Walking the Polaroid
/I need to work out how to scan these pictures
We took one of our converted Polaroid cameras for a walk to the pub tonight. We took some pictures on the way and they came out quite well.
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I need to work out how to scan these pictures
We took one of our converted Polaroid cameras for a walk to the pub tonight. We took some pictures on the way and they came out quite well.
At least the camera photographs really well
Today we took our converted Polaroid camera to one of my favourite places in all the world, the gardens at Harlow Carr. We did get some pictures, but we need to work on exposures and framing a bit.
After the first part of the operation
We had a lot of fun today drilling and sawing. We’re following these instructions to convert some Polaroid Land cameras from very old Polaroid film which is no longer made to 5x4 and Fuji Instax. The procedure is simple enough, although you do need to be careful when using the drill (and it is best if you have sharp drills). You have to remove the back of the camera, along with a pressure plate assembly which used to squeeze the chemicals onto the photographs. You then add a 3D printed back plate along with a film holder.
We need to tidy up the tape we added to make the camera light tight against the 3D printed back.
We’ve got the back off the camera, adjusted the camera focus and fitted the new back. The next step is to change the “infinity stop” on the front of the camera so that it will focus at the correct place for the Instax Film holder we are using.
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