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Polaroid debuts new, smaller ‘Go’ film and camera, and I have mixed feelings

April 20, 2021 By Dan Finnen

Polaroid today has announced, for the first time in decades (since Spectra!), an entirely new film format form factor. It looks like basically a smaller version of classic 600/I-Type. I had to check, because for a second I thought they were using Fuji Instax Square film in the same way that the shell company that […]

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Polaroid Round Frame Has Returned!

April 16, 2021 By Dan Finnen

At long last, Polaroid round frame is back! It’s currently sold out on Polaroid’s site, but new stock should be arriving soon. The Impossible Project introduced the round frame several years ago, and many photographers (including myself) were surprised at how much fun it was to use. What is essentially a round crop actually made […]

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Filed Under: Misc Tagged With: Film, Instant film, news, Polaroid, round frame

Polaroid discontinues the OneStep 2

November 6, 2020 By Dan Finnen

I really liked Polaroid Originals’ OneStep 2, an entry-level camera that topped my recommendations for new photographers interested in diving into the world of instant film. However, when Polaroid Originals merged back with Polaroid, the OneStep 2, stamped with the old branding, had its days numbered. Sure enough, sometime in the past few months, the […]

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Polaroid Originals Rebrands Again to… Polaroid

March 26, 2020 By Dan Finnen

For those of you keeping track, back in 2008 Polaroid discontinued their popular line of instant 600, SX-70, and Spectra film. The Impossible Project rose to fill the void by creating new instant film from the ground up that would work with vintage Polaroid cameras. A few years ago, the Impossible Project sort-of merged with […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Impossible Project, news, Polaroid, polaroid originals

Spectra Film Discontinued by Polaroid Originals (Updated February 2021)

October 3, 2019 By Dan Finnen

Update February 2021: I have a new video up that is an ode and farewell to the format. You can check it out below: (Update April 2020: Polaroid Originals has rebranded itself as ‘Polaroid,’ and the new website has scrubbed all mention of Spectra system film or cameras. You might be able to find some […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Image, Instant film, news, photography, Polaroid, Spectra, Type 1200

Polaroid Originals Spectra Film Back in Stock in US

May 14, 2019 By Dan Finnen

Spectra camera next to Spectra film pack

Update April 2020: Polaroid Originals has rebranded to Polaroid and discontinued producing spectra film. Sadly, the rest of this article should now be looked at as a bit of recent history.  The Image/Spectra/1200 line of Polaroid film and cameras has always been a favorite format of mine. The ‘widescreen’ Polaroid featured cameras like the Spectra […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Image, Impossible Project, Instant film, news, Polaroid, polaroid originals, Spectra

Storm Clouds Gather Over Film Photography

February 14, 2019 By Dan Finnen

Update June 2019: Some good news! Tetenal lives to see another day (sort of)! Also, Polaroid Originals has Spectra and large format back in stock in the US. Whew! It’s no secret that film, as a consumer product, is dead. However, despite this, the past decade has been amazing for professionals and amateur photographers who […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: film photography, Instax, news, Polaroid, tetenal

The End of Peel-Apart and Packfilm

January 30, 2018 By Dan Finnen

Before the iconic square Polaroid SX-70 and 600 formats dominated popular imagination, there was packfilm. Packfilm, or ‘peel-apart’ as it is often known, is one of the earliest instant film formats. Unlike 35mm and 120 negative and positive films, it didn’t require the use of a darkroom to develop the image. Simply peel it apart […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: fuji fp100, new55, news, packfilm, peel-apart, Polaroid

New Review: Polaroid Originals 600 Film (Late 2017)

October 28, 2017 By Dan Finnen

The Impossible Project is dead, long live Polaroid Originals. With a new brand, there’s also a big update across Impossible…er, Polaroid Originals’ product line. Polaroid Originals claims that there’s a whole new chemistry in their films, and sure enough, they look better than ever. The best part about the new films, however, has nothing to […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Impossible Project, new review alert, news, Polaroid, polaroid originals

News Archive 2012

September 6, 2013 By Dan Finnen

This page features all the news posts on DanFinnen.com in 2012 for historical reference. Some links may be broken and formatting may display incorrectly. December 1, 2012 Polaroid Job Pro Camera Review Just in time for the holidays, I got up a new review of the Polaroid Job Pro camera. It’s a hardy little camera, but almost […]

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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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