Instax Square. I refuse to waste money on Impossible Project’s (it’s not the real Polaroid formulation) junk film. I wish they would stop developing cameras and fix their film.
For all its flaws (much of which has to do with the finnicky film), I want the I-2 to be a success, if for no other reason than to justify the R&D spend on an enthusiast level camera and to maybe push Fuji into releasing something similar. For a company the scale of Polaroid, they are taking a big swing with hardware investment here that I hope the market responds to. Great review as always!!
I want to see it tested alongside an old regular polaroid camera. I bet most of those poor exposures would have come out fine with a regular old polaroid cam.
@@zenithquasar9623well obviously. Because this one had manual settings. If you shoot everything auto you get better results but with manual controls you can be more creative
Thank you for this honest review! It's really refreshing to have an honest review. Many people had exposure compensation issues with the Polaroid Now + and I can see that maybe this first gen has the same issue.
My husband ordered one for me this morning, i can't wait to get it. I see a lot of comments about, why would you want to spend that much money on a camera that shoots old looking photos? Well, that's the point. We aren't looking for super crisp ultra vivid photos. It's really what you're style is and how it makes you feel. Most people rather have digital because it's easy and it's super clear and crisp. The rest of us love the look of film and instant film. It's an art, really. The fact that we now have total control of an instant camera is just amazing. I wouldn't recommend it for anyone just starting out and don't understand what the settings are and what they do. Also, if you decide you just aren't into it, or frustrated that you can't get the desired look of your photos, that's a lot of money to throw down just to let it sit and collect dust. Just buy a now, stay away from the now+, it's so bad at over and under exposing film. Or buy a older camera, i love the SX-70 and the sun 660. It takes practice, knowing what time of the day is best and where the sun should be, Knowing where a subject should be when using flash... There's a lot that goes into it. Some just don't get instant photography, and that's cool. It's not for everyone.
I'm a big fan of instant photography and have an old 600 cool cam and a Now+, what I don't get is the $600 price tag. I feel like the selling points of this is the new lense, 49mm lens threading, 3 types of film, Lidar autofocus, and taking the things the Now+ can do and putting the controls in the camera itself Already having a Now+, not having 49mm lenses, and not minding phone controls if the alternative is a 1 button display, the only thing I really want from this is the new lens but not for that money
This review really takes me back to my Polaroid teen years (79-82). I still have several that I took decades ago. I love the nostalgia this new camera has, but I don't think I'll be buying one just yet. Your review reminded me of all those "problems" it had with taking on photos; price, blurry, developing goo not spreading evenly on the photo. *But* if you can get that one shot, it's golden!
I feel like every couple years I see teens and early 20's kids investing heavily into film cameras. Eventually they move on to digital cameras or just move on. It's always fun to see the industry put out new film cameras to hit this wave of consumers. Very expensive camera though. Good review!
Fell back in love with polaroid film this year, and this camera was released for me. A polaroid camera with the flexibility to work completely manually, as well as a decently reliable auto mode is a huge selling point for me 😊 I have high hopes I will reach for this camera for a long time!!
So, essentially this is a bleeding edge Polaroid camera. High learning curve, but I sense that some independent lighting checks along with deciding what default settings you decide to master might reduce your frustration. I think a company practical instruction video would help, although I suspect the company already knows the difficulties and may not want to create a video that might reduce the number of potential buyers. The product is still a nostalgic item that many might want to try.
I love Becca ( not in a romantic way ) it's just like all her videos never miss and actually conveys something about whatever camera she is trying out. Becca is great she should get more content out maybe invite her to do a mid week series on the vergecast? Big big love for the work she does.
Personally, I’d pickup a $200, old SLR, $100 50mm lens, a $15 bottle of developer and 50 or so rolls of b&w film for less than the Polaroid and a batch of film.Thanks for the honest review ! Cheers!
@@osprey_8864 I use my old digital camera with a $12 slide duplicator to scan my film. You can even use a cellphone to scan if you wanted. No “scanner” needed. You can get good film as cheap as $5.79 per roll. Still. Arista EDU, 36 exposures each. Point and shoot cameras can be had for $25. 35mm film shooting is very much cheaper than Polaroid shooting. People can buy what they want. I just started what I would do.
I wonder if the reason you could not get the correct exposure is because you didn’t select which film you were using sx-70, 600 or I-type. You need to select which film in order to get the correct exposure.
