Instax Film in a Polaroid Camera (It Works… Kinda)

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DIY Instant Film Photography experiment! Force Instax film into a vintage Polaroid & shoot Polaroids in a 4×5 camera. Nobody asked for this, but I don’t care. Let’s do stuff to instant film that was never meant to be.

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This video covers:
βœ… How to shoot Instax film in a Polaroid camera
βœ… Using Polaroid 600 film in cameras it wasn’t made for
βœ… Taping instant film into large format film holders
βœ… Manually developing Instax & Polaroid film by hand
You’ll learn how to extract Instax film, tape it in place, take the shot, and process it by hand. If you’re into DIY analog photography, janky hacks, or just love seeing cute animals captured on cursed film, this one’s for you.

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β€’ Polaroid 110B (pack film converted)
β€’ Godox TT600 flash
β€’ Busch Pressman Model D 4×5 Press Camera
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*TIMESTAMPS*
0:00 Shooting Instax in a Polaroid
0:23 Meet the Polaroid 110B (and Why This is Dumb)
0:47 First Shot DIY Instant Film Test
1:05 Using Instax Film in a Pinsta Pinhole Camera
1:24 How to Shoot Instax Without an Instax Camera
1:33 Tutorial Begins Extracting Instax Film
2:02 Loading Instax into a Vintage Camera (In the Dark)
2:16 How to Properly Position Instax Film
2:38 Using Polaroid 600 Film in the Wrong Camera
2:56 Instax vs Polaroid Film: What’s the Difference?
3:30 Shooting 4×5 Polaroids with a Press Camera
3:57 DIY Instant Film Development Process
4:18 Using a Polaroid Land 500 Roller Back
4:36 Processing Instant Film by Hand (Complicated Way)
4:54 First Results: Weird Chemical Spreads
5:07 Shooting Instax in a 4×5 Press Camera
5:39 Why Even Bother? Expired Film & Dead Cameras
7:33 Polaroid SLR 690 Battery Problems Explained
8:20 Why Manual Instant Film is Still Worth It
8:48 Basquiat Dreams & Funky Film Textures
9:05 The Real Instant Film Hack Manual Processing
9:25 Thank You! 10K Subs and Beyond
9:46 Support the Channel + Bonus Joke

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40 thoughts on “Instax Film in a Polaroid Camera (It Works… Kinda)”

  1. Nice video mate! Was doing the same thing with Polaroid 180 and Instax Wide (with Instax Printer to eject exposed shots). Instead of taping film I made a cardboard holder πŸ˜€

    A couple of tidbits for those who might try repeating this πŸ€“hope you don't mind!

    @ 1:47 Instax film is positioned the other way around in the pack, with larger pouches facing towards the opening so be careful not to squeeze those as soon as you push film out of the cartridge because chemistry will spread and film will develop before you expose it.

    @ 1:54 When re-inserting the dark slide this way, you will insert it directly over those chemical pouches increasing the risc of puncturing them and prematurely developing your film that's left in the pack so do this carefully and SLOWLY 😬

    @ 2:15 also take into account that lower part of the frame will be cut off (e.g. 0:50 😁) so adjust the composition accordingly as well as with Polaroid Pack Film cameras account for focus shifting farther away (e.g. 6:45 ) since there is no cartridge pushing film slightly back from the lens into it's meant film plane.

    @ 2:30 not all cameras flip light – Polaroids use a mirror after the lens to flip light properly and expose the film from the front. While Instax (and most other films) is exposed through the back, and then developed image is viewable on the front of it, "flipping" it to proper orientation. That's why Instax and Polaroid cameras look so different – Polaroid has that mirror under the sloped back.

    @ 2:40 that is an absolutely normal hat 😐

    @ 3:04 I am here to tell you how wrong you are 😜 beside the different chemistry, ISO, and side to be exposed (Instax – from the back, Polaroids – front), shooting this way with Instax will result in properly oriented images in most cameras while Polaroids will look mirrored because they need that extra mirror.

    @ 9:13 you can also insert exposed films back into the cartridge and then use a Polaroid / Instax camera or printer making blank "shots" covering the lens just to push films through the rollers properly. You will need an iType camera in case of a dead Polaroid cartridge, or at least a spare cartridge (they are good for tens of shots if not left in 690 which does indeed suck in more ways than one 🀣)

    Great video, inspired me to go finish two shots of Instax I got left! To the bathro- … dark room I go! πŸ˜ƒ

  3. I just came in to say, that as a film nerd (and a physicist and an engineer), film ain't analog. Your digital camera's sensor is analog, but film isn't. It's an opto-chemical process. The closest film comes to analog process is… When you scan it. If you don't understand why… Science πŸŽ‰

  4. Hmmm. I'll have to see what I can do with this and a Polaroid holder for my Mamiya 645. I think the main problem is that the Mamiya is fully electronic, with lots of idiot proofing that will prevent it from firing if the film isn't in place properly. I have lots of expired Instax film.

  16. The pack film is still being made by some great people in Supersense Vienna. The company is something made truly out of passion. I've had an opportunity to meet them and they are fantastic folks πŸ™‚

  28. I have a land camera i Frankensteined a wide back onto… just when I was like 98% done the left roller retention gave it up! Dang it! Still works but have to keep pressure on the left side while ejecting. May try to fix it one of these days

  33. Ok here’s some further history on the differences of Polaroid and Instax. Instax has been around significantly longer than Polaroid (not as companies but Polaroid died and came back) and for that reason has had more time to perfect their color science and sharp focus capabilities. (IMO). They also develop MUCH faster than new Polaroids (90 seconds vs 10 minutes). Polaroids are also much more prone to color shifts based on whatever temperature your shooting location is (more blue in cold weather and hot in warm). Polaroid went out of business and then got revamped as the impossible project. Eventually they garnered enough success to get rid of the impossible project title and go to Polaroid again. When they restarted they had to fully remake their film from scratch pretty much. A lot of the chems they used before they shutdown are banned now and they had to work around that. I’m not as familiar with Instax so I can’t speak as much on their history but if you watch any of β€œin and instant” he tends to explain a lot of this much better than I could do it justice from memory.

  37. Love your content and love that you got to 10k!

    Been experimenting with instax film with a medium format camera and love the idea of pre-exposing it (pre double expose maybe) to some form of website link to make it into a custom business card, I don't have enough time to dedicate to try it myself but seems like a cool thing you could try, would be amazing to see!

  38. No, I’m not eating Cheetos in my mom’s basement, but know this: Instax exposes through the BACK of the film, while Polaroid exposes onto the front. In case someone wants to try this at home! You’re welcome!

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