Impossible Knowledge Base/User Discussion
New to the world of Polaroids
Doe Moran
posted this on Jan 23 01:17
Hi all, I have recently purchased a Polaroid 600 extreme and have a few enquiries.
I have bought some of the px680 film and find the photos a bit dark and the colour washed out with eggshell/ cream colour.
I dont want to keep wasting photos so my queries are:
1 what is the best way to shoot indoor with the px680 film and to what light setting works best on the camera.
2 what setting is best outdoors
and 3 does heat matter that much.
Thanks in advance.I just want to set the camera up properly for all occasions and get the best results.
My mate had a Polaroid years ago and just took the pics with no problem with the old film.
I hope I can sort this out.
Doe
Comments
You don't have to do nothing to take picture with the polaroid cameras. Put the electric eye in the middle and that's all.
Indoor, put the flash on. Outdoor you can put off the flash.
Yes, temperature and light matters very much. If you doesn't take care, you can have white images(if cold) or black (if hot)
Have you seen the galeries of the Impossible picture.
Impossible is NOT Polaroïd, you will not have the same colours you had before.
Thanks for the response.
Out of interest what models of polaroid cameras would users on the forum recommend with the px680 film and the silver shade film for consistency.
Thanks again
As Impossible pefect their chemicals more and more the colours will change over time. Its taken Impossible a while to come up with some great Monotone and Sepia polaroids and Colour is a whole new ball game. Give it time and hopefully one day the Impossible project will have more vibrant colours in their photos then Polaroid ever did.
Hi Doe -
I own several cameras: the SLR-680, a 600 OneStep Closeup, a couple of Spectra models, and a bunch of SX-70s and SX-70 Sonars. The SLR-680 is among my favorites.
Using the PX-680 films, I generally turn the exposure control to the "light" side when shooting indoors, but I leave it in the middle when shooting outdoors. However, Impossible's films are very sensitive to light when the frames are ejected, so it's important to shield the films right away, and continue shielding them for the first four to five minutes.
Thanks all for the replies.
I will try what Tom has said with the exposure setting and hopefully post a few of the results.
Would putting the exposure to the light side setting work out ok with the flash indoors.Dont want the results too bright/white.??
The slr 680 looks the part but out of my price range at the minute.
In my experience, Doe, I found that photos taken with a flash indoors resulted in some dark photos, but the behavior may vary from camera to camera, and from one film-batch to the next. My suggestion would be to take a flash-photo indoors with the exposure control turned about mid-way to the "white" side, and then take another photo with the dial set in the middle. Once you see the results, you'll know where to set the exposure control each time.
NOTE: if you use a folding model, be aware that the exposure control is reset to the "middle" position each time the camera is closed.