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Impossible PQ 8x10 Silver Shade Film 10 Frames

The PQ 8x10 Silver Shade film is the proud result of our love for large format instant photography. Other than the traditional Polaroid peel apart film, this new 8x10 film is an integral instant film. The basis of this film is our Silver Shade material with a film speed of 600 ASA. One pack contains 10 negatives and 10 positives to be shot in 8x10 cameras using the original Polaroid 8x10 holder and processor.

Please read the detailed specs and download the User Manual, the 8x10 processor manual as well as the Creative Techniques Manual

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Product Specifications
  • 10 Exposures per pack
  • Film Speed: ISO 600
  • Type: Monochrome Integral Instant Film
  • Format: 8 x 10 in. (18 x 24 cm)
  • Finish: Glossy
  • Development: 5 - 10 minutes approximately at 70°F (21°C)
  • works with original Polaroid 8x10 cassette and processor
Please read detailed specs and download the User Manual
This film is compatible with the following camera models:
together with the original Polaroid 8x10 cassette and 8x10 processor
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS

AVERAGE RATING: (81.94 %)   31 reviews
4x5 version IMPOSSIBLE?
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Lovely film. I'm sure 4x5 would be difficult, but not IMPOSSIBLE???
said Mark Mazurek, US | 2013.05.30 23:14 PM
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since we don't have access to any of the 4x5 production machinery (the original Polaroid machines were destroyed together with their factories in 2006/ 2007), production of 4x5 material is not possible for us in the foreseeable future.
Impossible Reply to Mark Mazurek, 2013.05.31 13:38 PM
4X5?
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As everyone else is asking, I will add to it, please please please consider offering this as 4X5! I am in love and obsessed, thank you so much for making this POSSIBLE. Don't ever let analog die.
said Sara, US | 2013.05.24 05:11 AM
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Fantastic! ...Now wheres 5x4????
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Shame I don't as of yet own a 10x8 camera in which to shoot this film!! Truly does look amazing though, well done Impossible! Hopefully some time in the near future I will get chance to shoot with such a beautiful medium! ...In the mean time, Impossible: I know plenty have said it, but I'm going to say it again! Please, Please, PLEASE bring back 5x4!!!!!! You've successfully managed to bring back 10x8, now surely recreating 5x4 cant be that much of a challenge huh??? Im pretty certain you wouldn't have much trouble selling it neither!! ....Well anyway, enough said for now! Congratulations once again IP, aced it as usual! :)
said Matt, GB | 2013.05.17 19:58 PM
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Something Completely Different
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Just finished my first box and I'm completely hooked. I had acquired a processor, and while it was shipping to me I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the Impossible Space in NYC, where one of the staff took the time to show me the ins and outs of the machine and show me some of the exquisite portraits that they had made there. That experience and from my own use of the material, I think it's a completely new thing. Comparisons to conventional 8x10 film simply don't apply. In my view, it's like a modern tintype process: a unique, flopped image, in which you have to embrace a measure of imperfection and unpredictability. The upside is that the processing is clean and safe and you don't have to inhale ether fumes. It should also be said that from a grain/speed point of view this film performs extremely well. Is it expensive? Yes, like all 8x10 photography: 8x10 Tri-X is about $8.00 per sheet. Is it worth it? For me, definitely.
said Simon Murphy, CA | 2013.04.11 18:40 PM
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happy
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I'm very happy with this new Possible film. I use it to shoot portraits with my Sinar 8x10" and process the picture with the Emulsion Lift technique on watercolour paper. The results are stunning! :-) Hope to see a colour version in the near future for I'm running out of the 809 Polaroid........
said Pim van der Maden, NL | 2013.01.22 12:48 PM
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Good tonality when exposed well
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I have the opportunity to use this film with some great results. Tonality is excellent when exposed well. The exposure latitude is narrow similar to slides. I rated the film at ISO 640 and shot with indoor halogen spot lights and the exposure was pretty spot on at this rated speed. The emulsion spread covers the entire negative when used with the Polaroid processor operated electrically without streaking. Care should be taken to wipe off the excess goo (developing paste) at the sides and the end of the photo. At the same time the photo has to be peeled apart to dry completely (may take 2 weeks in the humid environment of Singapore). Some photos had turned yellow as a result of not wiping the excess goo. New products can be plagued with some issues just like how Polaroid products have always been. However, it is a good step forward for 8x10 instant! Pricing wise should have been more competitive for experimental film. Hope to see the colour version 8x10 soon!
said Patrick, SG | 2012.12.17 06:05 AM
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Mr
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Took delivery of my first box of 8x10 PQ this week, just CAN'T WAIT to try it. Bought up the processor and holders on eBay a couple of years ago in the hope that the Impossible Project would produce this and now its a reality!!! Have been shooting out of date Polaroid 8x10 materials up until now with mixed results so this is really exciting. By the way, despite the price this film is WAY MORE cost effective for me than shooting 8x10 negs, I do not have the processing equipment at home and the cost of processing 1 8x10 neg and 1 contact print from my lab in London is at least double what it will cost me for one print from this film
said Julian Bernhardt, GB | 2012.12.16 00:16 AM
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