From alicia_elfotolog on polaroids_only (left), and brillo (right).

With a quiet announcement last month, the Polaroid corporation may have signaled the end of a photographic era. Polaroid will stop producing all instant film by the end of this year:

Concord, Massachusetts-based Polaroid Corp. announced last week that it plans to close factories in Massachusetts as well as Mexico and the Netherlands that make film formats for industrial and consumer uses.

Polaroid instant film will be available in stores into next year, the company said. Meanwhile, Polaroid — which stopped making instant cameras over the past couple years — is seeking a partner to acquire licensing rights, in hopes that another firm will continue making the instant film and keep limited supplies available.

They discontinued the landmark SX-70 film a few years ago, but now there will be nothing: no more Spectra, 600, 690, 779, or any high-end professional films.

Fuji does still make an instant pack film, so that’s a small comfort. And Polaroid will license their technology to any company who wants to start manufacturing their instant films.

Even given the fact that Polaroid is no longer making instant cameras, the millions of cameras out there in the photo world’s bloodstream meant that Polaroid photography would likely continue for a couple more generations. But without film, the genre could be gone within ten years.

Two things you can do, people:
1. Stock up on your Polaroid. Keep it dry and refrigerated (not frozen!), and it’ll last many years.

2. Save Polaroid.

For more Polaroid love beyond the great pieces here, check out Polaroid Week, which we enjoyed on The Daily F’log exactly a year ago.

From meshel

From polaroid_billy

From dangerpaws

More Polaroids!

From tuguederr, on polaroids_only

From natalie

From luliperez

From suzannasugar

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 at 6:59 pm by along and is filed under Arts + Culture. Comments are currently closed.

31 Responses to “Farewell, Polaroid?”

tugueder @ 2008-03-11 07:52:36 PM says:

muchas gracias!! thanx! :)

annie @ 2008-03-11 11:46:20 PM says:

and you know what else, that bowling pic was taken exactly…4 years ago on my such and such birthday. !!! tugueder’s are gorgeous! I’m hopeful that Fuji or someone (with better business sense) will take up the torch.

maximiliano @ 2008-03-12 07:35:07 AM says:

sos el mejor dale ponete foto

Dokinha @ 2008-03-12 02:22:02 PM says:

eu sou eu

David Bivins @ 2008-03-12 03:51:12 PM says:

Thanks for posting all these, Mr. Long. I’m stocking up and I’m shooting as much as I can. Giving a child a Polaroid camera gets excellent results.

linda @ 2008-03-12 10:02:30 PM says:

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cookie @ 2008-03-13 08:49:12 PM says:

sad sad day
but excellent choice of roids sir

irene @ 2008-03-13 11:06:50 PM says:

Q ONDA A QUI PASANDO POR TU FLOG.

SOY LA IRENE DEL TRABAJoOoO

BUENO BYE BESITOS TE CUDAS

ATTE:

“”"”IRENE”"”"

beebs @ 2008-03-14 11:22:27 AM says:

hmmm. i miss natalie.
pola will not die.

/angel_deams @ 2008-03-14 12:11:11 PM says:

What a sad thing.. I used to dream of having a polaroid, you don’t see them here in Chile.

geo @ 2008-03-15 03:34:59 PM says:

waooooo ¡¡
exelentes fotos ke arte
n.n
mui linda la ultima ¡¡¡

soledad dias benlsunce @ 2008-03-15 05:10:38 PM says:

hola no te conosco pero estan re buenas las fotos te dejo besos chao

MARU @ 2008-03-15 07:33:25 PM says:

ola me paso
bsos
qe tes muii+ biew
psas sii?=)

perro @ 2008-03-15 08:04:31 PM says:

hola beiby

diana @ 2008-03-15 10:15:48 PM says:

hola bombon

koniii @ 2008-03-15 10:28:11 PM says:

wenu po soi de
valpo
zoi mas linda i soii poke
akjkaj
:Dpo
oie prticipe en
yingo
pero no kede kjakajj

x.neniii.x @ 2008-03-16 08:43:00 AM says:

hello a toos pasense www.fotolog.com/x_neniii_x

alicia @ 2008-03-16 02:02:00 PM says:

hola como estas yo bien vs no sep manda saludo chau
de sos para todo de alicia lezcano

andres @ 2008-03-16 09:22:12 PM says:

hola nda ak
pasndo pero no se d q es esto bueno
bye bye

Agustin @ 2008-03-17 06:58:00 AM says:

This is really sad. The end of a beautiful creation.

hola @ 2008-03-17 07:20:41 PM says:

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hola @ 2008-03-17 07:21:12 PM says:

hola comom estass todo ien
bueno mno vemos mañana chau

felipe @ 2008-03-17 07:54:55 PM says:

the news of polaroid’s closure shocked me quite a lot.
as a person who grew up very recently (and is still in the process)
i never had the chance to use polaroid, though it has been my dream since childhood.
I am happy to say I bought a camera recently and intend to use it as much as possible.

i loved this blog.

Ane Dias @ 2008-03-18 10:05:19 AM says:

Parabens pelo Blog Muito Massa!

Bjs
Ane

QUEFOOTO @ 2008-03-19 12:49:43 PM says:

:)

maria guzmán @ 2008-03-20 11:43:20 AM says:

cambia las fotos vithe!!!!! son reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

caro @ 2008-03-20 03:29:46 PM says:

hola lu!!!bueno no te conosco empersona pero por el chat me caes re bien !!!!! espero que añlgun dia nos`podamos conocer
chau caro

agustina @ 2008-03-20 05:07:29 PM says:

bueno mucho no te consco pero wue dejo mi msn para los q me quieran agregar agus_capa111@…

sabado en la tarde @ 2008-03-20 08:03:24 PM says:

viva mexico

mika y mara @ 2008-03-21 06:31:39 PM says:

holas we nos pasamooo y sin saver en ke
jaja todo biem
por lo ke veoo no se si sos mujer o varon
jaja todo lindoo
wee che no te podemos firmar xke no savemos ke sos
te dejamos….
chauuu suerte
cuidate
bess

GERARDO VEGA FERNANDEZ @ 2008-03-22 09:17:05 PM says:

PORQUE NO DEDICARLE UNA PAGINA COMPLETA A LAS CREACIONES DE DIOS? EN VEZ DE PONER IMAGENES DE SILLONES VIEJOS ? A DIOS LE GUSTAN LAS IMAGENES HERMOSAS COMO LA DE LAS FLORES EN UNA MAÑANA CON ROCIO, TAMBIEN UN HERMOSO ATARDECER CON UN PAISAJE EN EL FONDO O ANIMALES JUGUETEANDO PERO SE ME HACE UN DESPERDICIO UTILIZAR ESPACIO PARA SILLONES VIEJOS ABANDONADOS ENMEDIO DEL CAMINO , DIOS LOS BENDIGA A TODOS PORQUE EN ESTE MOMENTO ESTOY VIENDO LA GRANDEZA DEL SEÑOR EN MI.