Ive been wanting a manual instant camera for a long time, but honestly, at this price point, I'd much rather get a vintage Mamiya medium format camera with an instant back so that I could use nice professional lenses
ive seen some instax conversions, but the photo's often dont look much different at all from the dedicated instax cameras with there small plastic lenses :(
Whats the problem with these cameras squeezing more out of the film? I have the Instax Wide Link which is billed as a printer but is in fact an exposure device. The colors and sharpness when working from a good digital photo are amazing, so evidently when properly exposed the film is very capable. Yet all the cameras and even custom Instax backs for medium format cameras with their high quality glass produce something muddy and clearly inferior.
Most fuji cameras are made as toys, and most film backs are diy projects that shift the focal plane causing issues with focusing. Something really solid like the mint cameras do a really good job with instax.
I would probably buy this when it goes on sale. I am not a professional photographer, aside from my incredible images with my pixel phones, so it would be a learning curve regardless of which device I decided to choose for a non-phone camera.
I own four Polaroids, SX-70, Sun 660, One Step 2 and a Go. Each camera operates differently, and their photos look different. I had to learn how to shoot each camera. It took time and it took money. I would not recommend the I-2 to many people. It is a professional camera that the average consumer does not need. Personally, I want this camera, I know Polaroid, I've shot with their film and I know how to take a good shot or at least the conditions for a good shot. Even now I get a shot that may not come out well, but I accept it. I use the bad shots for coasters.Thats the process.
I love Polaroid, but let's just be clear...when you can have the quality, consistency, and ease of use that comes with Fuji's Instax, it is extremely difficult to justify spending 10x more money on a Polaroid that has a confusing UX and highly variable shots. Despite this, I still prefer Polaroid in general, but I will definitely be sticking with my PolaroidNow. The manual controls on the new model do sound awesome, however the execution seems to have missed the mark.
Honestly once you see the Instax Wide Link photos from a good digital file (which could have even been a scanned analog negative) , all the instant cameras on the market at the moment are just a waste of money.
I will say, the fact that Polaroid keeps advertising their cameras with "embrace the imperfection" approach is starting to get sour: these imperfections come at 2-3 dollars mind you, and if you buy a 600-dollar camera, it should work? That said, I wish them well and hope I-2 will be a success, but from the video reviews it seems that my SX-70 shoots more consistently on the auto mode than these newer cameras
Everything you describe sounds like a Polaroid camera just way more expensive and unnecessary in these time. This should stay in the fun novelty camera but not at that price point.
I already want one of those cameras 😍😍😍 I have a Polaroid Now+ 2nd gen and I love it, with all of its flaws it’s still a fun way to capture special moments.
Thanks for an honest review! I was hoping this camera would be "it", but this is modern Polaroid's seventh camera release (Impossible I-1 included), and they are still having issues with exposure, film jamming, glares in the viewfinder, among other issues 😬
Serious question, who is this camera aimed at? I'm still using a Pentax K1000 that cost a fraction of the price, with whatever film i can buy and it does the job perfectly.
@@tstret3104 it might not be the direction Polaroid is trying but it can be done. The Fuji Mini Evo is both a digital camera and an instant film camera. It has the benefit of superior light metering and exposure balancing and not wasting pricey film.
@@lonerider68 I know, it’s just that Polaroid is literally defined by its film. I think long term, it would be damaging to the brands image. When people say “polaroid”, the first thing that pops into their head should be the iconic instant film. If anything they should make a sister-brand for digital only cameras.
Firstly, it’s not paper. It’s a complex manufacturing process with chemicals. Secondly the film is actually cheaper now due to inflation. It was $40-50 for a pack of 10 in the 1970s. Do a bit of research before making nonsensical statements.
This is complete nonsense and a myth. Have you looked at Polaroid film from the 1970s and 1980s? More expensive than it is now and also you’re not thinking about inflation.
inflation whit convertitors online not his valid for price of polaroid camera and film:the price in 2023 of old film would be between modern 10/15 $ and for sx 70 also cost of flashbar for another 7 $ at single flashbar and 10 prints;now price for 8 prints cost 20 $ double of minimum original prices;@@jj-or2jn
@@jj-or2jnbut it comes in a pack of 10 instead of 8 exposure right? Light and temperature sensitive? These rebrand film has no change since their first pack.
I think Polaroid absolutely NEEDS to make a modern SLR. It doesn't have to fold in any way, it just has to be SLR and have both Analog Manual Focus and Auto-Focus, as well as being able to take SX-70, and be capable of using 600/i-Type Film without getting blown out photographs, like coming with an ND Filter out of the box. Such a camera would be an amazing Flagship design, while expensive.
Polaroid always was exorbitantly over-priced, and you need to buy film by post, as no shops stock it, which adds 8 UK pounds to the price. Cheaper iType camera models have the same control of shutter and aperture, only via an Android or iPhone app. Which is a cheaper choice. I found an original SX-70, which takes Polaroid 600 film by cutting a lug off the film pack and shooting with a neutral density filter. Tip: avoid any subject contrast. This film has small dynamic range. Take the picture on your mobile phone first, and learn how this relates to Polaroid film.
