Alternately, the spring might be catching on the print ribbing I’ll have to confirm. I might take carefully try and shorten that nub. I never got the adapter to reliably eject the last exposure even when using an old shot (or two) as a ‘bed,’to keep them from catching on the small nub at the front of the cartridge. Remember, test film and dark slides eventually become worn enough that they don’t work. Test the thing with old/exposed film before using real film mine required adjusting (flattening) the spring before it would reliably eject the film and dark slide. Definitely beats shoving 600 film into an old Spectra cartridge though :) but other than the poor framing and black bar, and without the wide frame, nothing really stands out as ‘Spectra’ that will make me do it too often. But as you can see, it’s pretty much the Polaroid Originals experience it’s nice that the camera can focus to some degree, has a few bells/whistles etc. I’ll probably do it again it’s awesome that these things aren’t total paperweights and that’s important. I wasted three shots total out of the pack of eight two described in detail below, and one my fault (I accidentally exposed the top film of one of the packs, when I tried to pull out the film to re-seat the battery).Īnyway, is it worth the effort of: 3D printing the adapter, cost of batteries/charger (or film if you reuse), time tweaking the setup, transferring (and possibly damaging) film to the new cartridge, and a possibility of still losing whole shots or having black bars or other anomalies, on a used camera that isn’t guaranteed to work in the first place? I’m not sure if the ‘tear’ at the top left is related to my handling and loading the film, or an imbalance of the rollers (since there’s no longer even pressure across them with 600). It worked! Evident is my lack of memory about compensating the shot framing- black line on the bottom is not my fault though. So I took random household shots, not messing with any of the switches or anything - like some weird, normal person in the late nineties. Sorry for the less than thrilling shots here I was excited to try it quickly, and wasn’t going to go out and do anything ‘important’ with a camera I don’t totally trust. I printed a version of the Spectra/600 adapter that uses SX-70/600 batteries, rather than the (impossible to find for me) 3.2v AAAs - Still waiting for those in the mail, but pretty sure both sellers I bought from flaked at this point. Image area: 3.5 x 2.9 in (9.0 x 7.Not sure anyone’s given their full warts and all experience of using a Spectra adapter- so here goes.Type: Black and White instant film for Polaroid Image/Spectra cameras.This re-formulated version is better than any of its predecessors, with improved tonal range and contrast and a fast development time. Thanks to a newly developed emulsion, this film boasts incredible black and white tones, a high level of detail and sharpness, and stunning image quality. The new Impossible film develops faster, up to 20% in some cases. A new package design and naming system helps you pick the right film for your Polaroid 600-type, SX-70-type, or Image/Spectra-type camera. Thanks to an advanced formula and constant adjustments during production, using Impossible film is now more fun than ever. Film packs for Impossible cameras don’t have built-in batteries, because they are not needed anymore.Įasier to handle, better colors, sharper, and faster the new family of Impossible film for Polaroid cameras and new Impossible hardware is a step forward in the development of instant film. Every film pack consists of a cartridge with 8 photos and a built-in battery to power the camera. Besides film with white frame, they also offer special editions with colored frames. Impossible produces new instant film, color and black and white, for classic Polaroid cameras and new Impossible hardware, such as the Impossible Instant Lab.
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