instant film

Polaroid’s The Button is a Surprisingly Good Instant Camera

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James reviews a somewhat anonymous and simple Polaroid instant film camera – 1981’s The Button.

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Instant Camera Buyer’s Guide for the Holidays and 2022

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We profile every instant camera you can buy today, including Fuji’s Instax series and Polaroid models, just in time for holiday shopping!

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Polaroid Lab Review

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Jeb Inge reviews the Polaroid Lab, a new device for printing cell phone photos onto Polaroid instant film.

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New Product Announcement : Instant Processor from Brooklyn Film Camera and Negative Supply

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We have a preview of a new product from Brooklyn Film Camera and Negative Supply – The Instant Processor for instant film photographers.

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Polaroid Now Instant Camera Review

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Aidan reviews the Polaroid Now, the newest entry-level instant camera from Polaroid.

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The Big Shot Polaroid – Andy Warhol’s Pen & Pencil 

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“Mr. Land [Edwin] invented this great camera called a Polaroid, and it just takes the face of the person. There is something about the camera that makes the person look just right. They usually come…

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A Look Back at One of Polaroid’s Last and Best Films – Chocolate 100

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Remember that girlfriend or boyfriend from your youth? That really special person that you still find yourself dreaming about long after you’ve gone your separate ways? That’s how I feel about Polaroid Chocolate 100 film.…

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Pack Film Comeback – Everything You Need to Know About the Supersense Kickstarter

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A new Kickstarter from a familiar face in the instant film community hopes to resurrect the magic of peel-apart pack film. Supersense is an Austrian company led by Florian Kaps, the former founder of Impossible Project.…

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Reliving Polaroid’s Glory Days with the Polaroid Sun 660

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Growing up, there was one object in the house I coveted more than anything else – the Polaroid 600 sitting on the top shelf of our housemates’ dresser. On occasion I’d see it being passed…

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We Shoot Polaroid Originals Duochrome Pink and Blue – Instant Film Profile

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Polaroid Originals recently brought back two fan-favorite films from the days of Impossible Project; Duochrome Pink and Duochrome Blue. These instant films use the same chemistry as the company’s black-and-white film, but substitute the white…

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We Review the Polaroid Originals OneStep 2 Instant Camera

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The OneStep 2, the new instant camera from recently formed Polaroid Originals, has arrived. We wrote about the importance of this back when the big announcement dropped, but if you’re still unsure of what we’re…

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Why Polaroid Originals and the New One Step 2 Matter

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It’s been a long time since an announcement from Polaroid has lit the photography world on fire. But that’s what happened Wednesday when the long-dormant inventor of instant cameras unveiled a new brand, a new…

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Polaroid Spectra Pro / Minolta Instant Pro – The Most Creative Polaroid Cameras Around

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In 1990, Minolta and Polaroid both released an improved version of the Spectra camera called the Instant Pro and Spectra Pro, respectively. These cameras were essentially the same as one another (though the licensed-from-Polaroid Minolta…

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Lomo’Instant Wide Instant Camera Review

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Few things in this world are as fun as an instant camera. Just try holding back a smile while watching a camera spit out a white piece of paper on which an image magically materializes.…

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