ENSCHEDE, the Netherlands. Dutch scientists are trying to reinvent one of the miracle technologies of the 20th century: the Polaroid instant film. Polaroid stopped producing instant film in 2008.
Polaroid film had many uses. Over the decades hundreds of millions of family holiday photos were taken with a Polaroid camera. For years Polaroid film was used by professional photographers for lighting tests before shooting “real” film. It ubiquitous in use by talent agencies to get an instant snapshot of a new talent. And some photographers used Polaroid film as a medium for artistic expression.
But with the advent if digital camera, the old Polaroid has gone the way of the horse and buggy. This saddens many afficionados, like Florian Kaps, that loved the look of a Polaroid print. Mr. Kaps is the Austrian businessman behind the work to re-start production of Polaroid film in the factory in Enschede.
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NY Times Article: Polaroid Lovers Try to Revive Its Instant Film
