I miss Polaroid

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It's wonderful, that I could take picture and have picture ready for last forever. :(

I'm think about get one. :D
 
PFHHHT! too expensive! Get a Digital camera...You can get print at any store and get a picture on same day. :thumb:
 
LakeTahoe said:
PFHHHT! too expensive! Get a Digital camera...You can get print at any store and get a picture on same day. :thumb:
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What if you meet the celebity and took picture then ask for autography right away instead digital camera and wait for couple hours to days and he or she already gone? :D

And expensive? ha.... ha... that's laugh. it's frickin cheap to buy own one. Compare to digital camera. However, you're right, it's expensive to get "film". hahaaaa
 
Oh I have one but not using it at all. So it not worth it for me at all. My exh used it alot for his contraction work to show what he had done. It works for him but not for me. :D
 
I have one. but i rarely use it cuz i don't have a reason to. If i had a reason, i'd use it more.
 
I rather to own digital camera, that getting more cheaper at Wal-Mart or Target.
 
Actually, polaroids are only 10 to 30 dollars depending on where you buy it... mine was only 15 and i've had it for 5 years now.. whereas digital cameras are upwards of 50 bucks. I have both a polaroid camera and a digital camera.. and my digital cost me 150... have had the digital for 4 years now.
 
Digital cameras are better because films and Polaroid films contain chemicals. A perfect example - Kodak illegally dumped old chemicals in the underground next to a deaf school and house residences (not NTID). That was 10 years ago. They sued the company and won the case, but they only received a very small amount of money which is not good enough for them. The lawyers have the most money.

It is very common that college employees (photographers) threw old or ruined films in the full trash every week which is not good for our environment. They can be recycled, but the problem is that a few chemicals in films cannot be recycled.

Digital storage (diskes) contains some chemicals, but it is much less than the film. Most of us keep the flashcards, SDcards, etc..., which last a long time. No worries for the environment.

We need to think about green environment to make us healthy - not quite perfect yet ... some president's factory is not listening to us...

(Actually, I used to love Polaroid cameras, but it is time for me to change the camera.)
 
webexplorer said:
Digital cameras are better because films and Polaroid films contain chemicals. A perfect example - Kodak illegally dumped old chemicals in the underground next to a deaf school and house residences (not NTID). That was 10 years ago. They sued the company and won the case, but they only received a very small amount of money which is not good enough for them. The lawyers have the most money.

It is very common that college employees (photographers) threw old or ruined films in the full trash every week which is not good for our environment. They can be recycled, but the problem is that a few chemicals in films cannot be recycled.

Digital storage (diskes) contains some chemicals, but it is much less than the film. Most of us keep the flashcards, SDcards, etc..., which last a long time. No worries for the environment.

We need to think about green environment to make us healthy - not quite perfect yet ... some president's factory is not listening to us...

(Actually, I used to love Polaroid cameras, but it is time for me to change the camera.)
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If you print the digital pictures they do use paper and ink.

Digital cameras eat up batteries a lot quicker than non-digital. Batteries are not good for land fills.

You're right, nothing's perfect. :)

The original Polaroid Land camera's were kind of nasty to use. They were bulky and expensive. The pictures had to be smeared with a gooey, stinky chemical after they developed (which took a long time), and waved around in the air to dry. I still remember the smell. The pictures were black and white only, and they had to be mounted on cardboard to prevent curling. Sometimes they streaked as they came out of the camera.

But we thought they were great! :P
 
Reba said:
If you print the digital pictures they do use paper and ink.

Digital cameras eat up batteries a lot quicker than non-digital. Batteries are not good for land fills.

You're right, nothing's perfect. :)

The original Polaroid Land camera's were kind of nasty to use. They were bulky and expensive. The pictures had to be smeared with a gooey, stinky chemical after they developed (which took a long time), and waved around in the air to dry. I still remember the smell. The pictures were black and white only, and they had to be mounted on cardboard to prevent curling. Sometimes they streaked as they came out of the camera.

