I found two packs of ancient 4x5 Polaroid film in dad’s studio. Having no idea what it would do, I tried one out. I assumed it was 100 speed, used the sunny 16 rule to set my exposure, and set the focusing scale to infinity. I stepped out the dock door at work and wished for the best.
When I say ancient, I mean my dad thinks he abandoned that pack in the early ‘80s, so it’s probably been sitting for 25 years. So I was quite surprised to get an image at all. The chemicals didn’t spread all the way, and the color balance is way off. But the smell! There’s nothing quite like a Polaroid’s smell. And the look is pretty cool too. People pay good money for software to make those edge effects.
With this photo, I knew I had a working camera, and I was looking forward to making more pictures.
Next, using up this old film while researching what to use next.
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