let a small town know there was more than Kodak.. the huge boss would not allow Fuji because he was anti Asian...... not kidding.

 

Larry