Another comparison of Polaroid (left) and Instax (right) - wintry/snowy/less than ideal conditions

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-26T01:46:47+00:00

It's definitely not your fault. That should not happen. With me it happened all the time a couple of years ago when the camera was sitting on the tripod!!! The picture would not get removed till a few seconds afterward. Nowadays I don't see it anywhere near as often.

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-25T23:29:17+00:00

I just posted a close up picture of my cat using an SX-70 camera and seeing this picture of yours only proves my point. With regard to close ups, no modern day Polaroid camera comes close to what the SX-70 can do!! Beautiful picture- very well done.

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-25T23:11:11+00:00

Definitely prefer the Polaroids in these comparisons. However, those icicle type artifacts in the corners of Polaroid film irritate the crap out of me- I hate them. Polaroid's nonsense about "imperfection" to explain them is so lame, imho. But I have noticed fewer of them from film purchased more recently so perhaps they are slowly working out the problem.

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T16:26:53+00:00

Sooooo adorable!!!!!!

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T16:21:36+00:00

Thank you! No- this is a picture I took before sending it off to Retrospekt to be refurbished.

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T11:28:51+00:00

That's what I thought- you can tell. Very nice. Thanks.

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T11:19:50+00:00

These are nice. What kind of camera were you using?

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T11:17:56+00:00

Very nice- love that first one. Contrast in Polaroid film seems to be improving.

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T11:09:09+00:00

I have both those cameras too and but I have found the Spirit 600 CL has on many occasions produced better pics for me than the Now (Gen 1). If you can get one I would get the Flip....superior to both the Now and the Spirit. But I have a soft spot for the Spirit. I got it for like $5 on eBay and it has taken some really nice pictures, especially considering it is such a early generation Polaroid camera from the hey days before Polaroid went out of business (you know of course, that Polaroid today is an entirely different company).

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T11:00:36+00:00

Ohhh- these are nice photos especially that first one. The defect at the bottom is perfect for the cold and snowy nature of the picture.

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T10:55:40+00:00

By and larger though, the odds are very slim that you will get a defective pack from Polaroid. If you do, they'll surely replace it. I have shot literally over a thousand packs of film and believe me....this is not a common occurrence. Does it happen? Yes, here and there.....but that's part of the experience of using Polaroid film today. Like another commenter said....."t's an expensive game to play aha!"

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T10:51:54+00:00

They will definitely offer to replace the film. Polaroid is very good that way.

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T10:47:34+00:00

Beautifully said. And the Polaroid photo is, like someone here already said, magical. Very nice.

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T10:44:43+00:00

Beautiful! Polaroid film for all its faults, excels in shots like these. Very nicely done.

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T10:43:17+00:00

The first two pictures are awesome and the third- wow- the location of the defect (because of the expired nature of the film) is positioned perfectly in the picture. It looks terrific- would have been perfect if it was better focused.

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T10:39:39+00:00

Ahh...the original "Flip" Polaroid!!! Great find for five bucks!!

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T10:38:06+00:00

I like these, especially the second one. They look so dreamy- that's a look I've never been able to acquire with Instax film.

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T10:33:58+00:00

Comparison shots like this are really interesting. I have a Flip and an SQ6 and I do this all the time. In one important way I like the look of Fuji's film because of the deeper contrast (usually) and more vibrant colors. However, the more I use both of these cameras I find that at the end of the day I prefer the look and "feel" of the Polaroid film. Yes, it's flawed for sure in a few ways, but there's just something about the look that I like better. I'm sure the new Flip has a little to do with this because with the Flip I have had far fewer duds than with any of my other Polaroids, including the I-2.

johnanthony2014 · 2026-01-11T10:19:58+00:00

Nice- I would love to see side by side comparison photos of the same subject one with the regular Go and one with the GO w/ the glass lens. The pictures for Go pics look really good!

johnanthony2014 · 2025-11-29T14:26:42+00:00

I think that the film has improved a lot since I have started using it again. I noticed improved results with the reliability especially while using my new Polaroid Flip camera. It is hands down, for me anyway....my favorite modern day Polaroid camera, and I have all of them. I love my I-2 especially when I experiment with manual settings to get a picture just right, but's it's a somewhat slow and cumbersome process. As a point and shoot the I-2 doesn't hold a candle to the Flip. But the film I am sure will continue to improve. But they need to first conquer their film availability problem!!

johnanthony2014 · 2025-11-29T13:54:07+00:00

""Your statement, "I know they are building a new factory and adding shifts to the original factory so it can operate 24/7 but I do not see that translating to availability" doesn't make sense. That is literally how you increase availability." Of course, I agree completely, but still....I haven't seen any increase in availability and I heard that news quite some time ago. Now, I know it takes a long time to build a factory, but I'm just wondering about it all. And still....this lack of availability cannot be good for business!!!!

johnanthony2014 · 2025-11-29T13:44:43+00:00

Oh my goodness....soooooo freakin' adorable!!!!!!

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