http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/ Engadget Comments for Polaroid returns to instant photography with the 300, thinks you'll pay a premium for it http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/
Wow...and the Fujitsu is just as overpriced.]]>Apr 29th 2010 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/
Sorry, Fujifilm]]>Apr 29th 2010 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/I prefer a remake Polaroid Joycam, rather than this copy...]]>Apr 29th 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Hey Peacock, With Your information that you have posted, I think this camera is "Instantly Dead".


I Don't Approve.]]>Apr 29th 2010 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/
Nostalgia is a huge market. We still want to get out the old games consoles and you can still buy a new megadrive (all be it not made by Sega). ]]>Apr 29th 2010 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/
In short, just because you and me are in the digital age it doesnt mean digital is the be all and end all of photography for everyone.]]>Apr 29th 2010 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/
They should have at least retained either the vintage land camera or bellows design, if they wanted to milk people for nostalgia.]]>Apr 29th 2010 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/
There's also the PoGo products using zink (zero-ink) paper. They only print 2x3inch shots, but it's edge-to-edge, cheap, instant, and you can print right from the camera without moving the files to PC first. I got a decent camera and PoGo printer for my son last Christmas, and it works really well. The paper also has a sticky back, so you can put them anywhere. The picture quality isn't as high as using real instant film of course, but the quality vs. cost (about 30 cents a photo) is good.]]>Apr 29th 2010 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/
There is a market for Polaroid cameras at this price. Its a relatively small market of photographers and photography enthusiasts. I would like to shoot photos with a Polaroid camera again but i don't know for how long i will be doing this (probably not for over 50-100 photos). It seems that Polaroid have thought this, so they raised the value for more profit.]]>Apr 29th 2010 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/
Or if it's the front button - more likely the users finger would press the lens when trying to find the button]]>Apr 29th 2010 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/]]>Apr 29th 2010 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/polaroid-resurrects-instant-film-cameras/]]>Apr 29th 2010 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/

I'd rather have a floppy disk camera.]]>Apr 29th 2010 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirtyoneteeth/3580403486/in/set-72157619023601982/]]>Apr 29th 2010 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.techlicious.com/review/polaroid-brand-instant-film-cameras-are-back/]]>Apr 29th 2010 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/Apr 29th 2010 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/polaroid-returns-to-instant-photography-with-the-300-thinks-you/
As for people who compare this to anything digital or wonder how or why anyone would shoot instant film...well for reasons mentioned, it's convenient for certain professions, it's also a great evidentiary tool since you can't photoshop it. As for artists and photographers...plenty of us still shoot film. Shocking as that may be to some of you, we rather take pictures that come out looking a certain way rather than take bland pictures and spend ours on a computer to make them look that way. We also aren't all old fogies or hipsters. I shoot only film because it gives me the results I want and how I want. As for the 'overpricing' of say Impossible's film or Fuji's....perhaps you're not aware, the reasons Polaroid went bankrupt in 2001 was because they were unwilling (not unable) to change their practices to the changing markets. By that I mean they kept producing large amounts of film, even though they couldn't sell it all, they perhaps thought that if they kept the film cheap, it would find buyers.

Clearly they were wrong, but instead of producing less film at a higher per-capita cost and raising prices, they simply folded. It's apparent now that there is a market there with people willing to pay higher prices to keep the product around. It's simple economics that if you produce less of something, it costs more per unit, and you have to sell it for more. Operations like Fuji can charge less than Impossible because they can make the film a loss-leader having other products be more marked up while at present Impossible only has the film as their revenue stream. ]]>May 3rd 2010 2:41PM