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Polaroid 20x24 Lives on...
Somehow, this process has survived and has a new owner
Read more here...
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That's great news. Tracy Storer mentioned that there was something in the works a while back. I was hoping it might survive in a way that would make it possible to continue producing 8x10" Polaroid, but I guess this isn't how it's going to happen, if it happens.
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 Originally Posted by david b
WSJ Article: "20x24 ... Polaroid ... No conventional camera could make film negatives this large, or match the intense colors"
Well, there are plenty of 20x24's around. And of all of them, the Polaroid is the least conventional. And all of them, except the Polaroid, make negatives. So I am not sure where the first part of that comes from.
As far as matching the colors -- of the 202x24 Polaroids I have seen in real life, faded Kodacolor snapshots, c 1966, come the closest to matching the intensity.
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Interesting comment at the end of the article: "Only the Polaroid process can guarantee that the picture you see is identical to the subject that stood before the camera. The 20x24, a lovely, archaic piece of technology, preserves the one form of photography you can trust". I think the writer must never have watched a 20x24 Polaroid being made, because like some other Polaroid materials, they can be manipulated during processing. While it is more likely that WYSIWIG with a 20x24 Polaroid, just because of the issues involved in using it, it is no more "honest" than any other photographic medium.
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Interesting that there's no mention of the film, just "to produce the chemicals and related products essential for making Polaroid images". So does it actually use a film manufactured by Polaroid, or is it a process using a coated material from another source. They'd need a coating plant to make the instant film.
Maybe Ron, (PE), could comment.
Ian
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This makes me beyond happy. I had the pleasure of using the 20x24 polaroid once and it was one of the best photographic experiences of my life. I'd like one day to do it again, this time as a photographer with a bit more experience using such a monster of a camera.
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Anyone care to estimate how many 20x24 polaroid exposures are made per year? Seems amazing that it is feasible to revive 20x24, but not smaller formats.
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The 20x24 material was essentially a big cut out of a master roll intended for smaller cameras. Therefore the product is no easier or harder to make, just bigger. (and harder to handle and process)
Therefore, it comes down to economics. How much is is going to cost to run these huge coating machines and get the chemistry made that will support the consumer base that is out there.
PE
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I heard that the Polaroid equipment is being dismantled for shipment to Japan. Does anyone know if the Fuji sale went through?
Pete
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Originally Posted by David A. Goldfarb
That's great news. Tracy Storer mentioned that there was something in the works a while back. I was hoping it might survive in a way that would make it possible to continue producing 8x10" Polaroid, but I guess this isn't how it's going to happen, if it happens.
Seems a shame that 8x10 Polaroid couldn't follow on. But I suppose by the time the extra cutting and packaging is done, it must not work out. Maybe there's still hope even for the 8x10.
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