[Leica] Polaroid SX-70 Manipulations #1

[Mark Kronquist]

no the original formula was unique and toxic but cool as heck

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> On Mar 22, 2022, at 8:07 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the explanation. It certainly leads to distinctive looks.
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
>> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 8:30 AM Christopher Crawford <
>> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
>> 
>> No. The only film that it ever worked on was the old Polaroid SX-70 that
>> was discontinued some time in the late 1990s. It never worked on Polaroid
>> 600 or Spectra, or on any of Fuji's instant films. Doesn't work on the new
>> Polaroid materials made today either. The old Polaroid materials allowed a
>> lot of experimental work.
>> 
>> Something else that you could do with the old Polaroid materials was
>> emulsion lifts. This worked on the type 669 Peel-Apart film. The print
>> would be placed in a tray of hot water, then moved to a tray of cold water.
>> This softened the emulsion then broke it loose from the plastic backing.
>> You could then slide apiece of drawing paper under the floating emulsion.
>> The emulsion would be wrinkled and could be manipulated before it dried.
>> Once dry, it stuck to the new paper. Here's an example:
>> 
>> https://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1816
>> 
>> Image Transfers were another thing that worked with the peel-apart films.
>> With this technique, you took a piece of drawing paper and soaked it in
>> water for a few minutes, then blotted it so it was damp but not wet on the
>> surface. You would take a picture with the peel apart film. Normally, you
>> pulled the film from the camera and waited 90 seconds to peel it apart.
>> When doing a transfer, you'd pull it apart immediately then quickly put the
>> 'negative' sheet face down on the damp drawing paper. A rubber roller was
>> used to push it flat on the paper. You then waited the 90 seconds before
>> peeling the negative sheet off. The image would be transferred to the
>> drawing paper. Because regular paper does not have the gelatin receiving
>> layer that the Polaroid print material has, the image would look soft, with
>> muted color. Here's one:
>> 
>> https://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1835
>> 
>> 
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>> 
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>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> On 3/22/22, 10:11 PM, "LUG on behalf of Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG"