Friday, September 9, 2011

What kind of film does a Polaroid Sun 600 Instant Camera take?

I recently bought a good old fashioned Polaroid Sun 600 Instant Camera from a thrift store, and I was wondering what type of film it will take?





Also, if anyone knows where I can get the film for a decent price, that would be a great help.


Thanks ahead of time.|||http://polaroid600film.com/|||It takes polaroid 600 film





Polaroid stopped making these films in 2006 or so. What's left of the original polaroid production is fetching ever increasing prices. $40 per pack (10 photographs) is not at all unusual, I've seen them go for $160 for a triple pack (30 exposures). All polaroid stock is now expired which means that colors may not be what you'd expect and pretty soon we'll see battery problems as well (with the 600 series the battery is in the film pack)


Places to look for old film, ebay and amazon.





Now in the Netherlands a group of ex employees have bought an old polaroid factory and are making film again. It's not perfect yet since they need to do some reverse engineering but they are making progress. Their webshop is here: http://shop.the-impossible-project.com/s鈥?/a>





Yes, being trendy/retro/fashionable comes at a price.|||It used to use Polaroid 600 film.





Polaroid stopped making that film in 2008, so any of it you find will be expired and the battery it needs to operate will be dead or nearly dead.





Impossible Project company makes film called PX 600 that your camera can use. Here is a link to that website





http://shop.the-impossible-project.com/s鈥?/a>

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