But we thought they were great! :P
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Some digital camera have battery ion built-in, that can charge it via plug.
 
the camera I have needs batteries.. wish it could be charged by plug.. would make my life 20 times easier
 
BearBeauty said:
the camera I have needs batteries.. wish it could be charged by plug.. would make my life 20 times easier
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I have Kodak digital camera, that's have ion battery built-in and always charge via plug.

If your camera don't have battery ion supported then you need buy rechargeable batteries from Radio Shack, also this price isn't bad as you think.
 
Some cameras can't use rechargeable batteries.

But if you want to get environmentally picky (which I don't), recharging a battery still uses electricity. Depending on the source of your electricity (hydro v. coal, for example) it's using up a natural resource. :D

It's always something. ;)
 
Reba said:
Some cameras can't use rechargeable batteries.

But if you want to get environmentally picky (which I don't), recharging a battery still uses electricity. Depending on the source of your electricity (hydro v. coal, for example) it's using up a natural resource. :D

It's always something. ;)
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It does require for power to get in digital camera to get full recharged.
 
BearBeauty said:
Actually, polaroids are only 10 to 30 dollars depending on where you buy it... mine was only 15 and i've had it for 5 years now.. whereas digital cameras are upwards of 50 bucks. I have both a polaroid camera and a digital camera.. and my digital cost me 150... have had the digital for 4 years now.
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yeah, but it does one-time to take picture and have to be perfect or it will be toss away for good.
 
Nobody wants perfect pictures 100 percent of the time. some of my best pictures are not perfect, and I like them that way.
 
PowerON said:
What if you meet the celebity and took picture then ask for autography right away instead digital camera and wait for couple hours to days and he or she already gone? :D

And expensive? ha.... ha... that's laugh. it's frickin cheap to buy own one. Compare to digital camera. However, you're right, it's expensive to get "film". hahaaaa
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Actually, you would have to wait a few minutes for your picture to be developed before the celebrity can sign it. :)
 
In high school: teen, I was used to take photography classes for film and develop films in dark room.. I love it..

Reba said:
If you print

Digital cameras eat up batteries a lot quicker than non-digital. Batteries are not good for land fills.
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Reba< i had own high end d-camera slr called CANON 30D, I use this camera with Li-ion batteries for two weeks to a month. I more like high ended camera than p&s.. the slr wont eat batteries so quickly than the p&s.

I have own both high ended film and digital Camera. I use film for serious family or special. Digital for fun or serious eithers..
 
XBGMER said:
In high school: teen, I was used to take photography classes for film and develop films in dark room.. I love it..
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Cool! When I was in the Navy, I took courses in basic photography, and photo journalism. We did all our own processing and printing in the dark room. I agree with you, it's so much fun to do your own printing.

It was fun using different formats also. We even used Graflex Speed Graphic press camera ( The Graflex Speed Graphic FAQ ), and a large format (individual film plates and manual bellows) field camera with a heavy wood tripod (I needed muscles for carrying that equipment, heh, heh). Our most used camera was Pentax 35mm.

... I more like high ended camera than p&s...
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Yes, more control of your settings.

... Digital for fun or serious eithers..
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A small digital camera is easy to carry, especially for family activities, like trips to the zoo with kids. :P
 
I developed several films and printing in the darkroom. I used to work for the Navy in Maryland. You know the chemcials are bad for us to breathe - as long as the darkroom has excellent vents to get rid of the vapor. It was fun, and it was my hobby. Now, I use a digital camera, and save my time to do on my own projects.

... Oh, that camera box (Graflex Speed press camera) is so expensive. This camera is nice because of side effect for taking pictures. I took the class, and it is somewhat not easy for me to find the right shot using effect methods - I don't remember now - that was a long time ago. I notice that most digital cameras do not have side effect for different dimensions (i.e. a sort of a 3D), and they use color effects.
 
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