Welcome to SGPolaroid! Your local community portal for all
things that deal with the "original" Polaroid photography!
A short introduction about the Original Polaroid
photography.
Although idea of instant photography was not new, it was
American scientist and entrepreneur Edwin H. Land who first
pionneered the perfection of instant photography.
It all started in the mid-1940s when Edwin Land, who had founded
the Polaroid Corporation in 1937, was on holiday in New Mexico and
his daughter wanted to know why she had to wait to see the
photographs he had just taken. Within an hour Land had sketched out
a new camera. By 1947 an instant sepia film and camera were on the
market.
Polaroids have been used for ID cards and passport photos, and
by police officers and other investigators to create an unalterable
instant photo. They were also were used by Andy Warhol to make his
famous silkscreen portraits. Polaroid also manufactured a type of
instant movie camera, called Polavision.
The Polaroid era lasted for approximately 60 years. Instant film
cameras were the firm's flagship company's trademark product until
2007 when it stopped making them. And in February 2008 the company
announced it would stop manufacturing its legendary film in favour
of digital photography.
Where can I find original Polaroid camera for
sale?
With the exception of the 300 series from the "new" Polaroid
Corporation, the older, classic cameras are no longer in
production. Your best bet would be in Ebay or local second hand
shops here in Singapore. *If anyone has any idea where to find
shops stocking up with old polaroid cameras here in singapore
please message me so I can update here. Thanks!*
Where can I find film packs for my classic Polaorid
camera?
Unfortunately, Polaroid too had ceased production for all its
integral film packs in 2005. You can still find them at inflated
prices around ebay. However, a group called itself "The
Impossible project" started producing new types of integral film
packs for these cameras using old polaroid machines that were
destined to be scrapped. You can buy film packs from them at their
online shop www.the-impossible-project.com
