3 Simple Ways to
Share What You Make

With Instructables you can share what you make with the world — and tap into an ever-growing community of creative experts.

PhotosPhotos

Share one or more photos of a project, recipe, or whatever you've made, quickly and easily.

Step by StepStep-By-Step

Share your step-by-step photos with text instructions of what you made so others can do it too!

VideoVideo

Share your how-to video. You'll need your embed code from a video site such as YouTube.

Modify Your Polaroid Spectra Camera to use Non-Polaroid Film

Step 5Modifying the Film Ejection Mechanism

Modifying the Film Ejection Mechanism
«
  • Image00008.jpg
  • Image00031.jpg
The camera has a hook that pulls the film  from the pack and through the rollers to develop the picture.  This is no longer needed and will only screw up the film holder we substitute for the film pack.

1.  Grab the film ejection hook cut it out with some wire cutters.


Incidently a common problem with the Spectra is that the hook bends and can't catch the film anymore.  Sometimes you can bend the hook to function again.  However if that is not an option anymore, this method of hacking the camera is an ideal way to "recycle."
« Previous StepDownload PDFView All StepsNext Step »

Pro

Get More Out of Instructables

Already have an Account?

close

All Steps Viewing
View all steps of an Instructable on the same page when you're a Pro Member.

Upgrade to Pro today!
33
Followers
16
Author:Nano_Burger
I was born at a very young age....skipping forward a bit, now I like to fool around with cameras, film, digits, ect.