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Just read that Polaroid Corporation will be shutting down its business by the end of this year, which means the films wont be produced anymore.

Which is kinda sad, considering i only just bought the Spectra couple of months ago. Looks like i need to buy more and shoot as much as possible before the stock runs out or increase in price!

Thinking about it a little longer, it's quite a pity that the polaroids will die off like this. Historically, polaroids were the first to make instant films, sending shockwaves through the photographic community with its technology.

Soon, amateurs, professionals and basically anybody can have instant photos, no need to wait for the lab to develop them. Polaroids were used in various applications, like a preview for professional photographers for checking exposures, or some form of legal documentation, police use them for suspect identification and of course the public use them for parties, etc.

Over the years, it became some sort of a culture and polaroids gathered quite a number of following.

I find the best thing about them isnt the fact that i get instant photos, but to me the polaroids represent the ONLY proof of that particular moment in time. Frozen forever in that little piece of film.

It's sad what the digital age has done to good old fashion fun.

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:iconclair3su3:
Hey, love your gallery. You've got talent...me so jealous..=P Sigh, i miss msia...
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~excelsius May 4, 2008  Hobbyist Photographer
thanks Clair! i've got no talent la..just a hobby to fill in time. u not in msia now?

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:iconclair3su3:
Got talent ler...dun so rendah diri.... Nope, not in msia...been studying abroad since 5 and a half years ago... but hope to go back end of this year...kinda missing home... so which part of msia u from?
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~excelsius May 5, 2008  Hobbyist Photographer
:D im from Petaling jaya. wat bout u? and where u are now?

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:iconimmortalityofemopoet:
Wow! Your photos are amazing! :headbang: You are indeed a gifted photographer

visiting at random ;)

keep it up

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~excelsius Apr 17, 2008  Hobbyist Photographer
thanks! :D

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:iconninykinin:
Good day!
I invite you to visit my gallery :party:

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Sweeeet sweeeet travelling series.. :D Post more! Post more!
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~excelsius Feb 18, 2008  Hobbyist Photographer
:D :D

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