No Polaroid instant film after 2009
One aspect of Polaroid’s instant films that simply can not be replaced by any digital medium is its completely self-contained mechanics. No external batteries, no transfer cables, no medium readers; Polaroid’s instant film requires none of these. All that is needed are three steps: exposure to light, exposure to chemistry & about a minute of your time. Yet with everything needing to be digital now-a-days, I suppose it was inevitable. Polaroid plans to discontinue manufacturing its instant film.
Fortunately they are willing to license the technology to other manufacturers.
addendum January 21, 2009
The Impossible Project’s aim is to re-start production of analog INTEGRAL FILM for vintage Polaroid cameras in 2010. They have acquired Polaroid’s old equipment, factory and seek your support.
