Cool technology (and a great business name)
Polaroid made self-developing film for professional cameras as well as the point-n-click units sold to the general public.
Digital technologies rendered the point-n-click cameras pretty much obsolete but professional Photographers still really liked using Polaroid film for their cameras.
Unfortunately, Polaroid ceased production of all self-developing film two years ago.
Fortunately, a group of enthusiasts purchased a Polaroid plant in the Netherlands and formed a company called
The Impossible Project.
From the UK edition of
Amateur Photographer:
Impossible films 'save' Polaroid photography from extinction.
New black & white films for use in traditional Polaroid cameras will go on sale this week - the first in a series designed to 'save instant photography from extinction'.
The news comes two years after Polaroid announced it was shutting down its film manufacturing plants in the United States.
The new films, compatible with traditional Polaroid cameras, have been made by Dutch firm Impossible BV which today also announced that a colour version will be available from this summer.
Very cool news. More information including some cool photos of the factory and their plans for the future can be found here:
The Impossible Project
A big hat tip to
The Online Photographer for the link.
Posted by DaveH at March 24, 2010 9:13 PM