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Tom_cheshire
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Username: Tom_cheshire
Post Number: 34
Registered: 04-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 29, 2009 - 05:12 pm: | 
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Polaroid retro factory re-starts instant film production.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/technology/26polaroid.html?ref=global-home |
Marty
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Username: Marty
Post Number: 27
Registered: 11-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 29, 2009 - 08:26 pm: |
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Cool! I've noticed that SX70's sometimes go quite high on ebay, and I've wondered what people do with them... I still have my old Polaroid Swinger, but those don't seem to sell no matter how cheap the asking price.  |
Glenn
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Username: Glenn
Post Number: 595
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 04:47 pm: |
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I wouldn't hold your breath, seems they are out to re-invent the process first. |
Tom_cheshire
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Username: Tom_cheshire
Post Number: 293
Registered: 04-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 02:13 pm: |
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The first of the new Polaroid film will be available and on sale this week at www.the-impossible-project.com
Then news story is at: http://news.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20100323polaroid_instant_film _back_in_action/srvc=home&position=also |
Msiegel
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Username: Msiegel
Post Number: 178
Registered: 03-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 04:24 am: |
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@ Glenn:
I have been following the Impossible project for the last year. The process is re-invented by now and film should available from March 25th on.
The Impossible Project is an offspring of Polapremium - the company that bought most of the available Polaroid film and was one of the cheaper sources for those films during the last few months when prices for 600 film went crazy.
So Black and White integral instant film in 600 and 100 ASA for Polaroid cameras (SX-70 and 600 types)will be available soon. Colour film should follow sometime later this year. The B&W is said to made with help from Ilford.
@ Marty: The Swinger name was used for various cameras from Polaroid. Some used film that is not available anymore (e.g. Polaroid Instant rollfilm) so those certainly won't sell on Ebay. Also type 80 packfilm is almost unavailable by now. Type 100 packfilm is still there - some old stock from Polaroid and new from Fuji.
Martin |
Msiegel
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Username: Msiegel
Post Number: 179
Registered: 03-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 26, 2010 - 05:20 am: |
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Just as an information - and I hope you don't regard this as spamming:
ASA 100 film (for SX-70 etc. cameras) is available now from the above mentioned source - and I have to say it ain't cheap (21 USD/18 EUR for 8 pics).
Results to expected from this film are to a certain extent not really predictable (this is my interpretation of the manufacturers statement I received in a newsletter).
At least there will be something that can be fed into your SX-70s if you like.
Please regard all this as info not as a recommendation of any kind. |
Tom_cheshire
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Username: Tom_cheshire
Post Number: 335
Registered: 04-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 12:24 pm: |
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Looks like this company is still going strong and introducing more film products for Polaroid. |
Kerne
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Username: Kerne
Post Number: 4
Registered: 01-2011
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 06:56 pm: |
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Yep, and recently featured on "How It's Made".
http://youtu.be/f0i6BLTDO70 |
