Polaroid, Schmolaroid: Fuji Instax Mini
Last year, when Polaroid announced it would be ceasing production of its instant-film cameras, fans and collectors were crushed. The Polaroid camera has been an enduring element of American iconography, and to many losing that piece of pop cultural tradition was nearly criminal - hence the development of sites like SavePolaroid.
And while Kodak's attempts to bring an instant-film camera to market were defeated by a successful lawsuit, Fuji has earned permission from Polaroid to produce its Instax Mini camera.
The instant-film camera comes in blue, pink and white and produces credit card sized photographs - and while their deal with Polaroid introduces some "production limitations," film still costs about $1 and you can pick up the Instax Mini for $130 at Urban Outfitters.
Urban Outfitters? That puts it all in perspective, doesn't it: there's more than a little superficial trendiness guiding the Polaroid movement, but I never thought to put Polaroid in the same camp as, say, Von Dutch hats.
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Posted to In Your Pocket on 7 January 2009
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Cool idea, but at the end of the day I think a lot of the appeal of Polaroid comes from its iconic shape and aspect ratio, not the fact that it is instant. Not that I have ever really been able to swallow the $1+/shot price tag attached to it.