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myLot reputation of 90/100. sconibear (2986)   ranked 616 out of 27,452 in mylot.com 4 years ago

do you own one of those instant cameras??? the kind that spits out the picture after you take it???

well if you do, you might want to think about stocking up on film.
i just saw on the news that Polaroid will no longer manufacture the instant film.
they say that digital cameras have become so popular that their instant cameras have become obsolete.
they're claiming you might be able to find film until about the middle of next year and then the supply will start to dry up.

so what do you think???
is this just another relic to leave in the the past with rabbit ear TV antennas, and VCRs???

or could this actually be a lucrative money making opportunity for someone???

 

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1. myLot reputation of 86/100. kaliyha (425)   ranked 4,043 out of 27,452 in mylot.com   4 years ago

Oh my. I love Polaroids. They remind me of the days when I was still in high school. But the thing is, digital cameras aren't just popular because its the latest. But one of the reasons why its better to use digital cameras is the fact that is more economical. Not only that, I think that they are basically more eco-friendly than Polaroids.


myLot reputation of 90/100. sconibear (2986)   ranked 616 out of 27,452 in mylot.com  4 years ago

yeah but the Polaroids are just so much fun at a party!w00t

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2. myLot reputation of 77/100. myklj999 (7218)   4 years ago

You forgot to mention 8-track tapes...

Being as digital cameras have become so cheap and give instant gratification, I can see their point in discontinuing the Polaroids. I mean, with digital, you know you have a crappy picture as soon as you take it, instead of fearfully awaiting as the image slowly comes forth to see how horrible you looked in it.


myLot reputation of 90/100. sconibear (2986)   ranked 616 out of 27,452 in mylot.com  4 years ago

so true mykl, but i look fondly at the days in So. Cal. having pool parties, drinking out of the "Party Bowl", waiting for track 2 to switch to track 3 so you could here the second half of "Slowride" and taking pictures with the Polaroid and throwing them in the pool....because we were convinced that the pool water made them develop faster.rolleyes

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3. myLot reputation of 99/100. Opal26 (14496)   ranked 156 out of 27,452 in mylot.com   4 years ago

Hey sconi! OMFG! I still have my Polaroid! I love that camera!
It's the only camera I can work! I had heard that they had
already stopped selling the film! I haven't been able to find
it in a while! I noticed that the store where I always bought
it stopped advertising it quite a few months back. I wonder
if I would still be able to find the film anywere. Someone
else started a discussion about it the other day. And please
don't make fun of VCR's! I still have 2 and don't have a DVD
player yet! It takes me while to get used to things!lol I'm
glad that they brought turntables back for scratching!


myLot reputation of 90/100. sconibear (2986)   ranked 616 out of 27,452 in mylot.com  4 years ago

actually i have a DVD player, but everything i record is on my VCR which i got at SuperPawn for $10.00 and i get the VCR tapes at Walgreen's for .99 cents.thumbup
i just record over the same tape over and over, but after a while they start to go bad.......i guess i should stock up on those before they quit making them too.doh

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4. myLot reputation of 97/100. moonlitmagikchild (8089)   ranked 474 out of 27,452 in mylot.com   4 years ago

yeah its been known for awhile they were gonna get rid of that but not widely told which i think is screwed up.. my hubby found out some how because he used to sell cameras months ago and found out then and yet they were still pushing every one to sell them!!

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5. myLot reputation of 89/100. louise99 (1916)   4 years ago

Yeah, we found out about that a few months ago - way ahead of you carebear! lol

My b/f reckons some company in Japan or whatever is going to buy it out and that buying polaroid film will therefore become really cheap and accessible eventually.

I don't know, but that sounds possible to me! rolleyes

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6. myLot reputation of 93/100. Transdisc (18434)   4 years ago

Oh no! This is devastating news for me, sconibear. I love my Polaroid camera. Next thing you're gonna' tell me is that I'm going to have trouble finding films for my reel-to-reel projector.

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