Polaroid 545 i 4x5 Film Holder

545i

4x5 Film Holder

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Introduction

The Polaroid Model 545i 4x5 Film
Holder enables you to use
Polaroid 4x5 sheet films in most
4x5 field or view cameras that are
equipped with spring backs, lock
backs and similar backs, without
making any alteration to the
camera or focusing system. It also
can be used with instruments
(such as microscope and
oscilloscope cameras) equipped
with similar backs, and with the
Polaroid MP-4+ and MP-4
cameras, the CU-5 4x5 camera
(88-45) and Polaroid Miniportrait
4x5 cameras.
Important: When the holder is not
in use, leave the control arm at P
(as shown in illustration 1).

The numbers throughout the text
refer to the illustrations at the
end of the book.

Parts (Illustration 1)

a Focal plane
b Steel processing rollers
c Rubber light seal roller
d Hinged roller cover
e Roller hooks
f Film slot
g Control arm
h Film release lever
i Instruction label

Free and rapid technical
assistance: Call toll-free, Mon.-Fri.,
8 AM to 8 PM (Eastern Time).
From anywhere in the U.S.A. call
I-800-225-1618.

English 5

Polaroid instant 4x5 sheet
films

The actual image area of these
films is approx. 3
(9 x 11.5cm), and is off-center
about 1/8 in. (3mm) toward the
thick end of the holder. This area
is marked on the ground glasses
for the MP 4+ and MP-4 cameras,
but may not correspond precisely
with the area marked on other
ground glasses. For extreme
accuracy in composition, make
test shots and mark the exact area
on your ground glass.

1

/2 x 41/2 in.

Type 52 panchromatic black and white film for

general-purpose photography.

Type 53 panchromatic black and white coaterless film for

general-purpose photography.

Polapan PRO 100 panchromatic black and white coaterless film for
(Type 54) professional photographic proofing.

Type 55 P/N panchromatic black and white film that produces both

a positive print and a recoverable negative.
Type 57 high-speed panchromatic black and white film.
Type 59 Polacolor ER (Extended Range) color print film,

balanced for daylight and electronic flash (5500°K).
Polacolor PRO 64 color print film balanced for longer exposure times

Tungsten with tungsten/halogen light sources (3200°K)
Polapan 400 panchromatic black and white coaterless film for

general-purpose photography.
Polacolor PRO 100 color print film for studio and general-purpose

photography; balanced for daylight and electronic

flash (5500°K)

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Attach the holder to the
camera

Before use, open the roller cover
and inspect the processing rollers.
Clean them if necessary (see

Cleaning the rollers).

holder into the back of the
camera, just as you would a
standard film holder. If your
camera has slide locks, use them
in addition to the spring back; the
locks fit into slots on the sides of
the holder.

Slide the

Load the film

1 Move the control arm to L (2).
2 Hold the envelope as shown (3)

and insert the cap end into the
holder. Be sure that the side
marked THIS SIDE TOWARD LENS
faces the lens. Do not hold the
envelope by the end when first
inserting it into the holder, as you
may buckle the envelope (4) and
damage the film.
Do not press on the area
marked DO NOT PRESS HERE,
where the pod of developer
chemicals is located.
3 Push the envelope in halfway (5),
then shift your grip to the end,
and push it in the rest of the way
(6). When the envelope is fully
inserted the tabs (6-j) will be
visible in the recess along the
edge of the film holder.

Make the exposure

1 Gently withdraw the envelope
from the holder until it comes to a
firm stop (7). It will come out
almost 6 inches (15cm), then stop.
The negative will remain inside
the holder, ready for exposure.
To prevent possible light leak,
the envelope should not be
removed for longer than
necessary. If outdoors, protect the
envelope from bright sunlight and
also from bending in the wind.
2 Lightly run your thumb and
forefinger over the area marked
DO NOT PRESS HERE (8). It
should be perfectly flat and smooth.
If you can feel the pod, the negative
was withdrawn accidentally with
the envelope. Push the envelope
in again, withdraw it, and check
again.