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[Digital BW] Re: Polaroid type 55 negs

2004-01-27 by Mark Hahn

sorry, read the post too fast... thought you were saying there 
weren't any 8x10" films available... my bad...

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mark Savoia 
<mark@c...> wrote:
> In positive/negative? What number is it?
> 
> On Jan 26, 2004, at 7:38 PM, Mark Hahn wrote:
> 
> > No, polaroid chemicals dry out way before the film goes bad.  Even
> > refrigeration is probably a bad idea because it it so dry in 
there.
> >
> > ...also don't know why you think they didn't make the 8x10" stuff,
> > b&h has 3 varieties in stock right now (2 b&w and one color):
> >
> > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?
> > A=search&Q=&a=325_2727&shs=&ci=352&ac=&Submit.x=32&Submit.y=9
> >
> > what's a "chocalate polaroid?"
> >
> > mark
> >
> >
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Tim Atherton
> > <timatherton@t...> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Can you freeze Polaroid 55 film for long shelf life?   Or do 
the
> > > > chemicals
> > > > not like that sort of thing?   I keep a couple of boxes in my
> > > > fridge, but maybe
> > > > I need to put more boxes into deep storage.
> > >
> > > I'm pretty sure you can't freeze it - I think it just kills 
it...
> > and
> > > polaroid film doesn't keep that well. I think type 55 does a bit
> > better than
> > > colour, but not that much.
> > >
> > > BTW, only last year Polaroid was testing an 8x10 version of type
> > 55, but
> > > decided not to produce it in the end....
> > >
> > > That would have been cool
> > >
> > > Now, anyone for "chocolate" polaroids? I keep meaning to try 
that
> > out.
> > >
> > > tim
> >
> >
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