pikachu4919 wrote: ↑April 12th, 2021, 5:50 pm
stenopushispidus wrote: ↑April 12th, 2021, 11:31 am
twoplustwoisten wrote: ↑April 10th, 2021, 8:48 am
*then* recently was like 7 hours before and then half an hour later i got sushi yay. *now* recently is like overnight because i don't eat breakfast :/
i'll take a peek
sushi!!
why is polaroid film so expensive DD: i want to waste my money-that-i-never-spend on another camera because i want to get a better quality camera but like the ones with cheaper film cost $200 ish and the $150 one is $16 per 8pack of film so $2 PER PICTURE ;-;;;;;;;
What kind of Polaroid camera?
For the record I have an Instax Mini 8 and I always bring it with me whenever I volunteer at nats - I snap free Polaroid pictures for people to keep if they can find me at the swap meet. But I agree, Polaroid film in general is quite expensive and that's something that bugs me about it too :p but also like I'm more trained in DSLR photography (photojournalism specifically) so I haven't completely figured out the keys to Polaroid photography.
i currently have a kodak printomatic which has decently priced film, 50¢ per picture. the camera i’m looking at is the polaroid onestep+ (actually $140, my bad). i was considering the polaroid now for $100 but i figured if i was going to buy a high-end camera i might as well buy the better one for the long run.
i like my current camera for casual pictures but it uses zink polaroid paper (lower print quality than other types of film because of the heat crystals process) and prints mediocre quality, not very nice photos if the object being photographed is a short distance away. the printomatic is also a print-and-shoot. i wanted a casual one and a more expensive but better quality and this one has a lot of great features like double exposure, portrait and landscape lens, etc.
i have a non-explainable resentment against the instax cameras (my first polaroid actually, got it as a gift from an aunt. long story short, accidentally fell off a cliff).
i like polaroid photos a lot more than digital cameras and such and i’m not sure completely as to why, but mostly because i think i love how some polaroid cameras can be focused and such, but not edited like digital photos. they’re just how they are and don’t deceive nearly as much as other photography.
analog cameras>digital cameras :p
(ignore the fact that the camera i have atm is a digital polaroid camera)
unfortunately, my “knowledge” in photography does not go beyond polaroid/instant print photography.
i’d be happy tot all to you anytime about this stuff haha, i don’t know anyone else who likes this stuff so i just kinda...research it for you’re on the down-low and soak up info.
if you or anyone else has polaroid camera recommendations, just lmk!