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March 7, 2024

Ichi-Go Ichi-E with the Fujifilm Instax Square SQ1

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Moments pass, but some leave a mark. And when all is said and done, isn’t that what photography is about? One time, one meeting. And if we are lucky, a picture to remember it by.

Sroyon Mukherjee
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February 28, 2024

Polaroid I-2 Long Term Review

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James is here with a long term review of the the flagship instant film camera from Polaroid, the Polaroid I-2.

James Tocchio
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November 15, 2023

Seeking the Ghost of Edwin Land at Polaroid’s Former Headquarters

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The past has a way of disappearing.

James Tocchio
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November 5, 2023

Perkins Cove, Maine, on Polaroid Film

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A Polaroid travelogue; shooting a coastal Maine harbor village with a Polaroid camera from 1982, and everything that comes with it.

James Tocchio
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September 7, 2023

Polaroid Releases the I-2, Their Most Advanced Instant Camera in Decades

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Polaroid announces their newest and most capable instant film camera, the Polaroid I-2!

James Tocchio
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February 7, 2023

The Three Fs of Polaroid Photography

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During a televised comedy special in the 1980s, a once-beloved comedian famously spoke the old witticism that the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” After that,…

James Tocchio
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November 28, 2022

Fuji Instax and Polaroid Instant Camera Buyer’s Guide!

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We spotlight every single instant film camera available to buy right now in today’s instant camera buyer’s guide!

Juliet Schwab
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November 16, 2022

Shooting Polacon with a Toyo Super Graphic and Instax Wide

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Shooting Polacon, a massive annual gathering of instant film fiends, on Fuji Instax film with a large format camera.

Echo Lens Photography
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November 3, 2022

Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo Camera Review

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The Instax Mini Evo is Fuji’s newest Instax Mini instant film camera, and it’s also a digital camera. See why that’s so great in this review.

James Tocchio
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September 19, 2022

What Is Polaroid Up To?

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Polaroid is poised to announce something new (not a camera, they say) on September 21st. What could it be?

James Tocchio
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May 1, 2022

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.

James Tocchio
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March 2, 2022

Getting to Know the Cameradactyl Rex

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Rich previews teh Cameradactyl Rex, a 3D printed camera that exposes Fuji Instax Wide film or 120 film using Mamiya Press lenses.

Rich Stroffolino
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February 17, 2022

NONS SL660, an Interchangeable Lens SLR for Instax Square Film, Now on Kickstarter

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An instant camera from NONS which is now funding on Kickstarter will allow photographers to create sharpness and bokeh on Instax Square film with Canon EF, M42, Nikon F, Pentax K, and Contax/Yashica mount lenses.

James Tocchio
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November 26, 2021

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!

Juliet Schwab
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