Tag: polaroid

It’s Polaroid week!

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Shoot Polaroids and upload them to the Polaroid Week 2007 group on Flickr:

Seven days. Seven polaroids. (or more if you’re so inspired, just not more than 3 a day)

Starting on Monday October 1. So, dust off your SX70, Spectra, 600 or Polaroid weapon of choice this week and start shooting!

Or dig out old squares you’ve found, stolen, or have had laying around since high school and scan scan scan.

Here are our requests: please post photos you haven’t posted on Flickr before. Meaning, give us something new — don’t contribute a Polaroid to this group that you already posted last May. That’s just plain lazy. Also, please don’t post more than three photos to the pool a day.

C’mon. Play with us. You know you want to.

Love,

Cate n’ Lori

It’s simple. It’s awesome. Get shooting!

Tod Brilliant’s Pola-Fiction: Polaroids and short stories

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Tod Brilliant [photos on Flickr, personal site] recently launched Pola-Fiction:

There isn’t much to this, really. I’ve selected fifty of my favorite Polaroid pictures that I’ve taken in the past few years. Using each for inspiration, I will pen a small story and post it here. Most likely, this will be at the rate of one story every two or three days until I’m done.

The first two photo-story combos are up and are well worth a look!

Reminder: Polaroid Week Spring 2007 is happening right now!

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Polaroid Week Spring 2007 is in progress!

You wanna play? Post a Polaroid a day.

March 12 – March 16.

Five days. Five polaroids. (Or more, if you’re so inspired.)

Starting on Monday March 12. So, dust off your SX70, 600 or Polaroid weapon of choice this week and start shooting!

Or dig out old squares you’ve found, stolen, or have had laying around since high school and scan scan scan.

Here’s our only request: please post photos you haven’t posted on Flickr before. Meaning, give us something new — don’t contribute a Polaroid to this group that you already posted last May. That’s just plain lazy.

C’mon. Play with us. You know you want to.

Love,

Cate n’ Lori

You can participate here on Flickr and here on fotolog!

SX-70 Blend film in North America + free shipping!

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The new SX-70 Blend film for Polaroid SX-70s [see previous post] is now shipping from North America! Free shipping until 10 December, 2006!

The seller writes:

Hey everyone,

SX-70 Blend is the brand new film for all SX-70 format Polaroid cameras. It uses an integrated neutral-density filter and optimized chemistry to yield more vibrant colors and stronger contrast then ever before. And the original-spec cartridge fits perfectly into your camera without any jiggling.

I just signed a contract to distribute the film in the USA and Canada. It’s available for sale at my website:

www.lordofthelens.net

The price is $38 for a doublepack, and there are discounts for bulk purchases. Moreover, I’ll be happy to offer you all free USA shipping on your first order. Canadian customers will get a $6 shipping discount – reducing their s&h charge to $9.00. Just enter the code LOTLSHIP at checkout. This offer is good until December 10th. Every order ships promptly from New York City, and includes a free SX-70 button (an actual button – not the camera!)

Check out my Flickr photos to see some actual shots taken with the film.

Thanks!
LOTL

New "SX-70 Blend" Polaroid film

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Since Polaroid discontinued Time-Zero film, shooting SX-70 cameras hasn’t been possible without some hacking. The folks at Unsaleable.com, purveyors of Polaroid products, have introduced SX-70 Blend film that works in unmodified SX-70s, no exposure compensation required.

Specs

Film Speed: ISO 640 / DIN 29

Format: 3.5 x 4.25 in. (8,9 x 10,8 cm)

Image Area: 3.125 x 3.125 in. (7,9 x 7,9 cm)

Finish: Glossy

Unique SX-70 Blend features:

  • Special blend-chemistry for unique and pro-quality colour management.
  • Integrated ND (neutral density) filter for optimized film speed correction.
  • Original SX-70 film cartridge that perfectly fits inside all SX-70 Cameras, no physical manipulation required.

The Web site has lots of info: this film compared to 600 and Time-Zero, an info PDF, a PDF data sheet, and lots of sample images.

There’s a discount offer available for Polanoid members, details in this post.

US Polaroid 600 film sale: buy 4, get 1 free + free shipping

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The title says it all: for every four packs of Polaroid 600 film you buy, you get one free. To get free shipping, use promo code ERV2YB during checkout.

The offer ends 28 September, 2006, and is only valid if you buy directly from Polaroid.

I bought a crapload when they had the same offer on Spectra film a few months back and my order was correct and arrived quickly.

(This is not an affiliate thing, I got this in Polaroid’s newsletter.)