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What Polaroid camera should you get for your wedding?

January 24, 2024 By Dan Finnen

Updated January 2024. This article uses affiliate links which help me keep this site online without annoying banner ads. Thank you! “What Polaroid camera should I get for my wedding?” Over the past decade, I’ve been getting this question quite a bit. Couples are looking to instant film to add a little fun to wedding […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: fuji instax, Polaroid, polaroid originals, questions, reader questions, wedding

How to Take the Perfect ‘Private’ Polaroid – Featuring Ramona Romance!

December 13, 2021 By Dan Finnen

Updated December 2021 with new camera recommendations. If you’re looking for a camera, the Fuji Instax Mini 11 is one of the best (and cheapest) out there and the one I recommend below. Get it on Amazon and help support this site. While you’re there, don’t forget to pick up some film for the camera. […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: burlesque, guide, how-to, instamatic, Instax, Polaroid

Polaroid Go Instant Film Camera Review

September 24, 2021 By Dan Finnen

If you really want to get into the weeds about this camera, check out my video review for all the details and context for how this camera fits into the world of Polaroid. If you’re just wondering if you should buy this camera for yourself or for someone as a gift, I have just one […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: camera, fuji instax, Polaroid, polaroid go, review

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

Brooklyn Film Camera and Cameradactyl Release New Polaroid Scan Adapter

May 26, 2020 By Dan Finnen

Update: I have a full review of this adapter you can check out! At last, some good news for a change! The folks at Brooklyn Film Camera and Cameradactyl have joined forces to create and release a new Polaroid scan adapter. A scan adapter is a critical part of the scanning process, preventing the dreaded […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Brooklyn Film Camera, Impossible Project, Polaroid, scan adapter

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

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

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

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