Mon, February 18th, 2008 by Miles
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Citing falling sales Polaroid announced on February 8th that they would be ceasing production of instant film and photobloggers across the world went into mourning, swiftly followed by hoarding.
Although we think there is little chance that public outcry will convince Polaroid to reopen its factories there is a petition with several thousand signatures we urge you to sign. Polaroid have said they are open to licensing the rights to produce instant film to a third party, so the more people sign the petition the better chance there is someone will realise there's a viable enthusiasts' market for small scale production.
Fujifilm are now the only company producing instant film products.
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February 18th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I best stock up! This is sad, a polaroid has to be one of the most fun cameras around.
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:47 am
Unfortunately it looks like younger people will look at you confused if you mention the word polaroid in 5 years time
They were good fun an no doubt a lot of people have found memories of this type of media.
RIP
April 30th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Such as life. I really liked shooting Polaroids but there comes a time when I feel like it just ain't worth the stress anymore.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:57 am
thanks for supporting such a film icon - always worth the stress
June 7th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
I best stock up! This is sad, a polaroid has to be one of the most fun cameras around.