Polaroid and Fuju instant films safelight question

Deshawn Morris

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Oct 6, 2009, 8:46:51 AM10/6/09

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Are either/ both Polaroid 600 and/or Fuji FP-3000B instant films safelight
safe?

Thank you,
Deshawn

Peter

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Oct 6, 2009, 9:57:37 AM10/6/09

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Perhaps I don't understand the question. Both are (nominally) fast
panchromatic films; although the Polaroid was a color film, that
emulsion would be sensitive to all colors. Presumably there would be
some far infra-red light where they would not respond. Far infrared
is not convenient to view unless you have an IR detector.

Deshawn Morris

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Oct 6, 2009, 10:50:37 AM10/6/09

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"Peter" <w2...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"Perhaps I don't understand the question. Both are (nominally) fast
panchromatic films; although the Polaroid was a color film, that
emulsion would be sensitive to all colors. Presumably there would be
some far infra-red light where they would not respond. Far infrared
is not convenient to view unless you have an IR detector."

Thanks, Peter, let me rephrase/ explain further....

I have a "portable darkroom" actually used to process x-ray films and I'd
like to be able to use it with either Polaroid 600 instant or Fuji fp-3000b
film. The darkroom's original purpose was to allow for fast processing of
dental x-ray b&w film. There is an amber cover that allows the processer to
see what occurs as the film is processed through the solutions. I was
asking if I could process the aforementioned (actually safely work with, not
process) the instant films in this portable darkroom, viewing through the
amber window, without either/ both of the instant films becoming exposed.

Thanks,
Deshawn

David Nebenzahl

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Oct 6, 2009, 9:28:01 PM10/6/09

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On 10/6/2009 7:50 AM Deshawn Morris spake thus:

> I have a "portable darkroom" actually used to process x-ray films and I'd
> like to be able to use it with either Polaroid 600 instant or Fuji fp-3000b
> film. The darkroom's original purpose was to allow for fast processing of
> dental x-ray b&w film. There is an amber cover that allows the processer to
> see what occurs as the film is processed through the solutions. I was
> asking if I could process the aforementioned (actually safely work with, not
> process) the instant films in this portable darkroom, viewing through the
> amber window, without either/ both of the instant films becoming exposed.

In a word, no.

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darkroommike

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Oct 7, 2009, 8:02:13 PM10/7/09

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Polaroid 600 is a integral self developing film, it shoots out of the
camera and processes in daylight. FP-3000 is a peel apart film, shoot
it, pull it through the rollers wait the allotted time and peel it
apart. Neither needs a darkroom or can be used in a darkroom.

Howard Lester

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Oct 7, 2009, 8:09:17 PM10/7/09

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>"darkroommike" wrote

>Polaroid 600 is a integral self developing film, it shoots out of the
>camera

How far?

;-)

darkroommike

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Oct 8, 2009, 12:24:09 PM10/8/09

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Normally just shoots out the bottom and stops hanging out of the
camera but I had one Instant cam that would shoot the film about three
feet! BTW there's a whole cult of recyclers that use the integral
batteries in these packs for all sorts of things. For their day, they
had amazing power to weight ratio.