Polar-Chrome by Polaroid 35mm

**niceshot** · 11-12-2019, 03:57 PM

You Tube

tvdtvdtvd · 11-12-2019, 05:59 PM

Are those scratches I'm seeing all over those oddly colored slides?

A novel idea that illustrates Polaroids ingenuity, but alas, a solution to a problem <del>no one</del> few had.

Would probably do well as a crowd funded 'Polaroid' product.

**niceshot** · 11-12-2019, 06:04 PM

I for one would throw money at it.

johnha · 11-12-2019, 08:24 PM

It was a very expensive way to produce 35mm slides aimed at those who wanted presentations with 35mm slides in a hurry. There was a 'white & blue' monochrome version too.

The Lab Box uses a similar daylight processor for normal film:

**Alex645** · 11-12-2019, 10:27 PM

Originally posted by niceshot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4vdOGkTSjY

I tried several rolls of this back when it was first released because it was such a cool idea. However the results were very disappointing and I considered it an interesting experiment and never shot it again. Very contrasty and grainy, even when shooting in low contrast lighting. I'd call it Grungychrome.

**niceshot** · 11-13-2019, 02:56 AM

Originally posted by johnha

It was a very expensive way to produce 35mm slides aimed at those who wanted presentations with 35mm slides in a hurry. There was a 'white & blue' monochrome version too.

The Lab Box uses a similar daylight processor for normal film:

an exact copy of the Leits Rondinax 35 u

**TwoUptons** · 11-13-2019, 07:32 AM

I shot a few rolls back in the 90s. It was great if you needed images <right now>, didn’t need high resolution or color fidelity, and weren’t able to process your own traditional film.

But I would never choose to use it if I had alternatives... it was almost a special effects film.

The commercial need for this is long gone, but it would be a pretty neat Lomography experiment...

-Eric

**pentaxus** · 11-13-2019, 09:19 AM

Yeah. The Lomography crowd would find a use for it. My recollection, however, is that it was quite expensive. If you could get it going, who would pay $60 a roll?

**TwoUptons** · 11-13-2019, 11:00 AM

IIRC, it was $24.99/roll in the mid-1990s.

That probably puts it at $50-60/ roll, based on what the impossible folks have done with the other Polaroid products, so yeah... no...

How much does a home E6 kit cost?

-Eric

**gofour3** · 11-13-2019, 01:28 PM

The results of this Polaroid film I've seen online, remind me of the expired (early 1990's) AgfaChrome 1000RS that I finished shooting earlier this year. I ended up shooting it at 50-100ISO, as it had deteriorated so much.

Used it mostly for testing new to me film cameras that I had purchased.

Phil.

11-12-2019, 08:24 PM	#4
johnha Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Lancashire, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 1,155	It was a very expensive way to produce 35mm slides aimed at those who wanted presentations with 35mm slides in a hurry. There was a 'white & blue' monochrome version too. The Lab Box uses a similar daylight processor for normal film: Vimeo

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11-12-2019, 05:59 PM	#2
tvdtvdtvd Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,665	Are those scratches I'm seeing all over those oddly colored slides? A novel idea that illustrates Polaroids ingenuity, but alas, a solution to a problem <del>no one</del> few had. Would probably do well as a crowd funded 'Polaroid' product.

11-12-2019, 06:04 PM	#3
niceshot Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,564 Original Poster	I for one would throw money at it.

11-12-2019, 10:27 PM	#5
Alex645 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Kaneohe, HI Photos: Albums Posts: 3,526	Originally posted by niceshot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4vdOGkTSjY I tried several rolls of this back when it was first released because it was such a cool idea. However the results were very disappointing and I considered it an interesting experiment and never shot it again. Very contrasty and grainy, even when shooting in low contrast lighting. I'd call it Grungychrome.

11-13-2019, 02:56 AM	#6
niceshot Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,564 Original Poster	Originally posted by johnha It was a very expensive way to produce 35mm slides aimed at those who wanted presentations with 35mm slides in a hurry. There was a 'white & blue' monochrome version too. The Lab Box uses a similar daylight processor for normal film: an exact copy of the Leits Rondinax 35 u

11-13-2019, 07:32 AM	#7
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,213	I shot a few rolls back in the 90s. It was great if you needed images <right now>, didn’t need high resolution or color fidelity, and weren’t able to process your own traditional film. But I would never choose to use it if I had alternatives... it was almost a special effects film. The commercial need for this is long gone, but it would be a pretty neat Lomography experiment... -Eric

11-13-2019, 09:19 AM	#8
pentaxus Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 1,313	Yeah. The Lomography crowd would find a use for it. My recollection, however, is that it was quite expensive. If you could get it going, who would pay $60 a roll?

11-13-2019, 11:00 AM	#9
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,213	IIRC, it was $24.99/roll in the mid-1990s. That probably puts it at $50-60/ roll, based on what the impossible folks have done with the other Polaroid products, so yeah... no... How much does a home E6 kit cost? -Eric

11-13-2019, 01:28 PM	#10
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,090	The results of this Polaroid film I've seen online, remind me of the expired (early 1990's) AgfaChrome 1000RS that I finished shooting earlier this year. I ended up shooting it at 50-100ISO, as it had deteriorated so much. Used it mostly for testing new to me film cameras that I had purchased. Phil.