Remaining polaroid stock to be sold at Urban Outfitters tomorrow

Cam42 · 08-20-2009, 10:37 AM

Last Polaroid cameras and film to be sold at Urban Outfitters tomorrow

only 700 cameras. whoa.

**Rainer.** · 08-20-2009, 10:42 AM

Why Urban Outfitters?

Cam42 · 08-20-2009, 10:50 AM

I was thinking that also.
Why not, you know, a camera store?

***Pauler*** · 08-20-2009, 10:56 AM

well, i guess urban outfitters is retroish and all, but yea, why not a camera store?

this is sad, its like a passing of an era.

Cam42 · 08-20-2009, 11:04 AM

There's always ebay...

PontiusPirate · 08-20-2009, 11:34 AM

It's not gone forever.
Impossible will have their polaroid film up and running soon enough.

Cam42 · 08-20-2009, 11:48 AM

I was talking ebay for cameras, because I don't have one.

PontiusPirate · 08-20-2009, 12:19 PM

Ebay, Craigslist, Etsy, and Polapremium.com

OiBoyz · 08-20-2009, 01:52 PM

Why would you buy a camera that is discontinuing it's film?

***Art*** · 08-20-2009, 01:54 PM

Because of respect and love for the format, and the fact that other companies will be making compatible film.

**Rainer.** · 08-20-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by OiBoyz

Why would you buy a camera that is discontinuing it's film?

Yeah, because new film is coming. Soon, hopefully...

Besides, a lot of people do odd things in the name of art.

(not ^ that art...)

ApparentlyNothing · 08-21-2009, 03:10 AM

POLAROID FILM IS NOT DEAD

Sorry, but I had to repeat what Chelsea already said but people didn't seem to read.

Those One600 cameras blow anyways. SX-70 FTW.

They don't actually blow that much, but SX-70 still FTW because it's SLR, manual focus, and no annoying automatic flash... and it takes incredibly beautiful photos as well. And I guarantee you can find one used on Craigslist or eBay for less than what Urban Outfitters will charge for the One600.

OiBoyz · 08-21-2009, 03:34 AM

I remember Polaroids from waaaay back. Like the early 70s. They took awful pictures. It was just such a novelty to have them (nearly) immediately.

ApparentlyNothing · 08-21-2009, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by OiBoyz

I remember Polaroids from waaaay back. Like the early 70s. They took awful pictures. It was just such a novelty to have them (nearly) immediately.

Edwin Land is rolling in his grave.

The SX-70 was first produced in 72. Plenty of great pack film cameras were made pre-70s. "Awful" is entirely the wrong word.

OiBoyz · 08-21-2009, 04:05 AM

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"Awful" is entirely the wrong word.

No. It's about right.