Color Tone Test with PX 70 Color Shade/First Flush by The Impossible Project

Testing out the color tones with the PX 70 Color Shade/First Flush Film made by The Impossible Project using a Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera. This film has better results in bright light. What I did was actually test this film at the border line, meaning that if this is what you got with dim (or low) light, your results would be much more clear in a "plenty of light" scenario. Amazing first run of the Color Shade Film.
See results at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pc-photography/sets/72157625069830677/

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[sebastiansz]

do you know how to get the red colour burns/flares? is it just an expired film and you need a good luck? any tips? :)

[onlyingreen]

@sebastiansz This film is new and isn't inspired(talking about PX 70 Color Shade First Flush by The Impossible Project) unless you're talking about Polaroid film.

[MisterDanLorth]

dude. thanks for this.

[onlyingreen]

@MisterDanLorth You're welcome. If you have any questions I'll try to answer them the best I can.

[jameshoward3]

A "small reading lamp" was used as a light source in this clip. The film is designed for daylight - not tungsten - exposure. I'm not sure how fair this test is in judging the color pallet. My tests using Kodak color reference chips indicate a full color range, hindered by the lack of a neutral white point and low chroma saturation. – James Howard

[onlyingreen]

@jameshoward3 Like you've mentioned, this film has better results in bright light. What I did was actually test this film at the border line, meaning that if this is what you got with dim (or low) light, your results would be much more clear in a "plenty of light" scenario.

[subwoffers]

Change the damn battery in your smoke alarm. I watched this video for 4mins and it bugs the hell out of me. How can you live in that house with it going off every 30secs?

[johnnyborealis]

I'm glad you like this, but it looks too experimental for me. Way too costly. Plus, you have no idea what the photo will look like.  It's easier to accomplish analogue film techniques with Photoshop.

[crazedwalnut253]

personally i prefer silver shade due to the fact that color shade turns blue unless you preform polaroid surgery, resulting in the loss of that beautiful border. I wish they made some non "push" film.

[jameshoward3]

You cannot accurately judge any color film unless it is exposed under the specified lighting source, otherwise its color pallet is misrepresented. For Impossible’s product, that’s mid-day sunlight or electronic flash. (END)

[jameshoward3]

Color film is available in two types: daylight (including blue flashbulbs and electronic flash) or tungsten. Tungsten illumination is provided by special bulbs providing 3200K illumination (sometimes referred to as “studio lighting”). While still a warm light, it is bluer than a household light bulb. PX 70 Color is, of course, a daylight balanced film. (CONTINUED)

[jameshoward3]

@onlyingreen We are in agreement PX 70 Color works best in very bright light. But to clarify, I am not talking about brightness of light, but color temperature. Noon sunlight is around 5600-5800K (degrees Kelvin) a very blue light. Typical electric light (an incandescent light bulb as used for this test) is very orange at around 2800K. Our vision system compensates for the difference, but photographic film cannot. (CONTINUED)