I once asked you if you would jump on board if Polaroid were revived — an overwhelming amount of you said yes. Well hold on to your hats, photo geeks, cause it's on its way! At a press conference today in Hong Kong, Polaroid announced that they will be re-launching the One Step camera and allowing The Impossible Project (a group of former Polaroid employees who have been working to revive the medium and who also released the last of the instant film to Urban Outfitters earlier this year) to produce a limited amount of instant black and white and color film in 2010. No more tears on those Polaroid notepads my friends, you'll get the real thing soon enough.
In addition to the exciting launch, Polaroid is releasing a limited edition Celebration Kit ($450) on Friday, October 16 for the ultimate instant camera connoisseur. The kit includes an original SX-70 camera, two collectible film packs, and a few other commemorative items. So — are you as excited about this news as I am?
Victory Is Ours: Polaroid Announces Relaunch of Camera, Film
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I am soooooo excited about this!
1i am soo excited but i hope it's not gonna be too expensive!! i love my Polaroids!
2I'm so excited about this. Please release more film for the other cameras as well so I can stop having to purchase it from Austria. Not that I have a problem buying anything from Austria, but with the Euro conversion rate, and shipping it's a bit pricey.
Too bad this kit is a little pricey as well. Otherwise I'd be jumping on it.
3Yay!
4of course they would re-release it. People like things more when they're hard to find. And for the past months? Year? People couldn't find this.
5I'm digging the 80's retro redo. There is happiness all around leggings, amazing boots, shoulder pads and retro tech. Polaroids, turntables (okay USB turntables, but my records have finally been able to leave the garage). Can I get a jumbo iPod boom box and some cardboard? I need to hit the local street corner and do some back spins.
6I love Polaroids because there's nothing better then having a scrapbook of travel photos made up of all instant pics that you can't redo because they're digital and midst traveling making a scarpbook of them. GREATEST!
7I had a feeling this would happen. The fashion industry and more would be lost without them.
8I hope we still have our camera and didn't get rid of it.
Kaitxo, the fashion industry, and definitely others. We took polaroids to put in employee files, not having them was so annoying.
9Always always wanted a polaroid camera..
10but assumed they would be outdated soon enough and got myself a digital.
Excited about the re-release. means it's not too late after all.
My dad told me he gave away his polaroid camera to a charity shop a couple of years ago. Yeah, still not forgiven him.
I can afford the camera, I can't afford the film!
11I feel old--that was the camera that was totally cool and new technology when I was a kid and now it is being "re-introduced"?? I am excited about it though--and definitely going to get one!!
12I love my Polaroid one-step camera. I was dismayed and very angry when I learned that you had stopped making this film .I am so happy that you have reconsidered. It was the correct decision . I thank so much
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