Oddity Archive: Episode 205.5 - Ben’s Junk: (New) Polaroid 600 Film (& old camera(s))
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- You can keep your fancy digital cameras, thank you very much.
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Ben "flashes" his "junk" to a bunch of strangers. He is then tackled by a cop for "flashing" his "junk" to strangers and given 5-10 for indecent exposure.
@@ImpetuouslyInsane Well I did say 5-10. 8 would be included in that number set.
2:17 My Polaroid OneStep confirms this; I still own my old camera, and happily used the new film in it, but noticed it shows "10" in the remaining counter initially so I always had to subtract 2 from that to know how much film I _really_ had remaining.
Black & White film can make even the most boring subject look atmospheric and intriguing. Even a Polaroid snap.
8:12 That would make a really awesome album cover/title combo.
Maybe for a Jandek album.
A right of passage of the early1980s was when your girlfriend/fiance/wife would present you with a gift of a Polaroid One-Step, film packs, flashbars, and a box from Fredrick's of Hollywood. That was a helluva night.
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Did you shake it. Shake it.
shake it.
Like a Polaroid.
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Firstly- thanks for the video Ben! I had a fun time going down memory lane, as I used to shoot a lot of Polaroid film myself and remember when the old film ceased production.
With your shots- the spots on that one picture- is a roller error, something happened with the ejection of that picture to prevent the assorted chemicals on the sheet from being applied evenly. Sometimes it happens randomly, but, if you shot that pack of film after the color ones- the rollers might have needed to have been wiped down between packs/after the time in storage, which would also could have contributed to the streakiness of the B/W pictures.
But also, it is a known thing that the newer film is finickier to light, heat, and pressure. Lots of quirks because the new independent team (comprised of photo enthusiasts and some remnants of Polaroid's last engineers in the Netherlands) had to cobble their production line from machines that were very close to being junked by a bankrupt Polaroid. Then Hurricane Katrina completely destroyed a Dupont factory which was the only remaining source of some of the chemicals which went into the old developer and emulsifier formula. The new photo sheets are also slightly thicker, and why only 8 photos fit into a pack. If you shoot any more in the future- if you haven't already, the current Polaroid sells these film shields (AKA frog tongues) that once installed inside the film door of your old camera (preinstalled in all their new/refurbished cameras)- will completely cover the picture as it comes out of the camera, with the next intention actually being the picture is supposed to sit in a moderate temperature and dark place on your person (pocket, and up against the body on cold days) for 15 minutes to complete developing.
Or, I'd also recommend Fuji Instax film, which is cheaper, has none of the development quirks, even has stayed fresh and relevant through the time Polaroid didn't through marketing deals with companies like Sanrio, Disney, and most recently Nintendo (New Pokemon Snap). So much fun and options for film/frames, it's really hard to not pick it over the twice as expensive Polaroid.....aside from the nostalgia of using my One Step Closeup I've had since I was a teenager, or my grandmother's SX-70 cameras. Cheers!
I did get an Instax mini 11 camera for free earlier this year. Get but I am really used to the form factor of the Polaroid. I'm aware there are third-party cameras it take Fuji Instax film letter higher quality than what Fuji is currently producing.
I love the look of polaroids. Such a specific aesthetic. 😊
Looks like your B&W was a bad stack. Made some interesting photos but should have much more contrast unless you had it on bright setting the whole time outdoors? Thanks for sharing , Polaroid are always fun.
As I noted, it took me awhile to figure out the best settings for B&W. You can kinda tell what order the B&W pics were taken in.
Polaroid is basically a company in name only. Toward the end Fuji made cameras and film that were rebadged as Polaroid. The "company" is now owned by the Petters Group Worldwide, a very dodgy company that was a Ponzi Scheme and under investigation by the FBI. So the quality of the product is no where near what it used to be. Yes, they used to be 10 shot packs. But when the film was being made by the "Impossible Project" they dropped it to 8. Their film was considered "artistic" because it sounded better than unreliable. For all I know they may be supplying the film for "Polaroid".
Personally, I prefer Fuji instant film and cameras. They don't have that "hipster charm" the Fauxlaroids do, but they work. And they are about a dollar a shot, much cheaper.
It isn't anymore. The Impossible Project now holds the brand, and is now Polaroid B.V.
The date on the package is a "manufactured on" date, not an expiration date.
Instant camera film still exists? Guess there's hope for the technophobes. 📸
You can still get regular camera film aswell. I got some Kodak 400 film for a Olympus Superzoom 115 this year.
Love from my heart
I liked the pics, Ben.
I don't know why but pictures taken with analog/obsolete/near obsolete technology just appeal to me somehow.
Maybe its because the older tech required the user to have some level of skill to take the picture rather than have a digital camera do all the work.
Digital cameras and smart phones will take a clearer picture, but the human element, the amateur photographer having to think of how to set up the picture, lighting, distance, focus, etc., these things just add
to the charm of a non digital picture. Even if perfection is easily achieved through digital photography, the aesthetic quality of a non digital picture can't be ignored.
One would think at least for the color ones that that's just an example of expired pictures, but I remember polaroids just looking like that.
Funny, all the photos on my TV look more like drawings than actual photos. If Ben had said he had drew these and they were not photographs, then it would not of surprised me given his talents.
Much of my early childhood was on Poloroid . My dad had a white one and that strip of flash cubes across the top. Can someone tell me if those cubes were “one use”? I can’t remember to save my life.
Yes, those strips of flash are one-time use.
Yep. They were a glass bulb with magnesium wool and oxygen in them. They were also sleeved in a plastic bulb to contain the glass when it shattered from the heat. neat fun for a 7 year old kid and a 9v battery... but one time use indeed
Cool. I did not know there's b/w film. Still got my Polaroid 1000 from the early 80s. I would love to get a cartridge or two and do a little experimentation like Hipgnosis did on the Peter Gabriel 3 album sleeve.
Go down to target and stock up my friend... lol... I spend a small fortune buying Polaroid film... I absolutely love it.
Makes me miss my Polaroid camera...I don't know where it ended up, probably buried in a closet or under a bed in my (borderline depressive Biohazard of a) bedroom.
The color shots look like they came from an old photo album from the late 1970s.
The thing that sucks,, is Polaroid film was way better in the 70’s...
@@ralphhoskins2115 I can agree. I have some of my father's old polaroids and they looks way better than mine, but then again he probably had a onestep while i (use to) shoot on my polaroid Spectra UNTIL POLAROID DISCONTINUED THE SPECTRA FILM
I don't know. I'm not a photography buff by any means, but any of those washed out looks would be great for album covers and/or liner notes.
Strange to me that these photos you took are indistinguishable in terms of color from the 40ish year old polaroid snapshots I took when I was a kid. They look like they could have been taken with the same camera and film pack.
I can't quite share parts of my old Polaroid portfolio, but technically the folks posing by the cardboard ID tribute are at least 21 by now. That sounded wrong. Beer store passes
That came out nice... the bw film pack must have been a bit off,, whenever I shoot the new Polaroid bw film ,, the pictures are amazing and clear.. I dig your style
They do have 10
Is there going to be a face reveal?
Polaroid looks faded