I plan to contact Impossible and see if i can get a replacement or refund. Is there anything at the camera I should look at? Or is the film pack defective? I checked the battery voltage and it is just a hair over 6 volts, but that doesn't mean there is enough current available to run the motor. Is this a common thing? I wouldn't think so. But the Spectra really struggles to eject the film. The film eject is snappy like it should be. I've never used one of these Spectra cameras before, but I have other Polaroid 600 cameras and with Impossible film they appear to work fine. The output rollers are now clean and they are moving freely. Eventually, I got it to go by removing the thin plastic light blocking strip at the front of the cartridge but when the film is ejected the camera barely seems to have enough "oomph" to eject the film. I reloaded the cartridge with the wasted pictures and tried again following some online guides to clean the camera and such. I fooled around with it in the dark to try and get the thing to work, but needless to say, all the pictures eventually got wasted. The camera seemed to operate fine, focus appeared to work, the flash worked but the film got stuck in the rollers on eject just like the sheet did. In the darkroom, I open the front and pulled the sheet out then tried a picture. It seemed like the camera barely had enough power to eject it. When I loaded the film and the camera powered up, the top cardboard sheet got stuck in the rollers on the eject. The film shows a manufacture date of 09/16. The film was stored in the fridge until a week ago. So, I purchased some Impossible Spectra film around Christmas and just today finally got it loaded in the Spectra. It had the last pack of (dried out) Polaroid film in it which had enough power to operate the camera and it seemed to work fine. I also have some black and white Spectra Originals. It seems to pass the Polaroid Originals 600 film through ok. That said- I just ran a test pack through my camera with some used 600 frames. There is, unfortunately, no simple fix.A few months ago I picked up a Polaroid Spectra camera for a few dollars. Still wondering how likely that setup is to jam, and if it would still be problematic as far as the Spectra ejection issues (or make it better somehow). This fault is completely random and depends on many variables with each pack of film and the configuration of the camera circuitry. We also carried out multiple battery tests with different voltages and currents from different suppliers. We optimized the dimensions and deflection angle of the ejecting film, reduced the pod weight, and lowered the mask friction through different coatings. Our manufacturing team led an intensive, 6-month testing and improvement plan on Spectra cameras and our film. Thank you for your continued belief in analog instant photography, We look forward to working with our community to test new products and to keep analog instant photography thriving well into the future. So today, with a heavy heart, we are announcing the end of production for Spectra film.Īs we share in the sadness with our community, we continue to focus on the future of analog instant photography through enhancing our core range, and through continued work on our film chemistry. Jamming and frequent breakdowns are now affecting the majority of these cameras, and unfortunately, this is not something we can influence with our film.Īfter extensive testing, we have concluded that we cannot support these cameras any longer. With three decades behind them, these wide format cameras are now coming to the end of their useful lives. Since 1986, Spectra has played an important part in Polaroid’s film offering and in the world of analog instant photography.
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