Help Polaroid 250 issues

[jason_enoch]

<p>I scored a Polaroid 250 Land Camera at an estate sale. I decided to see if I could get it working again. It works but the problems I have are that my film has white to yelllow lines down the middle of the picture. I have tried pulling faster and slower but I end up with the same result. Two packs of Fugi color and one pack of Fuji black and white. All the pictures are crap! I clean the rollers every time I put a new pack of film in it and make sure that everything is as clean as it can be. My other problem is when I pull out one sometimes it will pull out two and both are destroyed. That has happened to me on two different occations. I'm going to post three of the pictures. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?</p><div></div>

[jason_enoch]

<p>Here is the black and white I took today. Sorry im having issues uploading</p>

[jason_enoch]

<p>Lets try again.</p><div></div>

[leicaglow]

<p>Jason, The only guess I would have is that rollers wear out and sometimes get flat spots. Do they look like they are in okay shape?</p>

[jason_enoch]

They look okay but I would have to mic them to know for

sure. Do they make replacements??

[phule]

<p>Are you pulling the leader tab through the rollers?</p>

[jason_enoch]

Yes I am

[jason_enoch]

Yeah so I just figured out that I'm

loading the film wrong. So when I get

home from work I'll try it again the right

way. Thanks for the help. I'll let you

know what happens.

[phule]

<p>Yes, the leader tabs are not supposed to go through the rollers. </p>

[robertgiles]

<p>I still have my poloroid cameras SX70, 95, 110A, 250 and more. Is there new film for any of these models. It is a shame for these cameras to waste. I wish there was a easy conversion for the 110A. Maybe someday. Bob</p>

[phule]

<p>Robert, have you seen The Impossible Project?</p>

<p>http://shop.the-impossible-project.com/shop/film</p>

 

[markc1]

<p>The issue with your b&w photo is mentioned in the manual (don't know if you have one). It says:</p>

<p><em>"Several possible causes: One or more white tabs were folded under when you loaded the film pack. Or, you pulled the yellow tab too slowly. Or, there may be dirt on the ends of the rollers; keep them clean. Or, in some way you squeezed the tab slot end of the camera back while pulling the yellow tab."</em></p>

<p>Also, did you bend back the pressure tabs on the door? Those sometimes put too much force on the plastic film case (they used to be metal). Once I did, getting the film out was much easier. I don't know if that would be causing your problems though.</p>