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The power of ten prints per cartridge

ardgedee — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:22:07 -0800

The Polaroid SX-70. A 10 minute promotional film by Charles and Ray Eames.

Thinkin of a master plan

cashman — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:23:02 -0800

They acquired Polaroid's old equipment, factory and now seek your support. "The Impossible mission is NOT to re-build Polaroid Integral film but to develop a new product with new characteristics, consisting of new optimized components, produced with a streamlined modern setup. An innovative and fresh analog material, sold under a new brand name." They have just 12 months. 7 Challenges (to come). Sign up to be informed and help. [kangol tip] Check out the creepy giddily brutalistish photos of the old polaroid factory and equipment. By the team that recently launched PolaPremium last year.

Polaroids are not dead!

krautland — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:18:23 -0800

Poladroid is a free app for your mac that lets you drag an image onto the polaroid camera in the corner of your screen. it then spits out a polaroid image that develops on your desktop. there's a flickr group for these shots already. it's beta "but really works."

Can you save Polaroid?

doug3505 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:18:08 -0800

Save Polaroid The Polaroid company announced last month that it will stop making instant film next year. Save Polaroid is lobbing Fuji Film and Illford to license the instant film technology and save the product. For a good link about the history and current state of Polarod watch this video by Michael Blanchard.

Just shoot and shake!

dobbs — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:47:06 -0800

The Polaroid Photography Collective has a number of links to some great galleries. The multi-shot panoramas are especially nice. {some images may be nsfw}