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| The Impossible Project's PZ 600 Black Frame Film |
I'm kind of sad I've overlooked the Spectra for so long. They have self timers, you can turn the flash on or off, and you can trick them into letting you take double exposures! The Impossible Project made a great video tutorial on taking double exposures, check it out. If you need a little inspiration look at all the awesome Spectra double exposures on Flickr!
Do you have a Spectra camera at home in need of some love? Why not give double exposures a spin?! The Impossible Project was awesome enough to send me a pack their pretty PZ680 film to giveaway to one lucky person! In order to win, leave a comment with your name and an email address you can be reached at! Please don't forget to leave an email address so if you win I can notify you! I'll pick a winner Tuesday, April 24th.
The Impossible Project makes three awesome films for Spectra cameras, PZ680 - a very pretty color film, PZ600 UV+ - a nice silver shade film, and PZ600 Black Frame film which is pictured above!
Hope everyone is having a fantastic Monday!
I actually skipped over my Spectra for awhile last year, but this year, I've been giving it plenty of love. It even got to go on vacation with us! And double exposures are definitely fun. I love the PZ680!
ReplyDeleteYou are a certain kind of princess of this film and camera! That picture of the flower bush you sent me is still my background on my computer :)
DeleteI actually love my Spectra but have only shot one of Impossible's films with it - for that, I enter myself - Timothy Logan - Logan.timothy@gmail.com
ReplyDeletei LOVE my spectra. i had it way before i had an sx-70 or peel apart, so i feel like it was my first true polaroid love. for some reason i've never actually tried out the double exposure, but would love to! and i'd love to try out this film. thanks for the giveaway offer!
ReplyDeletejust realized i forgot my email address! it's juliaedavidson@gmail.com. thanks again!!
DeleteI got my Spectra Onyx in 2007 and had a blast with the last year of real Polaroid film. Recently rediscovered it and am finally getting the hang of PZ680. Would love another pack to put through it :-) bnedwek@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI have had my Spectra camera for a while now, and I would love to have cool film for it. neato.rad@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love the format of that instant film, and those double exposures are great! I'm amazed by the kind of support and encouragement that Impossible provides to Polaroid shooters. They seem to be such a kick-ass company!
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to shoot Polaroid for a while now, and I think that when the price of IP film goes down a little, I'll get to it. In the meantime, I need to start shooting my Fuji Instax again (my parents are bringing it to me next week).
My first Polaroid was a Spectra 1200si I bought new in 2005. I just used my last pack of Polaroid Spectra film in January. I didn't know about the double exposure trick and won a Spectra Pro from an auction site that came with a pack of Polaroid film. I shot it this weekend, the chemicals were old and the divots massive, but some images did come out. zogwarg@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteYou'll love the stuff Impossible Project is making for the Spectra! It's such a workhorse of a camera! Good luck!
DeleteI am Spectra obsessed! I always forget to try out double exposures, though they intrigue me a lot- will have to do that soon. PZ680 is my top favorite Impossible film, we get along very well! Haha.
ReplyDelete- Nick Leonard
- Email: nickleonardphoto@yahoo.com
If Juli is the princess of the Spectra you are most certainly the prince Nick! Love all your spectra images!
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I have never used my onyx with any impossible film yet and would love too.
Only shot some very old softone. Interesting results.
I had shot some of the soft tone stuff as well, but truthfully the PZ680 and PZ 600 UV Black Frame are bad boys for this camera! So glad I'm shooting with it more, so sad it took me this long to dig it out of our camera drawer!
Deletethank you for the chance! I bought a refurbished spectra
ReplyDeletecamera from TIP and would love to have some film ^_^ - Nadine nadinadine@gmail.com
I have two lonely Spectra cameras. For the last month or so I have been primarily using my SX70 and Pack Film cameras. Please consider bringing one of my Spectras back to the limelight. All that is needed is a pack of film... :(
ReplyDeleteNow that the shameless plug is over, I can say that I used your post today for inspiration to try a double exposure on Polaroid Sepia Type 100 film and a closeup lens. At least I can say that I have tried... Thanks for the inspiration.
