Polaroid 600 Film

Edwin Land is supposed to be the father of the Polaroid 600 film. In nineteen twenty nine he wanted to make his name known by solving the problem of polarizing light without needing a large crystal of an esoteric mineral. He did so and continued for years improving upon the idea. The first Polaroid stereoscopic (3D) motion picture was unveiled at the nineteen thirty nine worlds fair. He also helped with the pilots by manufacturing polarized goggles, a sighting mechanism for the tank gunners.

In nineteen forty four Lands daughter asked him the question of “How come I cannot see the picture taken right now?” that gave Land the idea of the SX-70 project, finding the way to make and produce the Polaroid 600 film, not the camera that comes much later. Then in  nineteen forty seven is when the instant film was introduced to the Optical Society in New York City.

Through the years the instant film developed into a large money making production. Then in nineteen sixty three the SX 70 camera is introduced to the public and it really caught on. It was not called the Polaroid 600 film then it was called color pack. The film is not what it is today.  The nifty camera folds down and is very compact. When wanting to take a picture just lift it up and it is ready to shoot. Not until nineteen eighty one did the Polaroid 600 film appears. It was introduced with the new camera Sun 600 and the Sun 640. These cameras would use the 600 film and ended up being a joy to use.

Now that the digital cameras are so popular, Polaroid 600 film is almost extinct, sadly to say. Not many people want to wait three or four minutes to see how the picture turned out. Times demand to see it right now, so if you have a Polaroid camera that uses the instant 600 film, stock up on it. Soon it will not longer be available.

Polaroid is discounting the Polaroid 600 film because it wants to concentrate on the digital and compact printers. Many people have and still use this type of camera and film, and are upset it is being discontinued. Although these old time cameras did not really take good portrait pictures, it did take decent pictures. As the picture taken with the Polaroid 600 film ages, the colors will fade or turn red, yellow or just fade away completely. People today just will not stand for that.

E-Bay and Amazon carry the Polaroid 600 film, but it is going fast. Many feel people who have this camera and film is hoarding it and once it is no longer available will sell it at sky rocket prices. But few fail to realize that this film has a date on it. Once that date is passed the film will deteriorate and will no longer be any good. So maybe Lands daughter had a point. To have camera that takes ‘instant’ pictures, and that they would last forever. That camera is here today almost a century later. Now no film is needed, Polaroid 600 film disappears.