On Oct 5, 2013, at 3:36 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >> I just bought another Polaroid ... ;-) > > I read a great story about someone showing off his polaroid to his > young granddaughter who was compeletely unimpressed. To someone > born in the 21st century, being able to see your photographs instantly > is the norm.
I don't have to read a story about that, I've had it happen myself. The magic is lost on most , excepting when some see their image emerging from the dusky blue Impossible Project opacifier. Then the print materializes as a special thing into their consciousness. A second Polaroid Spectra SE Onyx arrived yesterday. This is the fifth Polaroid camera given to me as a gift. It woke up from long slumber with my usual Polaroid Resurrection Technique (fit empty film pack with a good battery and let the camera cycle a few times by pressing the shutter, fit a dummy film pack with a good battery and a load of junk film prints to cycle the picker mechanism and be sure the feed and rollers are working smoothly, then and only then risk a fresh $25 pack of film ...). Again, it is in perfect working order after being Reawakened. I shot five exposures out of the pack. I don't know why for sure, but seeing prints pop out of the camera gives me a funny thrill. I really enjoy the experience of shooting with these cameras and seeing my photos in print just a few minutes later. The photos have none of today's hypersharp super-real look. They're small, they're soft, the colors are muted and not very accurate, but the tones and aesthetic they present just sings to my eye. Funny stuff. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
