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DIY Polaroid Chocolate film

Posted December 14, 2008 in Camera Hacking & DIY

"g." on Polanoid figured out how to make his own Polaroid Chocolate/Sepia peel-apart film! Apparently you need a B&W positive and a color negative… check out these instructions and example shot, very cool!

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New Polaroid Chocolate, Blue, and Sepia Polaroid pack films from PolaPremium

Posted December 4, 2008 in Product News

PolaPremium just released three new, monochromatic, type 100 (3.25 × 4.25 inch / 8.5 × 10.8 cm) peel-apart/pack films. This thread on Flickr says: These three films were produced by Polaroid employees in the factory in Mexico shortly before the factory was closed forever. Even the packaging was designed by Polaroid employees, making these brand [...]

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Limited stocks of out-of-print Polaroid films from PolaPremium available NOW

Posted November 27, 2008 in Product News

PolaPremium just launched their web store with a bunch of out-of-print Polaroid films. Of particular interest are 600 B&W, Artistic TZ, Type 80 Chocolate, and Type 55 Pos/Neg, as well as straight 600, Spectra, a number of peel-apart/pack films, books, vintage cameras, and accessories. The 600 B&W seems particularly interesting… if you look at the [...]

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Image transfers with Fuji peel-apart film

Posted June 11, 2008 in Technique

Check out this PDF excerpt of Fuji’s Cable Release newsletter on how to do image transfers with Fuji’s Polaroid-compatible pack films. (Hosted by Freestyle.)

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No Polaroid B&W pack film from Ilford

Posted April 30, 2008 in Product News

According to this post from Ilford/Harman on APUG, Ilford will not assume production of Polaroid’s discontinued black and white peel-apart/pack films: Dear All, I have been out for a few days and several of you have sent me PM’s re POLAROID : Please see below : April 18th, 2008, Mobberley, Cheshire UK and Minnetonka, MN, [...]

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DIY Polaroid peel-apart film drying rack

Posted November 2, 2007 in Camera Hacking & DIY

Dealing with Polaroid peel-apart film in the field is a bit of a pain, because once you peel it, you need to think of something to do with the print, and protect it from dust, bugs, and dirt, whilst it dries. Some of them are pretty fast, but some, like 669, seem to take ages. [...]

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Polaroid peel-apart goop negative tutorial

Posted July 14, 2007 in Technique

Check out Sean Rohde‘s outstanding, example-laden tutorial on getting images from the "goop"/negative side of Polaroid peel-apart film. He’s made some great photos with them, too, have a look! See also: the Polaroid Goop group on Flickr

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Polaroid to discontinue 80-series peel-apart instant films

Posted August 19, 2006 in Kit/Equipment + Product News

Fucking hell, Polaroid are killing yet another range of films! This time it’s the 80 series (84, 87, 88, and 89) 3.25 x 3.38-inch peel-apart pack film—the stuff you shoot in Holgaroids, supershooters, and squareshooters. Each product page bears the following message: Please be advised that Polaroid will be discontinuing 8[x] film within the last [...]

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No SX-70? No problem! New Polaroid peel-apart manipulation technique

Posted July 28, 2006 in Technique

Polaroid’s removal of Time-Zero film from the market left a huge gap in the hearts of many photographers—a gap has just been filled by f295 member Erik Wiklund, who has come up with a a new manipulation technique for available peel-apart Polaroid films! See the instructions and sample images at Polaroid.com or check out the [...]

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