Reviving the Instant

[amateriat]

Well, it sounds just a tad Quixotic, but these guys seem rather serious about their quest. And no one can question their credentials. I'm wishing them luck.


- Barrett

 

[caffeineshutter]

I wish them much luck. At least they've got a HUGE installed base of instant cameras - I'd bet most houses in the US have at least one tucked away somewhere...or mothballed - literally.

Over ten years ago their headquarters in Norwood, MA closed it's doors...shortly after that I took a ride on my bike onto the defunct company's campus. It was pretty nice looking, but eerily silent and empty. Made me feel like the Charleton Heston character in The Omega Man. Should've taken a photo of the 'POLAROID' sign at the campus entrance on route 1A.

 

[hans voralberg]

I still shoot Fuji FP-100C and have a pile in a freezer 😛 And a camera that's waiting for Pola 600, increasingly hard to get these days.

 

[shadowfox]

You can also wish them luck by telling them so 🙂

It's a pity if we lose Polaroid altogether. These people are heroes in the making within photography history.

 

[Tuolumne]

I thought Fuji was picking up the slack for Polaroid instant film?

/T

 

[sevo]

I thought Fuji was picking up the slack for Polaroid instant film?

Only for pull-apart pack film, which is long past being patented. They do not produce any Polaroid integral film (SX70 etc.) - and this project intends to revive the former Dutch Polaroid integral film plant.

Sevo

 

[robert blu]

as a polaroid ...orphan I hope the project works well. You can find more detailled infos here. ciao
robert

 

[Pickett Wilson]

These guys are literally reverse engineering the sx film process. How much would a pack of this film cost if they did get it back into production? You got to give them credit for devotion to the concept, though.

 

[naruto]

I visited a local store for some passport size photographs, and they were carrying this, Fuji Instax. They also had a pile of film for the same camera.

If anyone is interested, I could ask them the price for Polaroid 600. I saw that they had a bit of stock. btw, I am in Singapore.

 

[Pickett Wilson]

Interesting. B&H has the camera for less than $50 and the film at about a buck a photo. Could be fun.