What film does Polaroid 1200SI use?
Polaroid Spectra film
Polaroid Spectra 1200SI AF Instant Camera It produces vivid, sharp contrast pictures and uses Polaroid Spectra film. Comes in an atractive metallic grey color.
Is Polaroid Spectra film still available?
Polaroid Originals has announced that it is discontinuing production of its wide-format Spectra film. The reason, CEO Oskar Smolokowski said in a statement on the company’s blog today, is due to the degraded nature of existing wide-format cameras. Smolokowski said the film will be on sale for a few months.
What is the difference between I-type film and 600 film?
The important difference between 600 and i-Type film is the absence of a battery inside the film cartridge. This means that i-Type film will not work with vintage Polaroid cameras. However, if you want to use 600 film with your Polaroid camera, such as a special edition film pack, it will still work.
Is Polaroid Spectra same as 600?
Polaroid introduced the Spectra camera system in 1986. The Spectra film (called ‘Image’ outside North America) differs from 600 integral films in that it has a different image format: the 600 film is a square, while the Spectra film is a rectangular 9.2 x 7.3 cm dimension. …
Why is my Polaroid film Brown?
Undeveloped patches (appearing as brown / bronze / white patches ) is caused by damaged film. They store expired film on shelves where they are subjected to a broad range of heat and humidity conditions, which severely impacts the quality of the film. …
Why is Itype film so expensive?
The reason it is so expensive is that it is not really being made anymore. Polaroid stopped making it about 10 years ago; Fuji gave up all of its products in the last 5 years. So for pack film, you are in a supply and demand situation – even though all of the film is expired now.
Where is the Impossible Project made?
The Impossible Project currently employs 25 people in the factory in Enschede. The factory is located in Building Noord (North) of the former Polaroid plant in Enschede. Since its early days this impressive black and white striped building has been the heart of the film production, that housed huge production machines.
What happened to Polaroid’s film production?
In October 2008 the last Polaroid production plant for essential instant film in Enschede (NL) was saved by The Impossible Project. The project started to invent and produce totally new instant film materials for traditional Polaroid cameras.
What is the Polaroid instant film project?
The project started to invent and produce totally new instant film materials for traditional Polaroid cameras.
Do You Believe in the magic of Polaroid film?
With all our heart and soul we do believe in the MAGIC OF ANALOG INSTANT FILM slowly developing in the palm of your hand. Supersense founder Florian Kaps classifies as the savior of Polaroid film, as he was the one launching The Impossible Project in 2008, to rescue this unique material in the very last minute.