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Ha ha - Orie has to learn patience! Trust me, setting up will get quicker and it won't seem so time-consuming.
And now, for an off-topic rant: I disagree with the Polaroid Corp's tutorial on SX-70 manipulation. :x Quickest way to ruin an image is to be screwing around with it before it's had a chance to develop. You may end up with garish black or white slashes where you wanted something more delicate. And they also lead you to believe the image will start to "harden" after 4 or 5 minutes - poppycock! This puts undue anxiety on the beginner.
Take some of this stuff with a grain of salt, and trust Aunt Terri when she says you can wait till your SX-70 print (Time Zero film) develops, about 5 minutes or so, before you pick up your tools and start squishing (our new technical term) your emulsion around. You can get a feel for it MUCH quicker when you see the effects of your tool and your applied pressure. And you'll waste enough film then, as it is, during the learning curve. [End off-topic rant]
And now, for an off-topic rant: I disagree with the Polaroid Corp's tutorial on SX-70 manipulation. :x Quickest way to ruin an image is to be screwing around with it before it's had a chance to develop. You may end up with garish black or white slashes where you wanted something more delicate. And they also lead you to believe the image will start to "harden" after 4 or 5 minutes - poppycock! This puts undue anxiety on the beginner.
Take some of this stuff with a grain of salt, and trust Aunt Terri when she says you can wait till your SX-70 print (Time Zero film) develops, about 5 minutes or so, before you pick up your tools and start squishing (our new technical term) your emulsion around. You can get a feel for it MUCH quicker when you see the effects of your tool and your applied pressure. And you'll waste enough film then, as it is, during the learning curve. [End off-topic rant]