What we can learn from old Polaroids [Instant Lounge]
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- čas přidán 3. 08. 2024
- Today we step into the ole' time machine and take a look back at some old Polaroid photographs. What can we learn from these fine prints of yesteryear?
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What I notice is the real polaroid photos look better than the ones you can get today.
Much much better
This is almost a hymn to old Polaroid. Praise the colours! I feel so...cleansed.
It's cleansing time baby!!! *famous last words*
That original film was truly perfect, sharp, rich colours, fast development, even with a plastic cheap box camera, it was still brilliant! Nothing works like Polaroid, they can try but they’ll never master that original chemistry! Land was a genius!!
It’s really amazing what they had - it’s taken on a new life now but it’s certainly a different life! Not as easy, but still possible to produce magnificent with this film!
This is some good content.
Thank you so much for sharing some of your personal family photos, it was really nice to watch and I completely agree with everything you said. I wish I could afford to take simple shots like that but film's so expensive these days.
At least I hope Polaroid will soon be able to make their film as well as they did back then, your 90s photos look amazing but when I look at some of my pictures from 4 years ago, they look faded and even blurry...
It is really so wild to see the vibrancy of these old shots. I definitely see that sort of "wow factor" on Instax all the time but even Instax can't touch these things. Hopefully Polaroid continues to see success and eventually their costs can come down! Thank you for peeping the vid!
Another great , well produced video. I too have lots of childhood Polaroid’s(70s & 80s), it’s untouchable 😎
Here’s hoping we get back to that image quality AND the development time !
I’m hoping as much as the next guy for sure!
Yes... "magical" is the perfect word to describe it. Thanks for letting us take a peek into your life, and thanks for the inspiration and motivation to keep taking instant photos! 👍
Thank you Allen, really means a lot!
I wish that films would become more cheaper becuse then i could do this pictures of this moments
But becuse most of the time i can't afford the film makes me sad becuse i would love to take pictures of moments to remenber forever
So true, it's a big barrier to using Polaroid this casually. Polaroid was really always a lot more expensive than 35mm film, but in the world where Instax is so much cheaper, it still makes you yearn to use Polaroids like this!
Sabrina the teenage witch and clarissa explains it all..... best 90s TV shows ever made. Geez, I was born in 2003 and I can relate to so many 90s things. Definitely the decade I was "supposed" to grow up in..... well anyway, great video keep it up ; )
Holy shit.... I wonder if he got to meet the red haired little brother from Clarissa???was his name furgus?? Maybe
The 90s shall accept you as one of our own ❤️
@@InAnInstant ah thanks😁😅
@@ralphhoskins2115 yeah his name was kinda like that. Ferguson W. Darling I think.... 😂
It would be awesome if you explored some famous photographers are their instant photos (for example, Evergon's HUGE Polaroid tableaux, Elsa Dorfman and her 20x24 camera)!
This is a great idea for something to do down the road, thanks for bringing it up!
Definitely. I'd love to see that. Also, how about Celebrity Polaroid? All those big names associated with the brand in the past.
Thank you for this reminder, I can't wait to try and just take more pictures of the people in my life at this moment
Amazing Ben, love seeing the old photos
The cast of sabrina!!! aunt hilda gets an instant subscribe.
the most deepest episode yet ❤️
40+ years of shooting polaroids i miss the old stuff but cannot imagine my life without it now
Thank you for sharing these, they are great shots.
This is the most joyous trip through a family photo archive. Thanks for reminding me of those warm fuzzies of the 90s!
It was a delight to share these, so lucky to have them, thanks so much for watching Carlton!
I am loving this content
Quality content as always, sending you a lot of waving hands emojis!
IG Live squad rise up! Return waving rn!! 👋👋👋
I have this old Polaroid my cousin took of me first thing in the morning before school. It's like a terrible shot, blown out by the flash, I have absolutely no expression on my face. But it's definitely become special to me. I have a bunch of photos from that time in my life, but none from that before school kind of prep time, where I have a ton of memory, but no one bothered to document it. Instant film creates these wonderful objects with images that truly carry a lot of meaning. Thanks for sharing some of yours.
