A Polaroid SX-70 and the Maine coast

limr · Mar 21, 2016

My first pack of Impossible Project black and white was encouraging:

Nubble1 by limrodrigues, on Flickr

Beach1 by limrodrigues, on Flickr

Lighthouse and grass by limrodrigues, on Flickr

480sparky · Mar 21, 2016

I'll have to ask my folks if they still have their SX-70.

limr · Mar 21, 2016

480sparky said:
I'll have to ask my folks if they still have their SX-70.

Dooooo eeeeeet!

480sparky · Mar 21, 2016

limr said:
480sparky said:

I'll have to ask my folks if they still have their SX-70.

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Dooooo eeeeeet!

tirediron · Mar 21, 2016

Those have an extremely "old school" feel to them. I could easily be convinced that any (esp. #3) was shot before WWI.

bribrius · Mar 21, 2016

limr · Mar 21, 2016

tirediron said:
Those have an extremely "old school" feel to them. I could easily be convinced that any (esp. #3) was shot before WWI.

That's what I like about this film. This first pack was about making sure I could get good exposures. IP film is super sensitive to light even after it leaves the camera, so even though it's rated at ISO 160, I've found that I had to shoot it as if it's faster, and be really careful with keeping it totally covered for the first half hour or so after shooting it.

Now that I'm getting the hang of that, I plan on using it for shots that suit that old-timey feel.

xenskhe · Mar 21, 2016

Nice images. I like the first one a lot.

vintagesnaps · Mar 21, 2016

Nice, those are lovely. I love using the SX-70, wonderful camera.

I found after awhile using the Impossible Project film that I got into a process of flipping the photo over right away (or tuck it in a pocket or under a book or whatever). It got to be a routine so that even with their most recent films that you don't really have to protect from light as much as the earlier films, I still flip them over and keep face down for awhile before I peek!

vintagesnaps · Mar 21, 2016

Have you seen the Eames video?

Video: The Polaroid SX-70 Promo Made by Charles and Ray Eames

I have Eames chairs, my parents bought a bunch at an auction years ago before they went up in value and we all ended up with some. Charles and his wife Ray sure knew design.

limr · Mar 22, 2016

bribrius said:
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xenskhe said:
Nice images. I like the first one a lot.

Thank you, and thank you!

limr · Mar 22, 2016

vintagesnaps said:
Nice, those are lovely. I love using the SX-70, wonderful camera.

I found after awhile using the Impossible Project film that I got into a process of flipping the photo over right away (or tuck it in a pocket or under a book or whatever). It got to be a routine so that even with their most recent films that you don't really have to protect from light as much as the earlier films, I still flip them over and keep face down for awhile before I peek!

Thanks, Sharon

The frog tongue helps tremendously to keep it shielded in those first few seconds. After the print shoots out, I'll flip the whole camera over to hold it towards my body so I can pull the print out from under the tongue while face-down. I'll keep it in a pocket or in my bag and somehow I resist peeking at it for at least 20 minutes

limr · Mar 22, 2016

vintagesnaps said:
Have you seen the Eames video?

Video: The Polaroid SX-70 Promo Made by Charles and Ray Eames

I have Eames chairs, my parents bought a bunch at an auction years ago before they went up in value and we all ended up with some. Charles and his wife Ray sure knew design.

Cool, I'll check that out after work tonight!

jcdeboever · Mar 22, 2016

Awesome, creative use of film and camera. Amazing really.

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Derrel · Mar 22, 2016

Agreed,these have an old-timey look to them, with their soft lens look that was so valued at one time, before the obsession with sharpness and hard-edged image rendering on every shot took over.