Polaroid 55 delayed development...

[hughes]

I hope this is the right forum for this simpleton questions.

I plan on shooting some Polaroid 55 tommorow and developing it when I

get home, if I choose to remove the film from the holder undeveloped,when I

want to develop it do I put it back in the holder and run it through the

rollers or is there another way to initiate development after the exposure.

 

thanks Steve

[ian_mazursky]

Hi Steve,

 

I do this all the time.

 

When you remove the envelope, do not move the lever to P (process).

 

Keep it at L. Hold down the film release button button and pull the film pack out.

 

The release button is the little tab that goes up and down when you flip the lever to P.

 

 

I have had problems with the envelope not seating properly back into the clip so i take the whole holder

 

out of the camera and depress the release lever and help push the film packet out.

 

When you get back home, insert the film packet like you are going to shoot it and then flip the lever to P.

 

Then pul the envelope out. Wait for 20-25 seconds and then pull the packet apart.

 

 

-Ian

[Ian Taylor]

Yeah, that's how I do it on the road. Make sure you mark everything clearly so you don't mix stuff up after the fact.

[ian_mazursky]

I forgot one thing.

 

Ive mixed them up so many times and we all know how expensive it is.

 

I printed out stickers that say Exposed on Avery return address labels.

 

They are just like the ones included with Readyloads or Quickloads.

 

This has saved me many sheets, especially when i forget a pen.

[hughes]

Ian

you'r are star thanks a million

Steve

[BrianS1664879711]

"Ive mixed them up so many times and we all know how expensive it is."

 

In addition to (attempting) a discipline of keeping exposd and unexposed physically separated, I bend the tabs over (back on themselves) on Polaroid that has been exposed and awaiting delayed processing.

[dasblute]

I would also recommend, as others have elsewhere, that you use

your thumb in the middle of the film [it won't hurt], to gently

make sure that the film comes out with the packet an doesn't

get hung up on the clip. I hate to pull the packet and see all

that nice film in the daylight :)

[hughes]

Thanks for that Tim very good advice

Steve