Instant film/
Polaroid camera - These are perfect for people who instantly want to capture memories.
The younger generation reading this won't know what I'm talking about, because they may never have seen what a
Polaroid camera does, or what it actually is.
1970: Edwin Land patented his
Polaroid camera. 1972: Five burglars were caught in the Watergate office complex in Washington, election headquarters of the Democratic Party, sparking a major political scandal.
"The first time it collapsed was so long ago that I had a
Polaroid camera. I remember because I came out and took a photo of it after a car went over it and it collapsed."
It's a real example of the unpredictable genius of the
Polaroid camera itself.
| 1970: Edwin Land patented his
Polaroid camera. | 1972: Five burglars were caught in the Watergate office complex in Washington, election headquarters of the Democratic Party, sparking a major political scandal.
It's time to get a little retro with the One Step 2
Polaroid Camera.
Directed by Lars Klevberg, the film follows a high schooler who discover a
Polaroid camera, completely unaware of its dark past.
BORN FREDERIC Chopin, French musician, 1810 ROGER Daltrey, English rock singer, 1944, above RON Howard, US actor/ director, 1954 DIED JACKIE Coogan, American actor, 1984, EDWIN Land,
Polaroid camera inventor, 1991 PETER Osgood, English footballer, 2006, above
So we thought why not go retro this Diwali with a
Polaroid camera! Fujifilm has the Instax mini 8 priced at Rs.
Favorite memory: When PARTYNEXTDOOR came up to me and Felipe--who wrote the story--at, like, 3AM with a
Polaroid camera. He said, "Do you guys mind if I take a picture with the two of you so I can remember my first cover shoot?" His Polaroid was out of film, so we ended up taking a picture with my camera.
These days, the classic
Polaroid camera has become an antiquated novelty, favored mostly by octogenarians and Urban Outfitters shoppers.