Instant Polaroid Cameras and Film

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Fun Classic Polaroid Instant Cameras

Like many people, I have a lot of fond memories of my first Polaroid camera. Actually, I didn't own one, it was my parents, but for my 10th birthday they gave me a box of Polaroid film and I have some great candid shots of my friends at that party.

My own daughter is crazy about instant cameras and we frequently buy film for her to have some fun watching the image develop. These days she uses the camera more than we do, but a Polaroid Instant Camera still comes in handy, and is so much fun.

Where can you buy Polaroid instant camera film? It can be hard to find film for the classic camera, even though a lot of people still enjoy their old Polaroid instant cameras.

Do you need some Polaroid Instant 600 Film? 

Can You Buy Polaroid 600 film?

Yes, Buy Polaroid 600 film for your Polaroid Instant Camera

Polaroid 600 Film Single Pack

Amazon Price: $30.00 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

10 exposures

Develops in approximately 3 minutes at room temperature

Balanced for daylight and electronic flash exposure

ISO 640/DIN 29 film speed

Works with all 600 cameras

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Polaroid One600 Classic Instant Camera

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Polaroid One600 Classic Instant Camera

Amazon Price: $169.99 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

The One600 Classic Instant Camera brings back the nostalgia of of shooting Polaroid instant photos when you were a kid. This simple camera with its sleek, folding design is great for home use, outdoors, surprise parties, family occasions, and more. It has a focus-free lens for shots as close as three feet (36 inches) and the autoflash helps to illuminate pictures in any light with red-eye reduction mode. It also features a digital LCD picture counter and feature setting display.

Compatible film:

* 600 Film
* 600 Write-On Film
* 600 NotePad Film
* 779 Film

Should you really "shake it like a Polaroid picture?"

Ever since the song "Hey Ya" by Andre 3000 of Outkast came out, everyone is shaking their Polaroid pictures.

Shaking or waving a Polaroid picture to help the development process originated in the early days of peel-apart film. After peeling the negative, the image needed to dry before it could be handled, so waving the photo helped it to dry more quickly.

When using the integral films (600, Spectra, 500, SX-70/Time-Zero, i-Zone) that are used in our most popular current camera models (Polaroid One, OneStep, JoyCam, etc.), the image develops and dries behind a clear plastic window and never touches the air, so shaking or waving has no effect. In fact, excessive shaking or waving can actually damage the image.

Rapid movement during development can cause portions of the film to separate prematurely, or can cause "blobs" in the picture.

The best way to ensure a perfectly developed image is to simply lay the picture on a flat surface immediately after it exits the camera.

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Polaroid 600 Instant Camera

 

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But don't shake the photo!

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Polaroid Instant Cameras are just plain fun

Andy Warhol loved his Polaroid

What do Lady Gaga, Andy Warhol and Gus Van Sant have in common? They are all Polaroid fans.

Andy Warhol: Polaroids, Celebrities and Self-Portraits

Amazon Price: $386.93 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

This new catalogue documents a recent exhibition at the Starmach Gallery in Krakow, presenting Andy Warhol's Polaroid work during the last two decades of his life. The 65 color images here include Warhol's self-portraits--occasionally in drag or another kind of costume--as well as Warhol's pictures of celebrities and artists from all fields. Included here are artists such as Keith Haring, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Francesco Clemente, and Jean-Michel Basquiat; writers such as William S. Burroughs and Truman Capote; and actors including Liza Minelli and Dennis Hopper, among numerous others. These images mark out a territory all their own within Warhol's oeuvre, a space where both living humanity and the spectacle in which it is woven can coexist. Also featured here is ''King for a Day,'' Francesco Clemente's brilliant and revelatory essay on Andy Warhol.

Polaroid instant film camera

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Classic Polaroid 600 Film

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Polaroid Instant Cameras are easy to use.

Polaroid 600

Do you have fond memories of your first Polaroid Instant Camera?

  • poddys Oct 14, 2010 @ 2:37 pm | delete
    I never wanted one of these because of the quality of the pictures, but I agree they were wonderful for taking pictures instantly. Isn't it amazing what you can do with digital cameras now though. I used to have a Kodak Instamatic that had blue flash bulbs which only worked for 4 pictures. Every roll of film was so expensive back then. It's another world now.
  • BigGirlBlue Aug 22, 2010 @ 1:17 pm | delete
    My first camera was a polaroid and I actually still have it on a shelf in the basement along with another one I picked up that came from the 60s. They are cool cameras. I'd love to have a new one some day.

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