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Re: [Digital BW] Scanning Polaroids

2008-03-15 by Gary Weaver

Polaroid is Bye-Bye, but Field Photogs regularly process and odd stuff while out and about. Some use holding bags 'til they get home.

If you already have a back, I'd grab what you can and make the best of it. It's been suggested that the stuff won't sit for long periods in the freezer. I don't know that you loose resolution, they are both direct like positive and negative films.

good luck. I had hopes of getting some polaroid through my Pressman. Maybe Fuji or someone will give us something afforable.

gar

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On 3/15/08 at 5:05 AM markleewebb wrote:

>Anyone shoot Polaroids with a 4x5 and then scan them??? Is the quality 
>high? Or, do you use the Polaroid film that also produces negatives, 
>and just scan the negatives? I was thinking about scanning the positive 
>print Polaroids because I've heard those Polaroid films that produce 
>the negatives create a kinda messy negative, and if I'm 4 miles out in 
>the desert hiking a trail, or in field for several days/ a week the 
>negatives could be a problem, so just using the positives and scanning 
>them later sounded like a viable option. I am just wondering if anyone 
>does this, and how much resolution you lose if you scan the positive 
>Polaroid prints?
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