Instant Film

When you take a photo with a film based camera, the most frustrating part is that you have to wait to see it. Sometimes, you take a shot that you just think is going to be so great that you want to see it right away, but, no, you have to wait around for the film to be processed to get a chance to see your photos. The worst is when you have almost a whole roll of film left that you need to use up before you can get to the photo that you want. Almost everyone in the world has wasted a roll of film, taking stupid picture after stupid picture, so they can get the roll developed to get at the one photo they want. Digital cameras have changed this scenario a little bit. With a digital camera, you get to see the photos you have taken as soon as you take them, but you see them on the screen of your camera. To actually hold those photos in your hand, you have to find some way to print them up, and for many people, that day never comes. The photos just sit languishing in the digital camera memory. There is another way, however. Instant film can give you the best of both worlds. You get the instant gratification of seeing the photo you have taken right away like a digital camera, and you actually get a hard copy of the photo in your hand like other film based cameras. Besides, instant cameras just seem to be a little bit more fun than other cameras; when people are goofing around with friends and family, instant cameras seem perfectly designed for these laid back candid photo occasions.

About Instant Film

Despite it’s slightly space age seeming technology, instant film is actually a relatively old kind of film. The first instant color film in history was invented in 1947 by Edwin Land, and in 1949, Polaroid, the instant camera leaders, brought the instant film to the market. Right from the start, instant color film was a huge success. People loved having their photos in their hands right away, and they loved the magic of watching the photo developed right before their eyes. Polaroid instant film soon became one of the best selling kinds of films on the market. Instant cameras have remained popular even after the digital cameras boom, and so instant film remains a top selling item.