The Impossible Project - The Final Countdown

[lxdude]

IIRC they weren't going to be selling anything until later in the year anyways. Having their website miraculously disappear is annoying though. It would be nice to have something there. Does anyone know anything?

EDIT oh nevermind it's back up.

Yes, that was my understanding from back when they started. They had what seemed to be an investor-imposed deadline to produce a viable product, which they appear to have met. That's a great accomplishment, given that they didn't acquire the chemicals or full intellectual property.
They didn't say they would have products in people's hands by now. It was all about R&D. I think they were smart to not promise too much- their hands were full with what they had.
Having the building and machines was just the first step. Creating a functional operation is something far beyond that.
I had my doubts. Things like this come and go. As a motorcyclist, I have seen more resurrections of Indian and Norton than I care to remember.

[willrea]

Got an email from polapremium today, it said the Impossible Project will be giving a status update tomorrow.

[Christopher Walrath]

The announcement was for the 22nd of February.

[willrea]

The announcement was for the 22nd of February.

My bad, I saw the 22nd and somehow I thought it was today, even though it said February.

[Ektagraphic]

Got an email from polapremium today, it said the Impossible Project will be giving a status update tomorrow.

I didn't get that yet.

[Christopher Walrath]

The Text of the email sent to Creative Image Maker.

THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT
PRESS RELEASE
22.1.2010


Back to Reality

The Impossible factory is working overtime but so is the rumor mill: Polaroid rocked CES in Las Vegas, dancing with Lady Gaga. This breathtaking performance so overwhelmed them that they obviously forgot to share the real facts about the future of Analog Instant Photography. The details are simple: The Impossible Project is the one and ONLY institution in the whole milky way that will be capable of producing Analog Instant Film for Polaroid cameras.


Back to the Future

The Impossible Project will present the status of its work to the public on
22 FEBRUARY 2010
in New York - where Edwin Land presented the very first Analog Instant Picture publicly at the Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America 63 years and 1 day ago, on 21st of February 1947. On this date he changed the world of Photography by announcing one of the most outstanding and successful photographic inventions in human history.

To honor this milestone of Polaroid Instant Photography, we kindly ask you to save the 22nd of February 2010. You will then learn all about the exciting details of the Impossible future of Instant Photography. Details/invites are about to follow; a video of the presentation in New York as well as a comprehensive media kit will be available worldwide.


THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT
Communications I Press Relations
Marlene Kelnreiter
Breite Gasse 11/1/1, A - 1070 Vienna
T.: +43 (0) 1 890 31 90 91
M: +43 (0) 680 318 30 77
F.: +43 (0) 1 890 31 90 15
marlene@theimpossibleproject.com
www.theimpossibleproject.com/2009#press

[Matthew Rusbarsky]

Check this out: http://www.ars-imago.ch/ SX-70BW, Feb 2010. Woohoo!

[tiberiustibz]

Check this out: http://www.ars-imago.ch/ SX-70BW, Feb 2010. Woohoo!

What polaroid cameras use a 1200 speed film?

[Matthew Rusbarsky]

What polaroid cameras use a 1200 speed film?

Not ASA 1200, Type 1200; AKA Spectra. Basically same stuff as Type 600 with a slightly different format.

[cbphoto]

I'm beginning to regret selling my beloved SLR680.