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What is I-Type Polaroid Film?

June 26, 2019 By Dan Finnen

Getting started in the world of instant film can be intimidating. There are all different kinds of companies and formats involved, many of which are completely incompatible with each other. One format floating around that may seem a bit harder to grasp than the rest is something called Polaroid ‘I-Type’ film and cameras. In short, […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: battery, cartridge, fuji instax, I-type, Impossible Project, Polaroid, polaroid originals

Mailbag – January 2016

January 31, 2016 By Dan Finnen

I get emails on a daily basis filled with great questions, so I figured I’d start sharing my answers with the internet. Here are a few questions I’ve received recently, paraphrased for clarity: “No matter how I set my Polaroid Spectra, all the shots seem to be coming out severely over exposed. I realized it […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: battery, cartridge, Polaroid, the impossible project

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Recent Articles

  • Fuji Instax Instant Film Camera Buying Guide
  • Dan’s Guide to Buying New and Used Polaroid Cameras
  • Instax Square SQ1 and SQ40 Camera Guide

Recent Reviews

  • Polaroid Now+ (Plus) Gen 3 Instant Camera Review
  • Boox Palma Android e-Reader Review
  • Nikon Z6 III Camera Review – From a Z6 I Owner’s Perspective
  • Fuji Instax Wide 400 Instant Film Camera Review
  • Nikon N80 35mm Film SLR Camera Review

Recent Blog Posts

  • New: Travel Gallery
  • Why I don’t review ‘hybrid’ ‘film’ ‘cameras’
  • New: Nikon Z6 III Review
  • Updated: Polaroid and Instax Buying Guides
  • New: Fuji Instax Wide 400 Review

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About Me

I’m a writer, photographer, co-owner of Polymyth, host of the Chicago Writers Podcast, Super Gear Land, and more. You can reach me at hello (at) danfinnen.com.

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