Pickett Wilson
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B&W at only $3.00 a shot. Noted at the Online Photographer.
Impossible Project Polaroid 600 film to go on sale
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Keven
Great! Monochrome Polaroid is approaching.
Pickett Wilson
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Too rich for my blood, I'm afraid.
Gumby
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ditto. But good luck to them!
Pickett Wilson
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Just reading another story here:
Apparently the film is, uh, a little quirky. They even say they are going to sell the film if a batch doesn't turn out quite right. Clearly aimed at artists. 🙂
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/crazy-magic-impossible-polaroid-film-is-back/19410129/
Apparently the film is, uh, a little quirky. They even say they are going to sell the film if a batch doesn't turn out quite right. Clearly aimed at artists. 🙂
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/crazy-magic-impossible-polaroid-film-is-back/19410129/
sepiareverb
genius and moron
AJShepherd
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Andy Kibber
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Eeeesh! I hope they sort that out. Seems pretty much useless if not.
mgd711
Medium Format Baby!!
LSI and Florian Kaps = rip off!
Pickett Wilson
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Appears the "Impossible Project" really was...impossible.
imokruok
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Those results are horrific. It's shocking to think that they weren't able to accurately recreate something that was mass-produced for decades, and for which there was probably ample engineering and technical data available. Not even worth it - just let Fuji do it's thing.
Pickett Wilson
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I'm afraid the market they intended this for (the same as the lomography) will think bare outlines of images are the greatest thing to happen to photography. Who else but art students would pay that kind of price for results like this?
The examples are so bad, it's hard to imagine it isn't a scam.
The examples are so bad, it's hard to imagine it isn't a scam.
gb hill
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Here is a flickr group that tested the film. To me it looks like crap but people say they like this stuff. I won't be buying any of it!
http://www.flickr.com/groups/px100/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/px100/
jwcat
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Well, that looks unfinished to say the least. I am not that much of an artist. My $15 camera will burn up my one pack of SX70m film (not Time Zero)made in 1979, look at the brown pictures and wait till these guys get it together, or not.
aizan
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technically, they need to work out the kinks. in the meantime, people are taking some nice pictures!
anaanda
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I don't understand why people on this forum are dissing the film and being cynical. People should be supportive. Whether you buy it or not you have to give them credit for trying. I am sure they will be successful.
khc1013
Anthony
Hopefully they get it fix before i run out rest of my 600.
The images from the test packs really looks horrible.
The images from the test packs really looks horrible.
K14
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Ditto anaanda!
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JoeV
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A quote from the Daily Finance article: "But the film is more sensitive to heat and, as the photo develops, direct light than the original Polaroid products. For best results, Kaps suggests, a photo should be put in your pocket for a few minutes after emerging from the camera. And the probable result of shooting in the cold, Bosman remarks, will be photos that are almost whitewashed."
And this quote, from the BJP Blog: "I first took my SX-70 out in the street, removing the ND filter from the lens. Big mistake. One it was a bit cold outside (around 14 degrees) and Impossible did recommend shooting at temperatures of 17 to 25 degrees (Celsius)."
It's obvious at the outset that this, although being instant film, is not Polaroid. It's its own thing. I suspect the ISO of the new film doesn't match what Polaroid intended for the SX-70 camera, given BJP's remarks about having to fiddle with ND filters on the lens.
I think people will learn, over time, how to work with this new film, especially in regards to temperature. May be some new tricks that are discovered. The artisans and other process-oriented types will love the challenge of the new film. The real question, however, is whether it's successfully marketable. This doesn't look like the reliable Polaroid product that real estate agents, for instance, relied on for quick grab shots of properties. I suppose those days are over.
~Joe
And this quote, from the BJP Blog: "I first took my SX-70 out in the street, removing the ND filter from the lens. Big mistake. One it was a bit cold outside (around 14 degrees) and Impossible did recommend shooting at temperatures of 17 to 25 degrees (Celsius)."
It's obvious at the outset that this, although being instant film, is not Polaroid. It's its own thing. I suspect the ISO of the new film doesn't match what Polaroid intended for the SX-70 camera, given BJP's remarks about having to fiddle with ND filters on the lens.
I think people will learn, over time, how to work with this new film, especially in regards to temperature. May be some new tricks that are discovered. The artisans and other process-oriented types will love the challenge of the new film. The real question, however, is whether it's successfully marketable. This doesn't look like the reliable Polaroid product that real estate agents, for instance, relied on for quick grab shots of properties. I suppose those days are over.
~Joe
Pickett Wilson
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Real estate agents shoot digital and instantly put the photos on the web. There is no consumer level market for Polaroid type film anymore.
But the Impossible Project appears to be aiming at artists, not consumers.
But the Impossible Project appears to be aiming at artists, not consumers.
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