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Impossible Project I-1 Camera Image Quality Comparison

May 27, 2016 By Dan Finnen

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 […]

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Impossible Project Color Film for 600 Generation 3 Beta Preview

February 27, 2016 By Dan Finnen

What a difference a few years makes. It’s been a while since the Impossible Project has overhauled their Color Film for 600 line. Gen 2 was teased, but then set aside. There were some incremental improvements, but overall the film has stayed pretty much the same since 2013. The Impossible Project is now back with […]

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Lomo Instant Wide vs Fuji Instax Wide 300 Image Quality Comparison

December 14, 2015 By Dan Finnen

After testing the Lomo Instant Wide, I noticed that the images that it produced were very different from the Fuji Instax Wide 300 and 210 cameras. Even though they use the same film (Fuji Instax Wide), the colors and sharpness diverge in some interesting ways. Below are some image samples to compare. Observations The major […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: fuji instax, Fujifilm, Instant film, instax wide, lomography

New Review Alert: Lomo Instant Wide Camera

December 6, 2015 By Dan Finnen

I’ve finally got my hands on the hot new Lomo Instant Wide camera and put it through the wringer. I’ve been waiting for a camera to bring out the potential in Fuji Instax Wide, and while this camera isn’t exactly the savior I wanted, it definitely brings a boatload of new possibilities to the format. […]

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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

Impossible Project Scan Adapter for Image/Spectra Film Review and Guide

August 5, 2015 By Dan Finnen

Unlike 35mm and medium format, Polaroids are relatively easy to digitize. Any flatbed scanner will do the trick, and there are a lot of very high quality flatbeds out there that run for a modest few hundred dollars. However, there is one big problem with scanning Polaroids: the dreaded Newton Rings. I didn’t even notice […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Impossible Project, Instant film, Newton Rings, Polaroid, scanning, workflow

New Review Alert: IP B&W Film for 600 Generation 2.0

April 20, 2015 By Dan Finnen

The Impossible Project is unleashing a whole mess of next generation instant films, and the first one I have up for review is their amazing B&W for 600 Generation 2.0. Improving on an already great instant film, Generation 2.0 brings faster development times and a high quality image. Read all about it in the full […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: black and white, Instant film, monochrome, new review alert, Polaroid, the impossible project

New Review Alert: Impossible Project Magenta for 600

March 31, 2015 By Dan Finnen

The march of new photography gear reviews continues with a look at the Impossible Project’s Magenta for 600 Instant Film. Do you like pink? This is the film for you. Like all modern Impossible Project films, it won’t be giving you any funny business, but it’s a fairly single purpose film. Read all about it […]

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New Review Alert: Fuji Instax Wide 300 Instant Camera

March 28, 2015 By Dan Finnen

It’s no secret that the Fuji Instax 210 is not the world’s best camera, which is why I was thrilled when Fuji recently released the brand spankin’ new Fuji Instax Wide 300 camera. Finally we have a camera that uses the excellent Fuji Instax Wide film that isn’t completely terrible. Unfortunately, the new camera seems […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: camera reviews, fuji instax 210, fuji instax 300, fuji instax wide, Instant film

New Review Alert: Fuji Instax 90 Mini Instant Film Camera

September 13, 2014 By Dan Finnen

I’ve finally gotten my hands on a Fuji Instax 90 Neo Classic Mini instant film camera for a review! As a brand new $150 instant film camera, I was intrigued to see how it would perform. To my surprise, the camera has grown on me quite a bit, and takes the crown for the best […]

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