It really does Rich, thanks for sharing that! These physical memories are irreplaceable, no time like the present to make some more!
This is my new favourite channel. Thanks for making these!
Thank you mate!!
These types of memories in film is why I got into instant film!
Lovely memories you have there. I hope to share the same feeling in 10 years when I look at some of my pictures. Thanks for this video.
Thank you!! That’s definitely one of my long term hopes as well
OMG you were so cuuute as a kid! Also, the colors on those Polaroids are amazing! Easy to forget how nice the colors were on older Polaroids
Haha my grandpa always says “you were such a cute kid, what happened!” Italians, what can you do.
Underrated channel. Love your lighting in the videos and you’ve got a good voice
Thank you so very much! I may have to Park This Bike today!
This video will herald a renaissance.
If I have anything to say about it!!
Loved this video.It's relaxing, more personal... quality content, for real. Keep doing this, you'll be big.
Thank you Haru, I really appreciate that and the words of encouragement! 🦾
Awesome videos! Keep them coming! (Oh, and my virgin ears took a beating at the missed beep at 1:12, LOL!)
Lmao dude I almost made a separate comment about that! My first missed censor! First class ticket to HELL 😂
U got some real personal treasure there :)
I know, feel so lucky to have these!
This is awesome! The old Polaroid film is magical 🤩 the colors, the depths, the dynamic range... Hope the new Polaroid will be what it was before. I recently got a box of the old film that stills works. And seeing them side by side with the new film, it’s shocking how different they are! Actually shot a short video of the comparison on the channel, feel free to check it out! 😊
The newest film is getting pretty damn good! It helps to shoot on a glass lens camera (SX-70 or SLR 680) but it’s definitely getting there. Agreed that original film can never be topped though!!
In An Instant for sure! Hoping one day the new one will be just as good as the old formula 🤞🏼
What a lovely little channel
I recently looked through some old Polaroids of mine, and decided to stock up on six packs of film for my week away with my best friends. It is expensive but during two days I have yet to take a picture has not brought us all joy and laughter.
Before It's a memory It's Polaroid.
Corny but true.
That’s truly the magic of it mate! Glad you decided to do that, there’s nothing like having those prints.
I have a bunch of Polaroid’s from the 70s and the colours and contrast look miles better compared to a Polaroid that i took yesterday. Technology usually goes forward but it’s odd how in Polaroid’s case they have gone backwards about 60 years.
True! All because Impossible had to completely start over with new chemistry. A damn shame so much of the old process is illegal and lost 😭
@@InAnInstant ... It's "illegal" due to patent infringement? Or due to restrictions on the chemicals that were used? (And if it's the latter, is it because those chemicals no longer exist, or because they're heavily restricted for security or environmental reasons?)
@@bthemedia Hey! Thanks for the info! That's good to know. --- I thought maybe it could have been related to proprietary formulas and patents, trademarks, etc.
I just binged so many of your videos, & I’m so glad I found your channel through Noah at analog resurgence! Your videos are so well made keep it up ❤️
Yassss thank you Natasha!! Appreciate you tuning into the channel and for the support!
@@InAnInstant Of course! Can't wait to see more!
great video! i actually was already working on my own photos from the past and then seen this. i love pics like you said that werent taken on a holiday or birthday, but just an ordinary day. those are actually my favorites. i am currently awaiting shipment on film so i can enjoy the rest of my christmas break (4 more days off) to go shoot some polaroids!!! to heck with the high cost, im shooting multiple packs and variety of 600 and sx70 film!
Totally, it's those ordinary moments that are the most extraordinary on this format when you're looking back at them. So lucky to have these! And that's so sick that you've got some film coming, it's time to pop!
Frickin love the videos you are putting out!
Sorry I missed this comment, much love Jeffrey!
@@InAnInstant Just curious! Do you know of any Polaroid Land camera conversions so that I can shoot instax wide with it? RIP FP100c
Man, you are awesome!
YOU are awesome!!
@@InAnInstant That is awesome!
I found a bunch of slides in my parents house when they moved…. That was pretty incredible to see, I also work for a charity shop and we get a lot of family albums or boxes of cameras with old photos in them, they are pretty dam incredible to look through. It’s also kinda sad that they have been given away and forgotten about.
Yeah, that’s always super incredible (and bittersweet). Those photos which have drifted beyond the grasp of the families and will probably never be seen by them again. I know there are some online projects which attempt to reconnect people to their photos but that’s gotta be a shot in the dark lol
Awe jealous ! You got Barney to come to you’re party
And I was never the same...
agree 5:54 even with plastic lenses, if the film is good, they can make amazing memories.
Fantastic video!! I have so many old Polaroids..... and even a few stacks of Kodak instant pictures..... such amazing memories...I for one can’t wait for the new Polaroid,,, to master the perfection Polaroid proper did....and when they do.... I want ten dam shots a pack.... just saying... and Ben,, that mask costume..... f ing awesome man
I hope they can, not holding my breath necessarily. I think there are finite limitations to what they can accomplish with the new chemistry and we’re perhaps already at the upper limit, but I’d love to be proven wrong on that!
In An Instant I think if Fuji can crack the code ,, surely they would have to eventually....
Ralph Hoskins you’d think, but Fuji cracked the code over 30 years ago and are still using chemicals that the current iteration of Polaroid is banned from using. The original Polaroid company was grandfathered in, as is Fuji currently, but the upstart Impossible project has no such advantage.
In An Instant oh so that’s the deal.... didn’t know what the real story was behind the music....lol... but Fuji is basically just using a amped up version of Kodak’s instant film... and if Polaroid is indeed the real no holds bared Polaroid now,,,, why can’t they use the same grandfathering... I guess maybe they just want to be more environmentally friendly..? Hell I don’t know,, but I like this topic.. very interesting stuff.. also since the original Polaroid is gone,, on paper anyway.... what if Kodak starting making there instant film and cameras again?? That would be sick... stock up on flip flashes for the old handle folks..lol... I would love to see brand new trim print kodamatic film...
Dear Lord! The quality and richness of color in those old polaroids, make us all feel nostalgic. You are are absolutely right on the money with your comment on how you don't need a fancy camera with a glass lens when the film is that good. The Spectra pics looks fantastic as always (I got good shots and colors consistently even with the crappy impossible films) Ah well, we're getting there slowly, but surely.
Any plans on making a video specifically on the 600 conversion or the weird external battery for i-type film contraption you mentioned in another video?
Keep up the good work!
It really does hit so much different seeing these old roids. So incredible having these mems. Hopefully we do get somewhere close to this, we’re certainly as near as we’ve ever been! And no not planning a dedicated Rezivot video just because there’s not much to say about it, it’s great though!
The BEST channel on youtube! Ben, you're awesome guy. How to promote your channel? You deserve 1 million subscribers at least
Thank you so much! Maybe some day ☝
Young Ben was out there trying to Summon *Cthulhu*
2:57
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*Quick question* ,Ben would you rather the impulse AF or the the sun 660?
Jamie31 impulse, it has a timer
The cameras are really similar (in terms of results) but I'd go with the Impulse just for its viewfinder and 10 second timer!
@@InAnInstant Ah ok
Ooohhhh maaane the colors... The mfn colors oowwee
1. The only 600 photo I found in my house from "ye olden dayes" was a photo from my 10th birthday in 2005 with me and all my friends at Build-A-Bear at the local mall
2. The OTHER Polaroids I've found around the house are photos of my mom from when she was a child in the Early to Mid 60's taken on some form of Land Camera ("Those cameras never took good photos!" she claims)
3. I've started treating my Instax Square as my "Go to" or "Carry everywhere" camera. Yeah film is a _little_ pricey but its just nice to take it with you and get a spur of the moment shot or to family gatherings and give pictures to my cousins of their kids for the future!
Yo you got that Build-A-Bear Polaroid pic?? GUARD IT WITH YOUR LIFE. Awesome that you found some super old pack film Polaroids too! Those Land cameras were exceptional. The Instax square is a great carry-everyone camera! Certainly more affordable than Polaroid.
I have several photo albums that have photos that I took between 1992 to 1999!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#notificationsquad Hi Ben🤟 Mike Brauwier here
Yassss lesgo "BRAWYAY!"
Based on my experiences with Polaroids, and I've been using Polaroid cameras for 26 years, the best way to preserve your Polaroids is to preserve them digitally. Whether it's your cell phone, your computer, making digital copies at any store that has digital photo processing, or your social media, I encourage everyone to digitally preserve their Polaroids. Take it from me, Polaroids don't last very long. The color pictures will eventually discolor and fade away, the black/white pictures will eventually turn brown and/or yellow, and the paper frames will eventually crack and fray as they get older. I have Polaroids of me growing up in the 1980s, and though the pictures are still in very good shape, the paper frames are cracked and frayed from almost four decades of aging.
I agree, see my other video on scanning, I'm very judicious about that. I will say though, some of these Polaroids are 30 years old and look spectacular, absolutely zero fading. They were properly stored which makes all the difference.
The modern Polaroid film sucks badly. The fact that 30 year old Polaroids look better than the ones taken today speaks volumes.
I mean, I completely disagree about the current state of Polaroid film - stuff looks incredible these days. Just have to shoot it right. And, naturally, the film would look better today had Polaroid suppliers not gone out of business + chemicals made illegal after the initial Polaroid company discontinued their formula & film.
Wish new Polaroids were even 1/8 as good as this stuff
I think they’re at least at 1/8 at this point 😂 might be worth giving them another shot
I just took a polaroid of my shark eating lunch infront of this video on the laptop on the table. Sorta just to watch it fade into colour during my remaining lunch break.
That sounds quite peaceful
@@InAnInstant It was, and it was also nice to see how well my 2016/09 expired impossible color600 has aged. It's still good, thank you fridge!
Now I want to go raid my parents photo albums!
Dude you gotta do it! Incredible experience to look at it through "a different lens" (pardon my pun, feel free to execute me immediately).
In An Instant haha I will let this one slide.
Hey Ben, which Polaroid camera do you think is a fair investment? Polaroid one step + of Polaroid now? Could really use your opinion. 📸
Hi Humayra! If you want the bluetooth features of the OneStep+ which include manual exposure, light painting, noise trigger, etc, then go with that camera. If you really just want to point and shoot, go with the Polaroid Now!
@@InAnInstant Thanks a lot! 💖
What camera did your Mum use?
We can’t be 100% certain, but pretty sure it was a OneStep 600 flash model, something like the Spirit 600 or Supercolor cams! Amazing the results that came out of those lower end cameras.
@@InAnInstant LOVE your videos dude. Every time I see that you've posted a video I get all excited. And I also love the fact that you actually respond to your Subscribers.. Not something you readily see amongst other youtubers. :)
Thank you mate!! I love engaging with everyone in these comments, talking with the community and all the folks who are interested in this stuff is what makes it all worth it!
No video this week? what happened
Hey Chen! I posted this in the community section, but it's not super clear how to best disseminate information on CZcams 😂 - the channel is switching over to bi-weekly for the long run. For a subject matter like instant film, which has an inherently narrower scope, it doesn't make sense to completely burn through every topic and review in the first year by doing this weekly. Trying to best situate the channel for long term success, and this is the only way.
I stop shooting the 600 color Polaroid film because the color is really awful
I highly recommend starting again! The color is amazing these days instagram.com/p/CIWCRr4ncUi/
Just be yourself and drop the fake millennial affect.
LOL oh Scott