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Calumet Closes Its Doors

March 13, 2014 By Dan Finnen

…and another giant falls in the interminable death march of retail. I’ve spent quite a bit of time and money down at the Chicago Calumet location buying all sorts of good stuff for both myself and my company. Especially in time sensitive situations, having a place to purchase professional grade equipment locally has been invaluable. […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Calumet, Chicago, retail, store

An Ode to 50mm f1.8 Lenses

March 12, 2014 By Dan Finnen

Friends purchasing their first DSLR often ask me the same thing: what lens should they get? And my answer is always the same, regardless if they’re picking up a Canon or a Nikon. The 50mm f1.8. Both Nikon and Canon make a plastic 50mm f1.8 lens that not only is the cheapest lens they sell, […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: 35mm, 50mm, Canon, DSLR, lenses, Nikon, SLR

Farewell to Polaroid Image Soft Tone Instant Film

January 26, 2014 By Dan Finnen

Earlier this week I shot my last remaining pack of Polaroid Image Soft Tone film. It feels like the end of an era. Back when the Impossible Project was still in its infancy, it used to sell what remained of a stockpile of expired Polaroid instant film. 600 and SX-70 film all flew off the […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: expired, Instant film, Polaroid, soft tone, spectra af

How to shoot Polaroid and Instant Film Indoors

January 19, 2014 By Dan Finnen

Polaroid, Impossible Project, and Fuji Instax film works flawlessly outdoors during the day. With bright sunlight illuminating the world, colors pop, cameras focus quickly, and a fantastic image is born. However, bring that instant camera inside, and often everything just falls apart. Pictures come out blurry, underexposed, or are marred by a hideous flash. How […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: 35mm, Film, flash, indoors, Polaroid, shooting, studio

Celebrating Four Years of Failing at Tumblr

January 13, 2014 By Dan Finnen

I am an old man on Tumblr. I’ve seen kingdoms rise and fall, hipsters explained, memes analyzed, photo blogs rise, photo blogs fall. Most of the people I followed even two years ago are long gone. My friends that got me on the platform originally departed for greener pastures years ago. Yet I remain. Four […]

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Filed Under: Misc, Photography, Writing Tagged With: fail, late night thoughts, social media, the internet, tumblr

Where can you get cheap Polaroid film?

January 5, 2014 By Dan Finnen

Update April 2020: Polaroid Originals has rebranded to Polaroid, but it’s still the same company selling the same film. Update November 2017: The Impossible Project has rebranded itself as Polaroid Originals. The film is the same excellent instant stock that Impossible has been steadily refining for years, but with one big difference. It’s more affordable […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: faq, fuji instax, Instant film, Polaroid, price, questions, the impossible project

New Review: Impossible Project Color Film for Spectra/Image (Late 2013)

December 26, 2013 By Dan Finnen

Whew, we’re finally at the end of all these new Impossible Project films! The last (but certainly not least) of these is the Color Film for Spectra/Image (Late 2013). Nothing too crazy to report here, the film is almost identical to Color Film for 600 in every way except for the shape of the frame. […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Image, Instant film, new review, Spectra, the impossible project

New Review: Impossible Project Color Film for SX-70 (Late 2013)

December 22, 2013 By Dan Finnen

This crazy train of Impossible Project instant film reviews continues with Color Film for SX-70. Like it’s brothers and sisters, this film is excellent, held back only by the limitations of the slow speed of all SX-70 films. If only there was something faster… like Polaroid 600. Check out the review for all the details!

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Instant film, new review alert, Polaroid, sx-70, the impossible project

New Review: Impossible Project Color Film for 600 Cameras

December 11, 2013 By Dan Finnen

This crazy week of all new film reviews for all new Impossible Project instant film continues! I just put up a review of the excellent new IP Color Film for 600. This new generation of IP color film combines the great opacifier of PX 680 Color Protection and the bright colors of PX 680 Color […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Instant film, new review, the impossible project

New Review: Impossible Project B&W Film for 600 (Late 2013) Instant Film

December 10, 2013 By Dan Finnen

After a long wait, the Impossible Project has finally released a new black and white film formula! While I sometimes miss the sepia toned film of old, this new generation is easily Impossible’s best. Check out the review for all the details!

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Instant film, new review, Polaroid, the impossible project

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