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8 technology revolutions that are now relics: Polaroid instant camera
8 technology revolutions that are now relics
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May 07 2012 at 11:04 AM
Polaroid/Land type 600 speed instant film is being made again by a non-affiliated new company and that includes a black and white version. The project was called The Impossible Project and you should be able to find it in search.
600 speed (SX-70 types) only, no Swingers etc or original Land cameras.
Pete
Apr 02 2011 at 1:29 PM
The Polaroid company is no more. Its an easily recognized abandoned building along I-95 in the suburbs of Boston MA.
OldPerson
Apr 02 2011 at 7:33 AM
I still have my Big Shot Polaroid. Wish I could find film and Magicubes for it. It takes the best close-up portrait photos!
RAD6358
Jan 20 2011 at 6:46 PM
This one you show is much newer and cheaper than earlier models, possibly the originals, which were big, had a bellows and cost big bucks. And you had to smear some kind of stinky solution across the developed black and white pictures to keep them from fading. Still, an interesting and only slightly depressing article. Sigh.
Original Polaroid instant camera
First introduced in 1948, the Polaroid instant camera, which developed photos within minutes of snapping a picture, was a miraculous invention for its time. By 1978, the product was a widespread novelty and only grew in popularity through the ’90s. But as digital cameras — with their fast, high-quality viewfinders — became the norm, Polaroid cameras stopped seeming so instant. In early February 2008, Polaroid Corporation announced plans to discontinue production of its instant film, the year after it had stopped producing its instant cameras. In the ensuing months there was a surprising backlash. Polaroid took note, and in January 2010, the company rolled out a new line of instant cameras with mini photos for the digital age.
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