Goodbye Polaroid, we shall miss thee...

[Gordon Moat]

Steve, it has been stated in a few other forums that the land is worth more in the short term than for Polaroid to continue production. This land in the US will become a shopping mall. I think the situation in the Netherlands was slightly different. There was some mention from Polaroid about a year ago concerning cleaning up that plant, and becoming more environmentally friendly. Perhaps the choice to shut down that plant was somewhat due to environmental impact concerns.

Ciao!

Gordon Moat Photography

[Doug Dolde]

I won't miss it at all. Never used it.

[Gene McCluney]

I won't miss it at all. Never used it.

Then you have never shot photos for ad agencies and commercial clients have you? If you had, you would have been forced to provide instant proofs to the art directors.

....and I suppose your "eye" is so accurate that you can get spot-on transparency exposures every time in every light without bracketing? Using polaroid-type proofing, I haven't bracketed a 4x5 transparency in 20 years. Of course I process myself, so I know the condition of my E-6 line.

[Alex Hawley]

Sheeesh! Check out the price of 8x10 Polaroid at 17th Street Photo. Two weeks ago it was still $224 per box.

[alanps]

On ebay you could buy out of date 5x4 type 79 for $39 per box up to a week ago - now they are trying to (and getting) $70 plus for a box - crazy.