Not sharp. Not cropped. Not post-processed. Can the end result be exceptional in some cases? A match up of the medium with the subject?

I admit to being partial to this medium - especially the square format. One of the features on Flickr allows a user to create galleries of other photographer's work. For those interested, here is a link to some galleries I have created of those compositions which have grabbed my attention.

Polaroid Attack

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From sheenawilkie/Administrator (0) on February 13, 2010 10:53:48 AM CST One of my biggest disappointments is that I missed the Polaroid era. I bought a camera and some film off of Ebay a few years back, both the camera and film were duds. I do hope someone starts manufacturing the cameras and film again. Reply

From karin2007/Karin (19,610) on February 13, 2010 10:59:14 AM CST ... well then, read this article - Cheers, Karin Reply

From sheenawilkie/Administrator (0) on February 13, 2010 11:03:18 AM CST Did I read that right? They are going to start manufacturing the cameras and film again? omg YAY! Reply

From karin2007/Karin (19,610) on February 13, 2010 11:04:29 AM CST Yes, that's what I heard ... Reply

From sheenawilkie/Administrator (0) on February 13, 2010 11:09:06 AM CST Wow, cool! Thanks Karin! Reply

From kennedy/Derek (12,247) on February 13, 2010 2:01:23 PM CST Yes. I believe the film will be in production as soon as 2010 but dunno for sure. Reply

From elemar/E. Ray (962) on February 13, 2010 5:26:04 PM CST Actually the latest news on the project is not good. They have run into problems. Link Ray Reply

From phildeman/Phil (5,617) on February 13, 2010 8:28:42 PM CST Hmmmmm..... I wonder if they will make the polaroid pack for the Mamiya RB67 film backs. Reply

From gitlin/Scott (5,178) on February 13, 2010 11:18:36 AM CST I was lucky in getting some good Spectra cameras (1 Spectra Pro) on eBay and some OneSteps at garage sales. Film is still available - right now costs me $2.00US per click. Reply

From sheenawilkie/Administrator (0) on February 13, 2010 11:23:11 AM CST Well being burned once makes me not want to buy another SX 70 online. I hope I can buy one of these new cameras! Reply

From karin2007/Karin (19,610) on February 13, 2010 11:29:24 AM CST you might also be interested in this article I knew about it, because an Austrian businessman is doing the project and it was just recently in the news Reply

From fly/Ludo (12,587) on February 14, 2010 4:33:59 AM CST Sheena and at 350 Euro it isn't exactly 'cheap'. What I find fascinating is that the 'polaroid' format etc. is offered in UK magazines. There must be a niche market for this... Reply

From olmosfamily/Enrique (42,782) on February 13, 2010 9:37:25 PM CST I suffer from those too....oh, you mean POLAROIDS!!! Reply

From gitlin/Scott (5,178) on February 13, 2010 9:40:48 PM CST Good one! Reply

From darren/Darren (6,841) on February 13, 2010 11:53:57 PM CST For those who want to mix the nostalgia of Polaroids with the current digital world, you can always check out Poladroid Dome with a sense of humour; you even can shake your photo to speed up development and you are limited to 10 shots at a time; the same as with the old packs of film (or so they say). Reply

From gitlin/Scott (5,178) on February 14, 2010 10:20:01 AM CST That would be fighting words for the purists out there who believe digital attempts to emulate Polaroids, Holgas, Lomo are missing the point - the challenge of using the original medium to produce good work. Reply

From darren/Darren (6,841) on February 14, 2010 7:38:12 PM CST For many purists, any attempt at emulation is something to fight about, whether it be digital simulations, or even new analog variations. Anyone who gets uptight over Poladroid, which was obviously done with a sense of humor in mind, is the one missing the point, not the people using the program. As an alternative, on my iPhone, I have an app to recreate the Lomo look. The look is created while you are shooting, not really in PP, and I have found that to be a fun alternative, especially for doing stuff like posting to flickr, Facebook, Twitter or the like. Maybe it is not the same thing, but I find it fun. Isn't fun what most of these toy cameras were about originally? Reply

From gitlin/Scott (5,178) on February 14, 2010 8:30:40 PM CST It is peculiar that I have tried to digitally create Holga compositions but feel differently towards Polaroids. I have some Polaroid shots with slight problems easily fixed with software but I do not want to fix. Reply

From cremmins/Ian (6,707) on February 14, 2010 1:04:48 AM CST Cool, i bought a Kodak Colourburst 300 a few years back as a collectors item, it would cool to be able to actually use it Reply

From fly/Ludo (12,587) on February 14, 2010 4:35:14 AM CST In Japan, they had a mini-format around the turn of the century. I received it once as a gift and took some 'thumbnail' size photos with it. But the quality was a bit of hit and mis Reply

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