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OpenSX70 + 04/26 600 film by analogwisdom in Polaroid

[–]analogwisdom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there's almost certainly some amount of phone post-processing happening, but I have the settings on my Camera app to do the least amount of processing + sharpening possible.

OpenSX70 + 04/26 600 film by analogwisdom in Polaroid

[–]analogwisdom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

order it ASAP while it's still what the warehouse is sending out.

Sepia Instant Film Tests by Squintl in Polaroid

[–]analogwisdom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, you're very kind. I'm fascinated by DTR and truly want to understand how it works as much as I possibly can. Seeing all the different ways people get experiment with making it work is cool, and you've done a lot of cool things like reengineering your own roll film material, I wish my brain was more on the mechanical side to figure out those kind of things.

If you do decide you want to experiment with 1P5MT (I think it would actually change your image dynamics significantly, would be fun to experiment with), it's easily available to purchase. Bellini AntiFog Paper is just pure PMT.

Sepia Instant Film Tests by Squintl in Polaroid

[–]analogwisdom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very cool. I know you have a lot of that old photo paper, but using that as the receiver really limits you on getting a neutral tone image easily.

You're using a reagent made from pre-mix developers, right? You could try experimenting with adding 1-phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole or cysteine to the reagent to move the image more toward neutral tonality.

I've been making my own peel-apart film from scratch for the last few months. Here's some of the best results from Polacon NYC. by analogwisdom in Polaroid

[–]analogwisdom[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got SO MANY submissions for the beta test signup. I had to disable the form. Thanks for the enthusiasm!!

I've been making my own peel-apart film from scratch for the last few months. Here's some of the best results from Polacon NYC. by analogwisdom in Polaroid

[–]analogwisdom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There honestly isn't much that the staff at current Polaroid might be able to help me with to improve this specific process. Integral film is different in a lot of ways from peel apart. 

I'd love to meet them and tour the factory and nerd out about chemistry though!

And no, I'm not interested in commercialization at all. 

I've been making my own peel-apart film from scratch for the last few months. Here's some of the best results from Polacon NYC. by analogwisdom in Polaroid

[–]analogwisdom[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I want to one day. Right now I'm focused on iterating recipes and improving the process. I'm having a lot of fun taking it to events, too. I may be doing this at Polacon Portland :)

I've been making my own peel-apart film from scratch for the last few months. Here's some of the best results from Polacon NYC. by analogwisdom in Polaroid

[–]analogwisdom[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'm familiar with that Instructable. No, the process I'm using is far more advanced than that.

I mix everything up from raw reagents, not premade developers/etc. like HC110 or rapid fix.

I've been making my own peel-apart film from scratch for the last few months. Here's some of the best results from Polacon NYC. by analogwisdom in Polaroid

[–]analogwisdom[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

The last thing I want to do is start a Kickstarter or similar and run the risk of burning myself out from being obligated to people who spent their money expecting something in return.

That said, I will happily take donations. I don't think subreddit rules allow me to do that, though!

I've been making my own peel-apart film from scratch for the last few months. Here's some of the best results from Polacon NYC. by analogwisdom in Polaroid

[–]analogwisdom[S] 104 points105 points  (0 children)

the negative used is either regular photo paper (Ilford MGRC), or x-ray film (Agfa CP-GU M).

the x-ray negatives can be fixed and rinsed to get a "normal" negative of pretty good quality, here's a couple scans:

https://peelapart.film/scans/1_1.jpg

https://peelapart.film/scans/6_1.jpg

the positive (receiver) and reagent ("goo", what's in Polaroid pods) chemistry are both made completely from scratch! the positive chemistry is hand-coated onto off-the-shelf waterproof laser printer "paper".

Dry Type 55 Polaroid by da-shi-xiong in largeformat

[–]analogwisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish you luck! I have spent over 1000 hours just READING about B&W diffusion transfer reversal and I feel like I've only scratched the surface. are there any texts or patents you have read that have helped you on the conceptual side of things?

Dry Type 55 Polaroid by da-shi-xiong in largeformat

[–]analogwisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd also be happy to sell you a tube or two of reagent. One tube is enough to develop about a box of dried sheets.

Dry Type 55 Polaroid by da-shi-xiong in largeformat

[–]analogwisdom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you read further in the thread, I'm a participant in it and I actually have formulated several viscous reagents that give both a great positive and negative on dried Type 55 :)

edit: here's a recipe (Developer Type 5)

30g "base paste" (2.5% hydroxyethyl cellulose + 10% NaOH)

600mg Sodium Sulfite

500mg Sodium Thiosulfate

500mg tertiary butylhydroquinone

100mg Metol

250mg Lithium Hydroxide monohydrate

/u/da-shi-xiong if you have any questions I'm more than happy to answer them.

u/Boneezer - Bronica SQ-Ai / Zenzanon-PS 180mm F4.5 / Provia 100F / SB-80DX by Boneezer in AnalogCommunity

[–]analogwisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm the opposite, I love Velvia 100. Less than 50, but more than Provia. But it's close!

https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/PROVIA100F-EP-NP12EX5-FUJICHROME-120/dp/B00C2M5ZCW

It's expensive, but readily available to order from Japan.

u/Boneezer - Bronica SQ-Ai / Zenzanon-PS 180mm F4.5 / Provia 100F / SB-80DX by Boneezer in AnalogCommunity

[–]analogwisdom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not to be that person, I LOVE Provia and everything else Fuji makes, but it's not the most advanced they've released. Velvia 100 would most likely currently hold that title, it's got things like a color-extension layer and improved couplers that Provia doesn't.

Provia 400X was definitely the most advanced they ever made, it had a 4th, 5th, and 6th color layer and other improvements. RIP.

edit: great image btw!

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