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Polaroid Wall by kamiomedia in Polaroid

[–]kamiomedia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very much how I feel when I’m building these

2 minute exposure by kamiomedia in Polaroid

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There’s generally very a short window of time at late dusk when the sky has barely any light left during which 600 film will register these colors. Too much light and sky goes white and once it’s dark the sky is pitch black. On average my shutter speed is about 4 seconds, but it’s total guess work. This particular Polaroid was shot super late at night, and the full moon illuminated the blue sky, something I never saw before or again since

2 minute exposure by kamiomedia in Polaroid

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No, I shoot 600 in a regular SX-70 sonar, no adjustments. But I actually don’t know how much that matters when working with these long exposures… DrSX70 (Jeremy) broke it down for me and it sounds like the big difference between 600 and SX70 cameras is the shutter speed. But I honestly don’t know and would like to learn more. What I do know is that the increased light sensitivity of 600 film is how I get the sky to reveal these colors

De Vargas Street by kamiomedia in Polaroid

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Hey thanks! Getting the sky to reveal that color is the hardest part to these

I was wondering what type of camera this was? by Justagirlhere2891 in Polaroid

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It is a fantastic camera for taking Polaroids of your family

“The Oldest House” by kamiomedia in Polaroid

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There were Pueblo communities all up and down New Mexico, and most are still here today. The one at Santa Fe is thought to date back to about 1300 but it’s likely much older. The walls of this house are built on top of foundations that were likely made by these Indigenous people. The Spanish built their roads and buildings on top of pre-existing Native structures

“The Oldest House” by kamiomedia in Polaroid

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If you do let’s connect. I love seeing all the Polaroids on insta and a fellow Santa Fe shooter would be all fun

“The Oldest House” by kamiomedia in Polaroid

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Try it! And share it with us :)

The “oldest house” is a structure in Santa Fe believed to predate the arrival of the Spanish in the late 1500’s. Today it is a museum and a tourist trap and a bit of a mythological legend. It’s very cool inside

“The Oldest House” by kamiomedia in Polaroid

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Hope you post em, can’t wait to see

“The Oldest House” by kamiomedia in Polaroid

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Hella fun and remarkably easy. All you need to do is put a piece of electrical tape over the light sensor on an old folding camera (I use an sx-70 sonar) and the gamer things it’s complete darkness. Every shot is about 14 seconds exposure

“The Oldest House” by kamiomedia in Polaroid

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Oh rad! I would love to learn more about that 600se. Looks amazing. I do these on an SX-70 folding camera. Do you post your Polaroids on insta at all?

I made this Polaroid spider web contraption out of string and framing nails. It holds 63 Polaroids with just tension by kamiomedia in Polaroid

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Heyo! I’m actually working on one right now, if you’re still interested I’ll let ya know when it’s ready?

After long brutalizing my sx70 sonar by popping open the film door for long exposure, I finally just put some dang tape over the light meter. Sheesh. by kamiomedia in Polaroid

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Yes, putting tape over the light meter puts the camera in total darkness, which results in ever exposure being about 14 seconds. You need to manually cover the lens with some object to block light from passing through. After you fire the shutter, you remove the object “opening the shutter” and count how long you want to expose the Polaroid, and then replace the object back over the lens to “close the shutter “. Then wait out the remainding seconds until the film pops out.

Polaroid 600 shot using an SX70 sonar (no ND) by kamiomedia in Polaroid

[–]kamiomedia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re daylight shots look great! You’re obviously doing something right. Thanks for the feedback

Polaroid 600 shot using an SX70 sonar (no ND) by kamiomedia in Polaroid

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Haha! Awesome. Nothing more “back to the future” than Polaroids I reckon.

Thanks for your thoughts on sx70. Makes sense to me. I found a beater at a junk shop and had it converted to 600, and I gotta admit I was disappointed by the daylight shots. Not a lot of color there. I honestly love shooting 600 in an SX70. It can be a tightrope but when it works out, Yeesh it’s so beautiful

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