Without fail, every single time I've pulled my Polaroid Land Camera out, people have gotten excited. In the last decade, I bought a beautifully restored Polaroid 185 that was going to be my last and final Polaroid Land Camera after going through a long hunt for a good one.
Years ago, Fujifilm discontinued their peel-apart film--otherwise known as packfilm. It was instant, and for years had been used by professionals shooting film to get a preview of their exposures. But it experienced a bit of a revival when people started to get back into Instant film.
Each time we get news from the SUPERSENSE team about the progress of ONE INSTANT pack film, it feels like opening presents on Christmas Day. In their latest Kickstarter update, they tell us that production, "cruising in 4th gear," has now completed 10% of the whopping 18,000 pack films ordered by backers.
Each time we get news from the SUPERSENSE team about the progress of ONE INSTANT pack film, it feels like opening presents on Christmas Day. In their latest Kickstarter update, they tell us that production, "cruising in 4th gear," has now completed 10% of the whopping 18,000 pack films ordered by backers.
Fujifilm killed off the last peel-apart instant film when it discontinued its FP-100C back in 2016 despite an effort from Impossible founder Florian Kaps to keep it alive. But now, two years later, Kaps has just announced the re-birth and re-invention of peel-apart instant film: it’s called ONE INSTANT. Developed through two years of R&D […]
If no one has told you yet, allow us to let you in on a little secret: Polaroid films go bigger than the 4x5 peel apart instant films you've probably seen. Snoop around at the Polaroid Originals website and you'll see some handmade 8x10 instant films for large format cameras.
Florian “Doc” Kaps’ dream to save peel-apart instant film, also known as packfilm, is a massive one. That’s why in true comic book superhero fashion, he has been spending the last two years following a carefully planned strategy.
Analog lovers rejoice, those tears you cried for your old friend Fujifilm FP-100c peel-apart packfilm were not in vain! Impossible Project founder Florian ‘Doc’ Kaps has teamed up with Bob Crowley at New55 Film to save the format.
One Instant wants to put the future of pull-apart film in the hands of photographers through a new DIY kit that promises to reduce labor costs and help the unique format survive. [Read More]