After the recent fall of packfilm, some good news in the world of film photography! Kodak is bringing back the venerable 3200 ISO black and white film… sort of. It doesn’t seem to be exactly the same film as the old version, but it should hopefully get similar results. The new version of the film […]
Read More...The Impossible Project is now Polaroid Originals
Okay, settle in everyone, because this one is a doozy. The Impossible Project, the company that rose from the ashes of the discontinuation of Polaroid instant film, is now Polaroid Originals. The film and cameras that Impossible Project made independently of Polaroid is now… well, Polaroid. Sort of. Sound confusing? If you’ve been with us […]
Read More...Mailbag December 2016
It’s time for another roundup of emails and tweets! Below are some highlights from the past few months, and answers to questions that might help you out in your adventures in instant film photography. Darkslide Sticking “I have a Polaroid Impulse with a new pack of film, but when I inserted it, it spit out […]
Read More...New Article Alert: Fuji Instax Camera Guide
Site News: I’m currently working on moving this site over to HTTPS. The good news is that my site is now even more secure and safe to use! The bad news is that a bunch of my affiliate links have broken, so it will take me some time to get all those back in order. […]
Read More...Impossible Project I-1 Camera Image Quality Comparison
Update June 9 – Added additional comparison shots, turns out the new gen Impossible film is quite different from earlier generations, skewing my initial results. The article has been rewritten. It’s a shootout between the Impossible Project I-1 camera, the Fuji Instax Wide 300, Lomo Instant Wide, and classic Polaroid Impulse AF! Since the I-1 […]
Read More...I’m on Instagram!
After toiling away in the wilds of Tumblr and Flickr (what’s with me and thankless Yahoo properties?) for the past few years, I’ve finally gotten with the program and joined Instagram! I’ll be posting pictures every day and it’s going to be all film, all the time. I’m actually having quite a bit of fun […]
Read More...Fuji Instax vs Impossible Project vs Polaroid Instant Film
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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