Troy Bradford
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Hah. That was sweet, thank you Troy! How'd your double exposure come out? I'm tried a few times doing double exposures on the pack film, but i'm not very good at composing them!
DeleteWow!! Double exposure with Spectra, what a match. I think the size of the film and quality of it is best suitable for the double exposure trick. PX70 is quite constrained.
ReplyDeleteI am waiting for my first pack of PZ film to play with it. Hopefully I can get some really astonishing stuffs like yours.
Great work! I am looking forward to your artistic works ahead!
Vic Han Instagram
Thank you Vic! I'm pretty pumped on trying different double exposures on this camera and learning more fun tricks as I go! Appreciate your kind words!!
DeleteI have a Spectra I've never been able to use :( sadness!
ReplyDeleteKitty Wood
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Oh, my spectra was my first love when it came to instant photos. I don't do enough double exposures!! I should!
ReplyDeleteI miss using my Spectra camera--I did lots of double exposures with it, but I haven't had anything to feed it. So I hope I win!
ReplyDeleteTraci Bunkers
tracibunkers@tracibunkerscom
Spectra film is my most favorite of the Impossible Project's loot so far. I've not gotten anything as awesome as that portrait of your husband and his twin, though – I must need more practice. :)
ReplyDeleteMary Frances | catchmeifyoufran@gmail.com
WHoa!! How nice of you-- and the Impossible Project! :) I have film for my SX-70 and my 600s, but not for my Spectra!
ReplyDeleteStacie Grissom
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Lovely double-exposure portraits.
ReplyDeleteI did few double-exposure with sx-70 some time ago,it was so challenging! Many failed shots though =( Must do more double-exposure shots!
I fell in love with my Spectra while I was in Morocco. That thing is so much fun!
ReplyDeleteBriana Morrison
music4bria@gmail.com
Did you go on the Polaroid Retreat with Jen and Amanda?!
DeleteI too have recently grown to love my Spectra. So very glad I dug it out to play!
I, too, have a spectra onyx like the one you have and I think its amazing. Never tried double exposure but I'm open to it!
ReplyDeleteAbigail S
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I found my first Spectra AF a week ago on Etsy, I love it...needs a frog tongue but am using the dark slide for now. Double-exposures are another level that I may take a while to get to. It's a really intriguing concept to do a double-expo of twins...you could make a whole exhibition out of that!
ReplyDeleteThe double exposures are really easier than you'd think! Don't be intimidated to give them a try! Yes, I thought about doing a series on twins, I know a few pairs!
DeleteI would love to learn to shoot with a spectra! This would be SO cool to win! - Tiffany
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I have a Spectra QPS that I bought several years ago for $25. I like shooting with it because of the wide format and the fact that you have more control over the camera. nickrapak@verizon.net
ReplyDeleteSpectra is one of my favorite instant cameras!
ReplyDeleteGaby Jeter
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xo
I love my two Spectras and use them quite a lot! I love the bigger format! It takes a bit of practice to compose the shots, especially if holding the camera vertically, but it's totally worth it! Only... I'm out of film! So, I'd love to win xD
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I am on the hunt for another Spectra since mine has gone missing. I had the 1200si, and I loved it for many of the reasons/features you listed! Any Polaroid that lets me turn off the flash and is even kind enough to leave the shutter open long enough to get a good exposure - well that cameraI is golden in MY book!
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I would love to get my hands on some specta color film. I bought an impossible grab bag or expired film a few weeks ago, but it only included silver shade. :( Love what Impossible Project is doing and will support them through my photography!
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ohhhhw love it <3
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Double Spectra: LOVE!
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I love love love my Spectra thisbeeslife@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteWow, looks like a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteIna S. Townsen
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Double exposure ehh? awesome. outta the box thinking that produces such a cool result. I'm hooked on spectras and you're to blame. Great picture, hope to see more in the future.
ReplyDeleteJonathan U. Smith
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I wanna win!! I've never shot with PZ680 before and I want to try it out!
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