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Spring ‘Roid Week 2010 starts this Monday, May 3!

Nicolai Morrisson — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:30:16 +0000

It’s almost that time again! Polaroid Week Spring 2010 will be May 3–7. Participating is easy: make some pictures on any instant film and post them to the ‘Roid Week 2010 group on Flickr (free accounts work).

Don’t be scared off now that Polaroid means horrendously expensive, you can play on the cheap: Fuji still makes really nice peel-apart instant film in both color and black and white that are cheaper than Polaroid was when it was in production. If you need a camera, you can grab a Holga-like, zone focus Polaroid Super Shooter or Super Shooter Plus on eBay for under 10 bucks, or a rangefinder-focused Automatic 100 [pic] or Automatic 250 [pic] for $25–30. Want integral film (the kind the spits out the front of the camera)? Check out Fuji Instax!

Video how-to: Polaroid Spectra double exposures

Nicolai Morrisson — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:10:34 +0000

Works on all Spectra cameras, no self-timer required!

Fall ‘Roid Week 2009 dates announced – Nov 2-6!

Nicolai Morrisson — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:12:31 +0000

It’s almost that time again! Polaroid Week Fall 2009 will be November 2–6. Participating is easy: make some pictures on any instant film and post them to the ‘Roid Week 2009 group on Flickr (free accounts work).

Here are the ‘Roid Week guidelines:

About ‘Roid Week Fall 2009

Hello!

POLAROID WEEK is a bi-annual celebration of all things instant!

Here are the simple rules:

* It’s five days. Monday thru Friday.

* Pool opens at 6:00 am on Monday, Eastern Standard Time.

* Pool closes at 12:00 am on Friday (technically, Saturday), Pacific Standard Time.

* Members can post up to 3 photos a day.

* Though we call it “Polaroid Week,” any instant film is fine.

* No Poladroids! You have your own group to play in. This is a film only group.

* Post photos you haven’t posted on Flickr before. Give us something new. We will unceremoniously delete all photos that do not meet this requirement.

* And give us something good. This is our seasonal eye candy. Make it sweet.

How to modify a Polaroid SX-70 to shoot 600 film

Nicolai Morrisson — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:01:01 +0000

This is a more advanced modification that requires disassembling part of the camera and doing some soldering to switch out a capacitor, but the instructions are clear and have good photos of each step.

Check it out at Holgablog

Hope for Polaroid 8×10 instant films in 2010?

Nicolai Morrisson — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:19:01 +0000

The Impossible Project—the people behind NOS Polaroid film resellers Polapremium and Polaroid photo sharing site Polanoid—bought the equipment necessary to make Polaroid 8×10 instant film, and hopes to start production in 2010.

New successful prototypes of black and white integral film for SX-70 and 600 Polaroid cameras have also been completed. Awesome.

More details in this article at the British Journal of Photography.

Via traskblueribbon

Polaroid photography show at Photoworks, San Francisco, US

Nicolai Morrisson — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:22:08 +0000

Come check out the show of Polaroids at photo lab Photoworks SF! Opening reception Friday, May 8th, 2009, from 7–9pm at 2077-A Market St (at Church St.), San Francisco, CA, US.

This is a fitting bookend to the awesome and in-progress ‘Roid Week 2009!

Fate of Polaroid Corporation’s photo collection uncertain

Nicolai Morrisson — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:59:18 +0000

In the aftermath of the Petters bloodbath, the article’s subhead sums it up nicely: "Stuck in limbo, for now, is Polaroid’s collection of photos taken by some of the biggest names in 20th-century art."

Read article at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

Polaroid Week 2009 starts tomorrow!

Nicolai Morrisson — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:44:14 +0000

‘Roid Week 2009 starts tomorrow! This is a five day posting event for photos made on any instant film. It’s in its third year, and is normally a lot of fun and showcases some really excellent work.

I’ll be shooting with a bunch of stuff, but I’m particularly excited to have gotten a hold of two boxes of Fuji FP-100C peel-apart film in the elusive 4×5 size. Its low resolution is a fantastic match for a Cooke PS945 portrait lens.

Click here to join the ‘Roid Week 2009 group on Flickr and add your instant photos to the pool. (You can participate with a free account.)

Hope to see you there!

DIY Polaroid Chocolate film

Nicolai Morrisson — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:29:44 +0000

"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!

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

Nicolai Morrisson — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:46:38 +0000

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 new films 100% Polaroid products, through and through.

100 Chocolate, ISO 80, is apparently the same film as the renowned/smaller/extremely expensive type 80 film of the same name. Run of 30,000 packs that expires October 2009.

100 Blue is ISO 80 and appears to be a full color film, but with a heavy blue cast that looks a lot like expired 669. Run of 15,000 packs that expires April 2009.

100 Sepia is ISO 1500. To me, it’s the most interesting-looking of the films, but at such a weird ISO, it’s probably going to take some fiddling with the exposure compensation dial on most full-frame type 100 cameras, unless you’re lucky enough to have a 180, 190, or 195. Run of 30,000 packs that expires October 2009.

All three cost $16 USD per pack of 10 exposures and are available from the PolaPremium film shop.