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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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Mailbag – January 2016

January 31, 2016 By Dan Finnen

I get emails on a daily basis filled with great questions, so I figured I’d start sharing my answers with the internet. Here are a few questions I’ve received recently, paraphrased for clarity: “No matter how I set my Polaroid Spectra, all the shots seem to be coming out severely over exposed. I realized it […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: battery, cartridge, Polaroid, the impossible project

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

How much is my vintage Polaroid camera worth?

August 3, 2015 By Dan Finnen

Update September 2017: The Impossible Project has renamed itself ‘Polaroid Originals’ as part of a major rebranding effort. The film itself is still the same, so for our purposes in this article the Impossible Project and Polaroid Originals are 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: 600, eBay, Film, Kodak, peel-apart, Polaroid, selling, Spectra, sx-70, the impossible project, value, vintage cameras

New Review Alert: Polaroid OneStep Flash Camera

May 17, 2015 By Dan Finnen

I’ve finally gotten my hands on a Polaroid camera I haven’t reviewed yet! Well… sorta. The Polaroid OneStep Flash Camera is nearly identical to the many other plastic 600 type box cameras Polaroid produced during the 80s and 90s. Like its brothers and sisters, it’s a worthy backup instant camera, but it’s not going to […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: camera, new review alert, Polaroid

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

How long can you store Impossible Project film?

September 1, 2014 By Dan Finnen

Recently I’ve had a few readers write in and ask how long it is safe to stockpile Impossible Project film. While I have no scientific tests on the subject, according to my experience one should shoot their IP film within 6 months of when it was made for the best results. Because Impossible Project instant […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Film, Instant film, Polaroid, stockpile, storage, the impossible project

New Review Alert: Cyanograph 600 Instant Film

April 15, 2014 By Dan Finnen

I have a new review up for the Impossible Project’s limited edition Cyanograph 600 instant film. It’s a charmingly weird film that reminds me of the first flush attempt at color film so many years ago. Read up and grab some while it’s still on sale.

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: cyanograph 600, Polaroid, the impossible project

Testing out the Impossible Project’s New Opacifier

April 3, 2014 By Dan Finnen

Every once in a while, the Impossible Project will open up some test versions of upcoming types of film to their ‘pioneers’ aka people who bought a ton of IP film even when it didn’t always work. Well, Impossible Project did just that recently, and last week I got four shiny new packs of IP […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Instant film, opacifier, Polaroid, science, the impossible project

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