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Fuji Instax vs Impossible Project vs Polaroid Instant Film

August 25, 2015 By Dan Finnen

Update November 2017: The Impossible Project has renamed itself ‘Polaroid Originals’ as part of a major rebranding effort. The film itself is very similar, so for our purposes in this article the Impossible Project and Polaroid Originals are nearly the same. To clarify, ‘Polaroid Originals’ are the films and cameras developed by the Impossible Project, […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: cameras, film photography, Fujifilm, Instant film, Instax, Polaroid, the impossible project, tools

10,000 Photos with the Nikon D600

June 22, 2014 By Dan Finnen

Back when I first started taking pictures seriously, I purchased a Nikon D40. About 10,000 pictures in, I traded up to a Nikon D90. After taking another 10,000 photos with the Nikon D90, I jumped ship to a Nikon D7000. 10,000 photos with the D7000, I could no longer resist the siren call of full […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: cameras, nikon d600

Clean Your Rollers!

March 27, 2014 By Dan Finnen

If you’ve been shooting Polaroid cameras for some time, you’ve probably come across this defect at some point: Recognize it? Weird underdeveloped marks, usually on the side, all in a row, like some sort of… roller caused them. Yup, you guessed it, that’s indeed a roller issue. And the majority of the time, some simple […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: cameras, Instant film, maintenance, Polaroid, rollers

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Recent Articles

  • Dan’s Guide to Buying Used Polaroid Cameras
  • How to Use the Fuji Instax Mini 11 Instant Film Camera
  • How to Scan Polaroid or Fuji Instax Instant Film

Recent Reviews

  • Polaroid Now+ (Plus) Instant Film Camera Review
  • Polaroid Color 600 Film Round Frame Edition (2021) Review
  • Fuji Instax Square SQ1 Instant Film Camera Review
  • Fuji Instax Mini 11 Instant Film Camera Review
  • Brooklyn Film Camera x Cameradactyl Polaroid Scan Adapter V2 Review

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I’m a writer, photographer, co-owner of Polymyth, and Skyline Chili enthusiast. You can reach me at hello (at) danfinnen.com or on Twitter @danfinnen.

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