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02/08/2008 11:53:12 PM · #1 |
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02/09/2008 12:09:05 AM · #2 |
Sad to see it go. Never owned one myself, but have quite a few memories of childhood on Polaroids.
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02/09/2008 12:15:49 AM · #3 |
| I love Polaroid photography. I almost bought a camera about a year ago but held back for some reason or another. I really hope they don't stop making the film for good. They create a unique type of picture that I personally really like. |
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02/09/2008 12:52:58 AM · #4 |
| My first camera was a Polaroid Zip. They were like the regular big, boxy polaroid cams, but bright colors. Mine was red :-) That was like, around 1976. |
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02/09/2008 12:58:26 AM · #5 |
It was great technology when it was the only way to get quick photo prints. I still have some oldies that I would not have otherwise gotten. I also learned a lot about photography with the "instant" results, which saved me a lot of film when I went to SLR in 1973.
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02/09/2008 10:07:22 AM · #6 |
I used Polaroid for doing transfers. I love making those images. This is a real loss to the photographic community. The article says there going license the technology to other firms, I hope they still make 669
My Polaroid transfer gallery:
//www.pbase.com/kevinrusso/polaroid_transfer
Message edited by author 2008-02-09 10:08:43. |
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02/09/2008 10:20:34 AM · #7 |
I just saw that in my morning paper. Polaroid, of course, is a "local" firm where I am, headquartered in Boston. This is going to be a hell of a blow to large format photographers if somebody doesn't license for the manufacture of the indispensable 55 P/N sheet film...
R.
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02/09/2008 10:29:06 AM · #8 |
| That truly sucks...I know a lot of people who, like Bear mentioned, still use it with their view cameras. It's like a whole genre is going to bite the dust. No more Polaroid transfers either like others have mentioned. I really do hope someone does get the license to continue making the stuff. |
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02/09/2008 10:41:41 AM · #9 |
| IN addition to the large format photogs, there's a boatload of microscopes out there that depend on Polaroid-based imaging systems, mostly using 669 film. I'd be very surprised if it wasn't picked up by someone, but I'd bet the prices are going to go through the roof. |
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02/09/2008 11:17:34 AM · #10 |
that truly sucks.
I love digital photography, but hate to see the analog-world suffers from it this way. |
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02/09/2008 10:59:29 PM · #11 |
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