Thanks for the compliments!
I remember a few of the old Polaroid 'special' films, although I don't think I ever used any of them. Until 2010 or so, I only had original Polaroid SX-70s, never had any of the 600 film cameras, so most of the special films weren't available for m SX-70s without a bit of wackiness in fitting filters and such.
The Impossible Project and Polaroid Originals revisions of the films blend into one another ... They're continuing to improve the film with almost every order I put in. I buy in relatively small quantities now, made the mistake of buying a big load a few years back and most of it went bad on the shelf before I got to use it.
The B&W now is really good, IMO, with good tones overall and decent processing speed. The Color is still a bit inconsistent, although quite a lot improved over what it was a few years back and way way faster in processing speed. (I remember when it took about forty minutes before the image even began to appear!)
The fact that I can still use my uncle's original Polaroid SX-70 at all, at this late date in the digital era that obliterated so many films and camera, is something of a minor miracle and a testimony to just how well-made these cameras are. It is, after all, a forty-six year old camera that has never been serviced or handled with any particular care. And it still works perfectly.
I hope they are making enough money to keep the film production sustainable. To me, the Polaroid SX-70 was a rare example of technology that exhibited true genius in its innovation and implementation, and the photos it makes are simply unlike anything else any other camera has made before or since. (And, btw, completely different in feel from the also excellent MiNT InstaKon RF70 camera's photographs. The Fuji film is very very good, but it has a very different feel to its image rendering—both in B&W and color.)
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