Polaroid 1 - 2: I didn't realize Polaroid cameras were still being made. The brand is now owned by a Polish company. There are reviews of a pricey ($600), more advanced version all...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I didn't realize Polaroid cameras were still being made. The brand is now owned by a Polish company. There are reviews of a pricey ($600), more advanced version all over YouTube. I can understand the appeal of instant pictures, but they don't have enough appeal for me to spend that kind of money on one, especially with each picture costing $1.35 - $2.20.

BebuLamar

And many of those cameras are rebuilt and not new.

f8lee Loc: New Mexico

I imagine they have appeal to the same sort of folks who like the Holga cameras for that retro analog thing...

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

jerryc41 wrote:

I didn't realize Polaroid cameras were still being made. The brand is now owned by a Polish company. There are reviews of a pricey ($600), more advanced version all over YouTube. I can understand the appeal of instant pictures, but they don't have enough appeal for me to spend that kind of money on one, especially with each picture costing $1.35 - $2.20.

I still have a Polaroid Model 195. Beautiful multi-element glass lens. If I could still get peel-apart film, I'd still be using it. You could do some really cool stuff with that film and camera, including making great medium format negatives with tons of detail and range.

Still have a working SX-70 also, but the capabilities and attraction are nowhere near the same.

BebuLamar

larryepage wrote:

I still have a Polaroid Model 95. Beautiful multi-element glass lens. If I could still get peel-apart film, I'd still be using it. You could do some really cool stuff with that film and camera, including making great medium format negatives with tons of detail and range.

Still have a working SX-70 also, but the capabilities and attraction are nowhere near the same.

I had the model 150. I shot 4x5 sheet film in it.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Real Photographers use Polaroid.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

larryepage wrote:

I still have a Polaroid Model 95. Beautiful multi-element glass lens. If I could still get peel-apart film, I'd still be using it. You could do some really cool stuff with that film and camera, including making great medium format negatives with tons of detail and range.

Still have a working SX-70 also, but the capabilities and attraction are nowhere near the same.

I might have a Polaroid or two upstairs, but they really don't appeal to me. I don't like having to keep a supply of film on hand.

EDITED: I bought film for an SX-70 in 2000, and I sold a Polaroid to someone in Japan in 2001.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

CHG_CANON wrote:

Real Photographers use Polaroid.

I used to be a real photographer.

leftj Loc: Texas

BebuLamar wrote:

And many of those cameras are rebuilt and not new.

That's false. The Polaroid 1-2 is not a rebuilt camera. It is a new updated camera.

BebuLamar

leftj wrote:

That's false. The Polaroid 1-2 is not a rebuilt camera. It is a new updated camera.

You're right! I didn't know that the Polaroid I-2 is a model number. My bad. Polaroid does sell a lot of rebuild cameras mostly the SX-70 type.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

It's a "must-have" for those who are hardcore "Straight Out Of Camera" fans.😁

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

I have one somewhere in a box down in the basement. Have no interest in using it now.

will

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

sippyjug104 wrote:

It's a "must-have" for those who are hardcore "Straight Out Of Camera" fans.😁

Well, you could always scan and process.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

jerryc41 wrote:

Well, you could always scan and process.

I used quite of Type 55 pack film. My 195 camera had a 4-element lens made by Tomioka which produced beautiful negatives for printing in the darkroom. The trick was to clear and fix them quickly after exposure. I had a rig sold by an store in California that let me do this in the field. The same outfit sold a halftone screen that would allow making very nice copies of Polaroid prints in early photocopiers.

Stephan G

jerryc41 wrote:

Well, you could always scan and process.

I recall reading about the use of Polaroids when it comes to some forensic needs canvassing particular crime scenes. It was something to do with having direct photos which could be used for verifying chain of custody.

"Scan and process" is a manipulation.

In some countries, it is required that the photo on a passport include a clear shot of the left ear.