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When it comes to quality, convenience and technology, Polaroid is a well-known brand. Take a look at our top picks for the best Polaroid instant cameras.
The Polaroid Flip is one of those devices that sounds more fun in theory than it does to actually take it into the field. The $200 full-size instant camera looks a little too much like your ...
Watch a preview of Mr. Polaroid. Watch a preview of Mr. Polaroid. Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the ...
‘Mr. Polaroid’ Review: PBS’s Picture of a Visionary An ‘American Experience’ documentary focuses on the inventor of the Polaroid camera, Edwin Land, a man of both brilliance and egotism. By ...
During her career, Morse became one of Polaroid’s most important visionaries—leading black-and-white photographic research, directing special photographic research, and registering 18 patents.
This month, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE introduces viewers to Edwin Land, the visionary scientist and inventor of the Polaroid camera. Because of his invention, people could snap a picture and see it nearly ...
Let’s get one thing out of the way right now: If you’re taking photographs with a Polaroid camera in the 21st century, it’s not because pristine image quality is your overarching priority.
That takes some of the features from the flip, as well as a few from my Polaroid SX-70 and the Polaroid Go (Gen 2) which I fell in love with last year. Let's dive in and take a look at how I'd ...
Now Polaroid is a niche, but a popular one. Production of the distinctive Polaroid film was saved by the skin of its teeth when The Impossible Project – a group of enthusiasts and investors – bought ...
Polaroid’s new instant camera warns you about exposure and focus issues before you shoot The Polaroid Flip features a sonar-based autofocus system that automatically selects one of four lenses.
The Flip’s sonar autofocus works in conjunction with a hyperfocal 4-lens system, which, as you press the shutter, quickly pulls up one of four lenses — depending on the distance to the subject ...
Polaroid lifts never get old for me. I am in awe each time, as though I’ve never done it before,” Harbour said in the caption for one video which received 19 million views.