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45 Frames of Polaroid 4×5 Film at the Indy 500

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I make my living photographing things and people that move. I do that  with a Nikon camera in my hands. Currently my D810 and D5 bodies take 95% of those frames. I am very OCD when it comes to details of the scene, the lighting and how my subject fits within that rectangle.

However, for the past eight years, sitting quietly in the bottom drawer of the refrigerator tucked away in a thick plastic bag has resided 45 exposures of old (and expired), Polaroid Type55 PN black and white 4X5 film. A tool that is anything but perfect. Using such a tool takes a substantial element of control out of my hands which in turn takes me far out of my comfort zone. [Read more…]

 

GoPro’s HERO4 Session Targeted by Polaroid for Patent Infringement

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C&A Marketing, which licenses Polaroid’s brand name, is suing GoPro for patent infringement of its Polaroid Cube line of action cameras. C&A claims that the GoPro HERO4 Session is a ripoff of the Cube, which was introduced to the market several months before the HERO4 Session.

If you were familiar with the Polaroid Cube prior to the HERO4 Session launch, you couldn’t help but notice the striking similarity of the two.

I said as much in my coverage of the HERO4 Session announcement coverage: [Read more…]

Polaroid Bringing Back Red Pic-300 Instant Film Camera

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Polaroid is bringing back the red Pic-300 instant film camera for the holidays. The Polaroid 300 series has been a popular line of instant film cameras in recent years. According to Polaroid, the red version was in high-demand, and so they are bringing it back.

The Polaroid Pic-300 prints small, business card size photos and operates on AA batteries. The Pic-300 is available in blue, purple, black and now red for $69.99. Check them all out here at B&H Photo.

Polaroid iM1386 Android 4.0 Camera with Interchangeable Lenses Coming to CES 2013

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Polaroid appears to be set to launch a new mirrorless camera at CES 2013, the iM1386, that will be powered by the Android operating system and bear a striking stylistic resemblance to the Nikon 1 J2. Leaked specifications point to an 18.1MP sensor, Android 4 OS, a 3.5″ touchscreen LCD and built-in WiFi. [Read more…]