Instant film demise?

dennis · Post by **dennis** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:34 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

I believe (only half listening!) I heard on the radio that Polaroid are ceasing making instant film. Is this so? Dennis

Post by **Paul Mitchell** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:11 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

It is unfortunately true Dennis. I have known for quite some time now, Polaroid used to be one of my clients and am still in touch with some of the staff.

In the past I have experimented with transfers, emulsion lifts, SX-70 manipulations etc. I was even out and about at the weekend with my 4x5 shooting some 665 neg/pos film.

Lets just hope that someone like Fuji obtains a licence and continues production.

Paul

vanman · Post by **vanman** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:26 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

On the B.B.C. 10-00p.m. news last night they said that camera production was to end. Nothing about film though but I don't doubt what the previous posters have said.
Vanman.

Post by **Paul Mitchell** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:38 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Polaroid stopped making film cameras last year, their sunglasses division in Scotland was also sold off. The film manufacturing plants in Holland and the US are in the process of being sold off. Most Polaroid employees have been aware of this for some time but has only just been announced publicly.

keffs · Post by **keffs** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:02 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

There is no news of this on the Polaroid website, although it has been reported in the Boston Globe. However, I don't really trust newspapers to get the details correct.

Steve

Emmanuel Bigler · Post by **Emmanuel Bigler** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:24 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Some news on APUG for the UK enthusiats of B&W plus polaroid products
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Instant film demise?

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