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Jonathan,

I tryed, 45 sec 30 sec 15 sec in that order and settled on the 15 sec to start with.

Bill

Hi Johnathan,

As I understand it most people cross the 809 and 804 film themselfs,What I tested a few years ago actually 4/99 It was called Brown Tone. any thing over a 15 sec development time yeilded a mottle look to it. So I guess the powers to be decided against it.

Bill

Hi

Polaroid Film will NOT work in the following Kodak or Fuji film holders. The opening is too narrow for the pod

Bill Jefferson

Greetings,

I routinely use 8x10 Polaroids in the field. To process I bought a voltage inverter to run in the explorer. Which works well with no problems to the processor or the explorer. Keeping the film in the explorer after processing, I havn't noticed a dust problem.

Bill Jefferson

Sr. Tech.

Polaroid Corp.

John,

I shoot, landscapes, foliage, RailRoad buildings and stock,

(disapearing in Vt.) new road construction, logging roads, ponds in

the back woods.

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Bill

I'm 52, shooting 4x5, 8x10 started with Polaroid when i was 19, 32

yrs here, and still shooting

Bob,

I bought a set of steel legs, and bolted an oak pallet on to them,

added a sheet of 3/4" plywood cut to size, and screwed on painted all

black. rock solid

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Bill

Hi Mark,

Its a cross between color negative and b&w sheet, I think using the

B&W developer, same thing is done with the 8X10, a little tricky but

the components can be swapped in the 4x5 packet.

Chris,

Go on line and find all the MSDS sheets for the chemicals you are

using, read them and see what u can change in your dark room now,

then take them to your doctor, they will help with you.

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Bill

Hi Lawrence,

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WE make 20x24, color and b&w, for details call 1-800-343-5000

Hi Jacque,

If that technique will not work, It is because some years ago, the

developer formulation was changed to avoid the solarization, as it

turned into a major problem for all T-55 users.

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Bill

Arthur,

Don't bother with the foil, ask for a hand inspection of the film,

and if possible ship the film by traditional carrier, they don't x-

ray yet.

Bill

HI Awsiya,

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Here in work, I make up about 3 gals. of solution to work with,

and clear about 400 4x5, or around 75 T-805, then dump the tank and

make more. The developer being washed off is a pain and gets over the

cleared negs.

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Bill

Per,

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I have printed from some 4x5 glass plates that belonged to a

friends grandfather, I made a cardboard holder for the plate and used

my enlarger, printed on standard multi grade paper. I have one RR

5x7 glass plate was planning to do a contact print only with that one.

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Bill

Yves, Please contact the Polaroid Rep. in your region.

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Thanks Bill

James,

I use archival sleeves and hang them in a file cabinet

Richard,

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I always hand hold my crown graphic, usually bounce out of the

explorer and off chasing trains, deer, turkeys, antique autos, and

anything that catches my eye.

only thing that goes on a tripod is the 8x10

Hi All,

Are you aware, that in manufacturing that, The original suppliers

of chemicals, no longer make the chemical needed for film, paper, and

developer. also, chemicals produced today are purer that years ago,

and are harder to work with. Machinery, wears out and the older

technology that built it no longer exists, parts impossible to

obtain. New machinery a lot built inhouse, as there is no on shelf

inventory of what companys need for there unique product line. Every

one that makes film, is going thru the same thing, we just do it

differently from each other.

Bill

Hi,

If you pull the packet out at any angle you can induce problems on

the image, as in-complete coverage of the developer, mottle, the

straighter the pull the better.

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Bill

R.J.

What film type are we talking about?

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Bill

Rob,

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I answered Sal's inquirey privatelt,. and as stated it is in

development, waiting for 2 sheet tests to be run to continue with the

testing. Bill

All, It is a P/N product in development, no one else has any info on

it.

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Bill

Dave,

While working on a test using T-55, walking up stream in a shallow

river, I exposed 60 packets, went home ant found that all packets had

blocked. Which is the sheet face sticking to the negative, due to the

humidity of the evaporating water the temp was around 90 degs. Save

the T-55 for use at a later date. I never gave it a thought as i work

with this film daily. Oh Well.

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Bill

George,

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I use the processor in my explorer with a voltage converter, works

fine, with no aparent damage to either.

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Rob, T-805, is what u would be looking for, Working with this for a

year now, and still have major issues. Here's the hint, negatives

develop in 20 seconds. Try clearing these in the field, tons of fun

Bill

Morning all,

Robert, Refrigerators are not ideal cold storage, as they are wet.

UNOPENED Polaroid film, at a temp of 50 degs. 45% or lower humidity,

will work best. Mt cellar at home is 60% RH. 50 degs. and kills color

film in 3 days, what happens is that the envelope, is hydroscopic, by

nature and absorbs as much moisture as it can, then this moisture

bleeds in to the film.

Polaroid Films are unique, because of the positive and negative are

in contact face to face in the packets.

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The film should never be frozen as the chemicals in the pods will

either separate upon warmup or they might burst in the freezer.

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Bill