Talk:Instant camera
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"Instant-print photographic film and cameras" are mentioned in the very last line of the Polaroid article but nowhere else so I believe this redirect is highly misleading. Or is the title Polaroid camera wrong? --KF 19:26, 10 Dec 2003 (UTC)
As it happens, I'm unable to contribute anything to this article myself, but let me make a list of things I'd be looking forward to reading:
(1) the name(s) of those instant cameras (Wasn't there, at least in Europe, a lawsuit where Kodak was involved?)
(2) the history -- from their being presented (already in 1947 I see) to their being advertised, mass-marketed (certainly not in the late 1940s?) etc.
(3) how they really work (I remember it was suggested you put the photo face down on the table and wait for some minutes)
(4) the customers' reaction (people putting up with a much higher price per picture and very bad quality, too, just to be able to look at it instantly)
(5) how this technology was completely (?) superseded by digital photography
And a photo of an old 1970s camera!
KF 02:32, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)
I'm doing some of what you asked to expand this, KF, but I also wonder if this article should instead be instant camera, because as you said, Polaroid wasn't the only manufacturer of instant cameras in history. I could add this info to the instant camera wiki, but I don't know how to make this page redirect to that one yet. - Apocaplops 16:40, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Instant Movie System
The article says that the colours fade. Is this true? The Polavision system was based on the Dufay colour process, which had fixed colour filters in the film stock. I don't believe even Dufay had fading problems. 86.133.8.129 18:15, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Image Transfer
What exactly is "image transfer", which is mentioned in the article and in the subtitles under the picture?
[edit] Professional use
Polaroid has, in the past, been popular amongst professional photographers as well. It's main benefit being to preview the a shoot's setup. This is especially important for commercial/advertising photography where even small mistakes could be costly. Due to digital camera technology, professional use of polaroid cameras has largely vanished.
