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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: John Schweikert on February 08, 2008, 11:16:51 am

Title: Polaroid's demise
Post by: John Schweikert on February 08, 2008, 11:16:51 am: ---
Title: Polaroid's demise
Post by: TMARK on February 08, 2008, 12:02:18 pm: Deleted.
Title: Polaroid's demise
Post by: mattlap2 on February 08, 2008, 12:54:13 pm: Quote
It looks that would include T55. In fact losing T55, Sepia 4x5 and 8x10, which are very unique films no one else makes, would seem to make a lot of shooters and fine art photographers get in an uproar. We have to see as this pans out.

These are the Fuji instant films for 4x5, only 2, a color and high speed b&w.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/shop/351/Pol..._Pack_Film.html (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/shop/351/Polaroid_Instant_Film_Instant_Peel_Apart_Pack_Film.html)
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Both of the fuji 4x5 films are pack films and not individual sheet films. They are closer to the 559 series than the 59 / 55 / 54 series. They come in a pack of 8 shots and you need a pack holder.
Title: Polaroid's demise
Post by: TMARK on February 08, 2008, 01:40:59 pm: Deleted.
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Post by: klane on February 08, 2008, 05:34:10 pm: time to stock up and profit heavy when it all dries up.

Really horrible news though... I love shooting polaroid film. I wonder if fuji will pick up the sheet film and 600 integral lines? Hopefully.....
Title: Polaroid's demise
Post by: david o on February 08, 2008, 06:32:52 pm: soon to come in sale section :
polaroid back : $1

really bad news , I mean it's almost hard to believe... I have few images done with 669 that I still really love
Title: Polaroid's demise
Post by: Andy M on February 08, 2008, 06:34:55 pm: Quote
time to stock up and profit heavy when it all dries up.

Really horrible news though... I love shooting polaroid film. I wonder if fuji will pick up the sheet film and 600 integral lines? Hopefully.....
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Polaroid can't be kept alike slide can it?
Title: Polaroid's demise
Post by: snickgrr on February 08, 2008, 07:19:43 pm: We all had the ubiquitous Polaroid wall. Much of mine have fallen down slowly over the years, I pick them up and place them lovingly in a drawer. It's nice to look at them and identify the job, the cast and crew and sometimes the final image.
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Post by: david o on February 08, 2008, 07:34:31 pm: may be we should start a thread "polaroid shot - in memoriam"
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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 08, 2008, 09:08:40 pm: I haven't shot Polaroid in many years, but some of my very best shots back in the '60s and '70s were on type 55. That was a wonderful film. It really hurts to see them go away.
Title: Polaroid's demise
Post by: Graham Mitchell on February 08, 2008, 11:30:03 pm: Perhaps this will lead to more MFDB sales, as users start to give up on film. So there is a silver lining.

I don't see much hope for film. The last city I lived in (in Sweden) lost its last pro film lab 2 years ago, basically forcing the last film users to go digital. It's just not practical for a pro to rely on mail order development and scanning. Far too slow. And every time a pro lab shuts down, film sales take a hit, so film companies (such as Polaroid) will slowly drop out of business, and this will encourage even more shooters to abandon film. It's a downward spiral which I can't see an end to. Film producers, chemical suppliers and Pro labs will only survive by servicing entire countries or continents by mail order, for a few diehard enthusiasts. Choice will become severely limited, prices will go up and quality will probably suffer.

Polaroid's demise will take a huge toll. Sad, but should not be a surprise to anyone.