Polaroid 545 Film Holder

[jmolligo]

Hi everyone:

I just acquired a Polaroid 545 holder for my 4x5 camera - which (I think) I am happy about.

Can anyone tell me what (Fuji or other) films are available that will work in this?

Thanks in advance for any and all help.

[bdial]

No Fuji instant films. Readyloads are supposed to work, but I've never had occasion to try them.
Barry

[jmolligo]

I thought I would add to this post.
First thanks for responding Barry (Bdial) I appreciate your assistance - I was also told by Silverprint that the Fuji Instant films won't work in the 545 and the same thing by one other source.

However, I just received this email from Fuji;

Thank you for contacting Fujifilm, USA's Contact Center. Please allow us
to assist you.

Our FP Instant film is compatible with the Polaroid 545 film holder, and
requires no special handling when used in this holder system.

Thank you for your interest in Fujifilm products.

Respectfully,

Kelly, Imaging Support Team
Contact Center
FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc.

So that's 3 to 1 - although the 1 is the main source - but (no offense intended toward Kelly at Fuji) customer service reps can make mistakes.

I'm not in a position to spend money on films that I can't use - so I was wondering (hoping) one of you out there may have tried the Fuji's in their Polaroid 545 and could let me know.

I really like instant film products, both for exposure and composition testing, as well as the final image - so I'm hoping I can make use of this holder.

[Trevor Crone]

I've used Fuji Acros 100 Quickloads in the 545i with no problems.

[Whiteymorange]

As far as I know, there is no Fuji instant sheet film, just packet stuff, similar to the old Polaroid 669. This fits in the Polaroid 405 holder, but not in a sheet film holder like the 545. The Fuji folk have either mistaken the number or they have afilm I've never seen nor heard about.

I would be VERY happy to have the second case be the truth.

[Moopheus]

The Fuji folk have either mistaken the number or they have afilm I've never seen nor heard about.
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"Kelley" is mistaken, there's no Fuji instant sheet film for the 545. In fact, I asked the guy who manages the choose-film web site, suggested there was an untapped market for Fuji if they'd repackage their stuff for the 545, and he said, ain't gonna happen.

However, I have put Quickloads into mine and it seems to work okay.

[pwitkop]

If there's a new film available, it's not listed on the fuji web site, just the pack films. The rep. probably got the model number for the holder mixed up.

Peter

[Christopher Walrath]

I primarily use Polaroid P/N 55 in mine. What I can find for the least amount of money, anywho. So, as you can see, I don't purchase much. I can get 200 sheets of Arista.edu ISO 100 4x5 sheets for the price of 20 sheets of P/N55 at its least expensive.

[Isa7bela]

I have used both Fuji quickload and Kodak readyload on mine without any issues.

[jmolligo]

Thanks everyone for the information. At least I can use it for readyloads.
Although it's probably not especially worthwhile - I suppose I'll send a letter off to Ilford and Fuji to see if they would ever consider picking up on films like 54 and etc. Maybe the more they hear about it, the more they might want to consider it (although Fuji makes their own holder and I doubt they'd want to hinder sales on that).