/r/Polaroid

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Welcome to the place for analogue instant photography lovers! Whether you shoot Fuji FP or Instax, newer Polaroid (previously called 'Polaroid Originals' or 'The Impossible Project'), or expired original Polaroid film, you're welcome here. :)

Hello!


And welcome to the place for instant photography lovers! Fuji, Kodak, original Polaroid & newer Polaroid (previously 'Polaroid Originals' and 'The Impossible Project') are all welcome here. :)

Analog instant photography only please. This is not the place for other Polaroid products (including the Polaroid digital instant cameras and digital printers including the Polaroid Lab).

Share your scanned instant images, share tips, and discuss anything about instant print photography here!


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Do not use this subreddit as a marketplace. Do so at /r/photomarket.

Advertising/commercializing is disallowed. This is an ad-free pure content subreddit. Please keep it like that.

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4

wh is my film turning slightly blue ??

600 film btw!!

3 Comments
2025/02/03
13:04 UTC

3

5th Ave

Such a neat neon sign in Columbus, Ohio

Polaroid 'Basquiat'

0 Comments
2025/02/03
13:01 UTC

1

Help!! Printing problem with a new Instax 99

1 Comment
2025/02/03
07:57 UTC

5

New blog post from the "Light Lens Lab" seems to indicate that they are working on bringing back Polaroid peel apart film????

1 Comment
2025/02/03
05:59 UTC

8

Jacinta | Instax Wide

0 Comments
2025/02/03
05:02 UTC

7

Fuji FP3000b

Portrait of my brother, Brendan.

1 Comment
2025/02/03
05:01 UTC

4

Dustin Dollin - Polaroid SX70 film

0 Comments
2025/02/03
04:52 UTC

1

Total noob needs help 😭

I’m completely new to instant film photography and I just got a Polaroid now + and I need help with the aperture I think? I too one normal picture (the more visible photo) and one double exposure shot (the other one) how can I fix the brightness issue I got going on and can it be done by fixing the settings in the app (ps for the double exposure shot I used 2 different lens filters and one with flash and the other without if that’s important)

0 Comments
2025/02/03
03:57 UTC

2

Solution to keep polaroid outside?

I do not have a lot of experience or knowlegde about polaroids but I read that keeping them outside in the sun worsens the quality.

My girlfriend passed away 4 months ago and the (in my opinion) most wonderful photo of us together was shot on a polaroid. I would love to put this on the grave since there is not a gravestone yet, would this be possible without ruining the picture? It would mean the world to me!

4 Comments
2025/02/03
04:21 UTC

10

Openwaters

Took this one today the sun was bright and directly to the right of the picture

0 Comments
2025/02/03
04:19 UTC

14

any expired polaroid tips?

hello all, i have just purchased these expired polaroids (all prod date 2017), these weren't stored properly but it was like $25cad for all three so i wanted to take a shot. from what ive read these might literally be dust now, BUT if u were to shoot these as if they were how would you shoot them?

i have a box 600 and an sx-70 (i also could put an nd filter on)

i was thinking maybe putting the exposure half-all the way to dark cause expired (from what i read) tend to overexpose. im also thinking of trying to use my sx-70 w/ nd.

what do u guys think?

9 Comments
2025/02/03
02:27 UTC

6

Scanning

Thank you to whoever suggested scanning at FedEx, as I do not have a scanner at home. Truly, it makes all the difference!

2 Comments
2025/02/02
23:35 UTC

3

Impossible Dog

I haven't shot much since 2020..

I forgot what film was in my sx-70. Turns out, some Impossible B&W circa 2019 (or before whatever year it was Polaroid bought them out) that I put in my camera maybe a year ago.

Apparently expiredB&W becomes very warm.

Looking forward to buying some colour film this year. Apparently they've really figured it out since I last bought some.

Don't buy a home kids. It'll make the polaroid hobby unaffordable.

0 Comments
2025/02/03
01:01 UTC

6

Just love the consistency of this camera 🤦‍♀️

5 Comments
2025/02/03
00:52 UTC

1

Older Cameras

20 years ago I had a couple polaroid cameras that I got at a thrift stores. I don't know what kind they were but all of the photos I have from that time, are in focus and the colors are bright and clear. Last Christmas I got a Polaroid Now and my pictures are usually blurry and dark. Does anyone think the older cameras worked better then the newer versions? 🤔

3 Comments
2025/02/03
00:42 UTC

155

Safflower

Shot on Retrospekt 600 Model B with SX-37 and 4x macro lens

8 Comments
2025/02/02
23:27 UTC

0

Any info on this and the LMS system?

Just found this in a box in our garage while my parents were cleaning it out and want to better understand it and how this specific Polaroid works with the LMS so I can’t take the best photos

2 Comments
2025/02/02
23:10 UTC

1

What caused this dark spot?

Wondering what mightve caused the dark spot with red outlining in the bottom of the photo. Read it could be over exposure, but it wasnt very bright out.

3 Comments
2025/02/02
21:59 UTC

3

polaroid 600 not ejecting film

i just bought a used polaroid 600 and it won’t eject film, had no issue ejecting the cover for film but won’t eject the film itself. i’m not sure if this is an easy fix, just looking for some help

1 Comment
2025/02/02
21:53 UTC

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