Polaroid 545i Film Holder

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The Polaroid545i is a large formatfilm holder that accepts 4×5 enveloped instant sheet film. It can be used withvirtuallyany 4×5 camera, so long as the camera can acceptstandard sheet film holders.

Each envelope packet contains a single sheet of film; the 545i film holder facilitatesexposing the film in the camera as well as subsequentlyprocessing the film.

When ready to make an image, the photographer inserts 545i film holderinto their 4×5 camera. With the processing lever set to “L” (LOAD), apacketof instant film can be loaded into the 545i film holder; once thepacket locks in place, the protective envelope is pulled out toexposethe film.

After tripping the shutter, the envelope is pushed back into the holder. The processing lever is then rotated to “P” (PROCESS) and the entire film packet is extracted from the holder. Doing so spreads the developing chemistry between the negative and positive. Once the development is complete (per the film’s instructions), the useropens the packet to separatethe negative from the finished positive.

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