pinhole polaroid

HOLTSLANDER@sask.usask.ca
Mon, 21 Mar 1994 09:02:50 -0600 (CST)

DATE SENT: 21-MAR-1994 08:40:29
>> For my pinhole polaroid, I made a slot for the film with a light seel and
>> a latch for releasing the the paper dark slide. I have had little success
>> and run out of old polaroid (its a little expensive for trail and error stuff)
>> Has any one else tried anything similar.
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>I use Polaroid with my pinhole cameras a lot. It's great material for
>pinhole. I have not made transfers, but a lot ofpeople I know do it, and
>why not use pinhole polaroids to start?
>
>Why build a polaroid back when polaroid already made one that works really
>well? You can easily build a pinhole camera around a standard 4x5 spring
>back.
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>Polaroid film pack cameras are available from about $2.00 up at thrift
>stores. They enable use of 6xx film pack materials.

>Larry Bullis ( lbullis@ctc.ctc.edu )
>
My reason for trying to make a low-tech polaroid back in a pinhole camera
is that I eventually want to use them for teaching or workshops where a
number of camera's are needed at the same time. It would be difficult
to came up with a bunch of second hand polaroids at the same time, though
I am thinking of startin to collect them.

My home made polaroid back almost works. It is designed to use the type
5X series 4x5 film. For those unfamiliar this film has slips into the
polaroid back, catches on a notch, to make the exposure the paper dark
slide is pulled out to reveal the film, the exposrue is made, the darkslide
is returned to its original postition, the rollers are engaged and the
film is pulled throuh, pinching the pod initiating the development.

The polaroid back in my pinhole camera is made of plastic u-shaped mouldings,
with a brass catch and a cardboard flap covered with black felt to act
as a light trap. The flap is held down with an elastic. The back works except
that the light trap flap binds the darkslide and film, so when the darkslide
is pulled up, the film comes with it. I think it should be possible
to make a light trap that works. It should be possible to make a pinhole
polaroid out commonly found material for only a few cents. Does anyone
have any suggestions. I know it is probably easier to buy a cheap second
hand Polaroid camera and modify it, but I am trying to see how low-tech
I can get. Just stubborn I quess.

On a slightly different topic, had anyone used the Vivitar slide copier?
This is a device/camera for copying 35mm slide to 66X polaroid film.
It sounds like it would be ideal for polaroid transfers
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Gord Holtslander Department of Biology
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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