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Polaroid Lovers Try To Revive Its Instant Film

Posted by kdawson on from the dust-off-the-sx-70 dept.

Maximum Prophet nods a NY Times piece on a Dutch group living the retro dream: they are trying to bring back Polaroid film. This group has the machinery to make the film packs, but needs to recreate the chemicals. Polaroid Inc. stopping making the specialized chemicals years ago, after having stockpiled what they would need for their last production runs. "They want to recast an outdated production process in an abandoned Polaroid factory for an age that has fallen for digital pictures because they think people still have room in their hearts for retro photography that eschews airbrushing or Photoshop. 'This project is about building a very interesting business to last for at least another decade,' said Florian Kaps, the Austrian entrepreneur behind the effort [in Enschede, The Netherlands]. 'It is about the importance of analog aspects in a more and more digital world. ... If everyone runs in one direction [i.e. digital photography], it creates a niche market in the other.'"

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  1. The old-style feel! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Oh yeah, why drive a modern automobile when you can get the classic ride of a horse and buggy. And while you're at it why not use a typewriter and the USPS to write send all your bills and letters, too? There's a reason for when things get discontinued. There's always going to be people who have a thing for it, but seriously...a lot of people are calling for the revival of polaroid film but how many are actually going to put forth the effort, not to mention money, to get it if it does become available again?

  2. Niche market? Hardly. by geekmux · · Score: -1, Troll

    "...If everyone runs in one direction [i.e. digital photography], it creates a niche market in the other.

    Yeah, everyone ran to vaccines when they were discovered or created too. For good reason. Just because we don't have Polio in the wild anymore doesn't mean there's a damn void to shove a "niche" virus into. But by all means, you go ahead and try. While you're at it, I heard there's market-share to be had for bringing back typewriters. New and Improved "virus-proof" Word Processor!

  3. Re:They're called digital cameras by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Already exists.

    That chick looks like a tranny.

    Anyway, how much does the ink/paper cost?