Topic: Visit Polaroid in Holland

[Francois]

For those who love industrial visits, this is super fun!
Ben Fraternale had a chance to visit the Polaroid factory and he's taking us along.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK4jd4Rbgso

It's 40 minutes of Polaroid goodness.
And you'll finally get to know why the new packs only have 8 shots in them instead of the traditional 10. 😉

[Kai-san]

Thanks Francois, very nice! I knew the reason for the number of shots in the packs, but then I'm one of the original Impossible Pioneers (still got my black metal member card). One thing I learnt from this video is that two identical Polaroid cameras; let's say two Supercolor 635CL, can produce slightly different shots due to the pressure of the rollers. Obviously the layer of developer will be thicker or thinner due to this pressure, maybe that's why you sometimes see shots that are not properly developed at the top. Really complicated process to make these films!

[Francois]

What I liked is how not obvious these things are when you start looking at the details, yet it's all well hidden behind a nice white border.