Polaroid POLACOLOR 59 User Manual
Film Data Sheet
Polacolor 59
4 x 5 Sheet Film
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10.2 x 12.7 cm
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Film Speed
ISO 80/DIN 20
Description
Medium-contrast, medium-speed, color print film balanced for
daylight and electronic flash, extended dynamic range.
Key Applications
• Professional photography (proofing)
• Copystand photography
• Microscopy
• Scientific imaging
• Image or emulsion transfer
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Compatible Hardware
• Any instrument or camera equipped with a Model
545/545i film holder
• MP-4+ Camera
• Optical microscopes with Model 545 or 545i film holder
• Digital Palette (CI-3000, CI-5000 with 4 x 5 camera back)
Format
4 x 5 in. (10.2 x 12.7 cm)
Sheet Film
Image Area
1
3
/2 x 41/2 in. (9 x 11.4 cm)
Finish
Glossy or silk
Exposures per Unit
20 exposures per box
Development Time
60 seconds at 70°F
This film uses a small amount of caustic paste. If any paste appears, avoid contact with skin, eyes and mouth
and keep away from children and animals. If you get some paste on your skin, wipe it off immediately, then
wash with water to avoid an alkali burn. If eye contact occurs, quickly wash the area with plenty of water and
see a doctor. Keep discarded materials away from children, animals, clothing and furniture.
Special Treatment
None
Reciprocity Performance
The reciprocity characteristics of the film cause a color shift
towards blue-cyan when the exposure time is increased and a
color shift towards red-yellow when the exposure is decreased.
The film is balanced for average daylight (5500°K) at
second (as well as for electronic flash units). Recommended
filtration at other exposure times and with other illuminants is
indicated on information packaged with the film.
Caution
1
/125 of a
Limited Warranty
See information on the film box.
“Polaroid”, “Polacolor”, and “Palette” are trademarks of Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, MA 02451 USA.
Film Data Sheet
Technical Data
T-88, T-108, T-669 and T-669S (pack); T-559 and
T-559S (4x5 pack); T-59 (4x5 sheet) and T-809
(8x10 sheet) Instant Color Peel-Apart Films
The information in this data sheet
represents the typical performance
of Polaroid’s T-88, T-108, T-669,
T-669S, T-559, T-559S, T-59 and
T-809 color films. Specific film lots
may vary.
3
Characteristic H&D curves for
normal development
o
Recommended
80 / 20
speed (ISO)
Recommended
processing time
and
60 sec. at
o
F/21oC
70
temperature
Resolution
9 line pairs/m m
(1000:1)
Contrast
medium
Processing time and temperature
For best results process at temperatures
above 60oF(16oC).
o
F
90 32 60 -1/2 stop
75 24 60 None
70 21 60 None
65 18 75 +1/2 stop
55 13 90 +1 stop
Time in
o
C
seconds
Exposure
adjustment
H&D Curves
o
@ 70
F/21oC
2
Sample Density
1
0
-3 -2 -1 0
Relative Log Exposure
Blue
Green
Red
D-Max: The density value for the
film’s darkest black.
D-Min: The lowest density value
that a film exhibits. In prints, the
whiteness of the brightest highlight,
relative to the unprocessed print.
Slope: The positive ratio of the log
E increments of the straight line
region of the curve, as determined
by the 1/4-3/4 increment method.
The slope of an H&D curve
indicates the overall contrast of a
film: low contrast slopes less than
1.10; medium contrast slopes from
1.10 to 1.70; high contrast slopes
greater than 1.70.
Characteristic H&D curves for
3
2
Sample Density
1
0
-3 -2 -1 0
cold development
H&D Curves
o
F/18oC
@ 55
Relative Log Exposure
Blue
Green
Red
Characteristic H&D curves for
3
2
Sample Density
1
0
-3 -2 -1
hot development
H&D Curves
o
@ 95
F/35oC
Relative Log Exposure
Blue
Green
Red
0
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