Bye, bye Polaroid

Perhaps you’ve heard the news that the Polaroid company is going to stop making film for its instant cameras next year.  They stopped manufacturing the cameras last year, but it’s actually a strong statement about the popularity of the instant picture concept when you think that the cameras and film survived so far into the digital camera era.  I don’t think I’ve ever seen a really good quality photograph taken by a Polaroid, yet they had their place at so many festive occasions.  Perhaps the death of the Polaroid wasn’t the invention of the digital camera, as much as it was the invention of the small, portable, inkjet photo printer. 

Fujifilm holds a license for Polaroid film technology, and they’ll continue to manufacture film for personal and some corporate uses (like ID cards and passport photos). While the cameras are no longer officially being made, online auction sites guarantee that they’ll still be available for purchase for many years to come.  A word of advice:  buy your Polaroid camera now, while it’s a cheap $20 novelty, and don’t wait until it turns into a $200 “antique”. 

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 02/13 at 07:38 AM

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