http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/08/polaroid.farewell/index.html

12/11/2008 2:35:19 PM

this was announced months ago i thought

it's still popular with some photographers because it's one of the last forms of media that is taken at face value and the thought of "photoshopping" doesn't enter someone's mind - some company will fix this

12/11/2008 2:35:46 PM

i thought they did this a year ago

12/11/2008 2:35:49 PM

kthxbai

12/11/2008 2:36:07 PM

i didnt know. first ive heard of it.

man oh man.

12/11/2008 2:36:21 PM

I thought they did this 3 years ago

12/11/2008 2:36:29 PM

My favorite thing to do is shake it like a polaroid picture

12/11/2008 2:36:32 PM

i have a large digital camera that prints smaller digital cameras

12/11/2008 2:36:56 PM

aha

12/11/2008 2:37:07 PM

^^haha

nah i have a polaroid camera.
love that thing.

[Edited on December 11, 2008 at 2:37 PM. Reason : RTYR]

12/11/2008 2:37:36 PM

^^^.

a pretty standard science fiction technology

[Edited on December 11, 2008 at 2:39 PM. Reason : damn you 3000!]

12/11/2008 2:38:53 PM

Yeah, this is old. There are simple programs for making your digital photos look like polaroids, but that is fucking stupid.

Just get a holga and develop your own film if you want similar effects.

Or if you want the instant satisfaction, they make cameras that print immediately.

12/11/2008 2:39:54 PM

Remember the little party polaroid thingy that took the small pictures? That sucked.

Lets go buy some polaroid film and have a picture party!!!

12/11/2008 2:40:10 PM

your mom gives me instant satisfaction

12/11/2008 2:40:23 PM

Quote :

"Yeah, this is old. There are simple programs for making your digital photos look like polaroids, but that is fucking stupid."

hmmm. has everyone heard this except me????

Quote :

"Just get a holga and develop your own film if you want similar effects."

dudeeeee. i want to do this so bad. but isn't it really tedious (i mean you need a dark room, chemicals, blah blah....codyhas a sweeeeeeet film camera)

Quote :

"Lets go buy some polaroid film and have a picture party!!!"

that would be awesome.

[Edited on December 11, 2008 at 2:43 PM. Reason : yuki]

12/11/2008 2:42:57 PM

Shake it, shake, shake it,
Shake it, shake, shake it,
Shake it, shake, shake it,
Shake it,
Shake it, shake, shake it,
Shake it like a Polaroid picture

12/11/2008 2:45:00 PM

http://www.poladroid.net/


Setting up your own dark room isn't for most people, but developing film isn't too expensive.

12/11/2008 2:49:15 PM

^hehe i knew about how to make your own pictures into polaroids (i agree pretty stupid)

i meant has everyone heard about polaroid stopping film production but me?....

12/11/2008 2:53:50 PM

brings back memories. I remember my first Polaroid camera back in the 80's.

12/11/2008 2:55:25 PM

i got some dat black market polaroid film to sell when the demand skyrockets

12/11/2008 2:58:38 PM

film isnt vegan

12/11/2008 3:01:43 PM

It'll be like the McRib.

12/11/2008 3:02:23 PM

Quote :

"nah i have a polaroid camera. love that thing"

i love that thing but the film was pretty expensive for what you got

anyone know of any deals on this film still available?

12/11/2008 3:03:41 PM

my girlfriend has a Diana+, but damn is the 120 film expensive.

12/11/2008 3:13:19 PM

everyone thought the polaroid cameras were nice and cheap till they had to buy the film

12/11/2008 3:23:08 PM

but you don't have to pay for expensive development/prints

12/11/2008 7:34:17 PM

http://www.polapremium.com/

12/11/2008 7:40:50 PM

ok am i late on this?????

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/18226101/detail.html#-

make sure you DON'T smile!

12/11/2008 9:04:27 PM

can it be that hard for aftermarket replacement film to be made?

12/11/2008 9:40:27 PM

^probably. It's most likely just not profitable, or not profitable enough, otherwise Polaroid would just keep making it.

[Edited on December 12, 2008 at 12:10 AM. Reason : .]

12/12/2008 12:09:28 AM

Polaroid hasn't been around as you knew it for years now. They've been run by a HC that took them over maybe 7 or 8 or so years ago, and have been sailing on name recognition alone. ALL of their products (except the instant cameras) have been rebranded cheap chinese junk.

[Edited on December 12, 2008 at 12:42 AM. Reason : ]

12/12/2008 12:41:49 AM

its not like the stuff sold to main stream people walking into stores anytime in the last maybe 5 years.

i think i worked for wolf camera for a year. sold maybe 2 packs of polaroid film. they brought it back each time because it didnt' fit.

we had 2 polaroid cameras in store that i tried so damn hard to sell. i'm like "look its 20 dollars... your child is 7... get them the camera".. "nah, i'll just get them this little digital camera. then i won't have to worry about paying for the film"

12/12/2008 1:37:21 AM

ok, i knew about this shit in march of this year....


i wonder what the reaction to this thread would have been if hadn't been joie that started it

12/12/2008 4:36:01 AM

rage, impatience, frustration, and a bunch of asshole comments.

12/12/2008 8:45:41 AM

anyone seen any film around?

5/27/2010 2:33:37 AM

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/03/st_polaroid/

5/27/2010 2:40:33 AM

I thought the patent on the film was purchased. Engadget tested it and said it was the same ole' mediocre photographic medium, except now it's like $4/frame

[Edited on May 27, 2010 at 3:17 AM. Reason : http://www.the-impossible-project.com/ -found it]

5/27/2010 3:15:49 AM

http://hypebeast.com/2010/01/polaroid-instant-film-cameras-relaunched/

5/27/2010 7:55:36 AM