Polaroid introduced its first instant camera in 1948, after 60 years the company finally announced on 8th Feb 2008 that they will close their factories for film production. I knew this about 6 months ago from friend’s friend who works there and finally reality came. Films will still be available throughout 2009. News here![]()
and here![]()
. Adesso Album![]()
, a partner of Polaroid for the past several years is “extremely optimistic that another company – one that is currently or has at one time been involved in this market – will acquire licensing rights for the Polaroid instant film and continue to make the film available to the estimated 28 million Polaroid enthusiasts around the world”, reports PRWeb![]()
. Meanwhile there is an online petition to Fujifilm![]()
for such thing to happen. (Here’s an interview with Adesso Album’s founder Lesley Matto![]()
on CNBC in 2008)
