Re: Polaroid 545 question

No the rollers are open about the same in the P and L position. They reach
their maximum opening as the lever is midway between the two. I'll probably
just have to wait till next week when I get some film and try some out.

Thanks

Nick

----- Original Message -----
From: "steves" <sgshiya@redshift.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: Polaroid 545 question

> Your description doesn't make sense. Open on L, slide the film into
place;
> pull the cover, expose the film, return the cover. Pull the lever to P
and
> pull out the film in a smooth motion.
>
> Are you telling us that in the P position, the rollers open and fail to
> press the liquid across the film?
>
> S.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick" <n23n@comcast.net>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 7:59 PM
> Subject: Polaroid 545 question
>
>
> > I've decided to explore Polaroid transfer and have gotten a Polaroid 545
> > film back pretty cheap--well that last part remains to be seen!!
> > I've never had any experience with this sort of equipment before, I have
> > film on order but not in hand yet. I'm hoping someone can tell me if
> > the device is working properly from my description of how it is acting.
I
> > only intend to use this under an enlarger by the way.
> >
> > The rollers look ok but when you move the lever from P to L the rollers
> open
> > up but seem to reach a maximum separation of a few
> > millimeters when the lever is only halfway through it's travel then
after
> > the halfway point begin to go together again. It seems as though the
> > rollers should continue to open as the lever travels through out the
> entire
> > path making me think that the cam may broken and the rollers will not
open
> > enough at the halfway point to load the film. I want to try to return
> this
> > ASAP if it is not going to usable.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for any help
> >
> > Nicky
> >
> >
>
Received on Fri Jul 23 06:30:55 2004