6:03 there's one of your problem. This shot shows you putting the newly snapped polaroid in your back pocket. That is bad. You don't want to put any pressure on a polaroid for at least 15 minutes after you take it. My girlfriend and I figured that out the hard way. We ended up 3D printing a little box to put them in so they could develop without both in the dark and without anything pressing on them.
This is a nostalgia thing, right? Like using one of those Imsai or Altair computer clones where you toggle switches and watch blinking lights to enter machine code?
Let's get a manually controlled, better lens, ZINK camera. I like Zink but right now they are just point and shoot toy cameras. Zink is way more economical and several makers use this format!
Thanks for an honest review. I was thinking of selling my SX-70 (which was a gift) because of so many over/under exposed results. I accept that this might be me, but it’s very expensive to get it right by trial & error. I was hoping that this camera would take some of the guess work out of getting the exposure right most of the time, it seems not. I did want to get an instant camera for fun (I have a 100V and an R5 when I want to be ‘serious’) but maybe the 1-2 is not the one?
I like your conclusion about wishing a better I-2 but I think it could be of no use as the camera is limited by the film quality. Even the best Instax cameras are. I have been shooting Polaroid for decades to have an impression of a scene rather than a high detailed shot, I use analog cameras for this. A recondioned SX-70 will bring great shots for less and you can get far closer too. Also, is the I-2 an SLR ?
Becca this was a great review as usual! That said, I don’t NEED IT, but I WANT IT! As a kid of the 80’s, I loved taking around my dads Polaroid camera. It was just such an experience that has never been replicated. The instant satisfaction of a great shot, the sadness of a wasted shot, and everything in-between. Would I buy this updated one? Maybe. But it’s so cool to see this get a modern revamp.
Like any new gadget that comes out at the moment, I think it's going to need the second iteration to be produced before it's worth buying. With it being a bit hit and miss with the shots, I think it's a money pit, at the moment.
I don't normally comment but Becca you are the best. Love your passion and how you present your perspective to the world. Please keep doing these more and more! I could listen to you talk about anything!
Polaroid versus a cheap twin lens reflex: I’d buy the TLR. They’re both medium format but you can get 12-15 shots from a twin lens with 120 film and even a €100 Lubitel can provide reasonably good photos if focussed carefully. It has an f/4.5 lens too instead of an f/8. I love the idea of the Polaroid.
Of course the camera will only eject the protective shield, if it is turned on. No juice, no work! Use it also with the phone app for a nicer user interface (and remote shooting when on a tripod).
The plastic protector sometimes doesn't eject for me on my now camera. To fix it, I just take the film out and put it back in potentially a few times oh the wonders of polaroid 😂
Many of the issues with the Polaroid film and the cost per shot and the throw away bad shots and trying not to waste a shot could be taken directly from a 50 year old review of a SX-70. To me, Instax film has been so consistant that it always seemed like the Impossible Project was unnecessary nostaglia; you complain that there's no analog instant film and yet there is and it's reasonably priced (relatively) and it's had quality that's been better than Polaroid's film from go. Yes, I get it - it's not the same camera that Aunt Marge used to use at your birthday parties, but still. Hats off to Impossible for using nostaglia to create their market and take them this far. That make a living doing it; I'm not shaming but stating the obvious that seems glossed over - there has ALWAYS been a really decent instant analog ecosystem if folks are interested in that type of photography. This camera is clearly higher end hardware than anything offered by Fuji or Polaroid in decades and perhaps there's enough more 'serious' photographers out there who want an instant analog experience to make the camera a hit for the company. At its 'James Garner & Mariette Hartley' mainstream height, Polaroid was always the outlier - always expensive, always more promise than reality and always a frustrating compromise. Perhaps an expensive neiche camera is what they really need to fill out their product portfolio even if I don't think it's going to sell in big numbers. Largely speaking, who is buying instant analog film? Polaroid nostalgia fans, Instax kids and Lomography types - I don't think this camera is what they are looking for nor what they can afford and those folks are the ones that have been keeping this instant analog photography flame burning.
I feel like Polaroid should just allow 3rd parties to make cameras already, since the film is what’s supposed to make the real profits anyway. More options would eventually lead to better film sales.
I think they are going about it all wrong. They should have an app in which you can take pictures polaroid style, be able to edit it, then send that picture via BT to the Polaroid camera where it can then dispense the print.
FFS Verge, give us more Becca! It's not difficult. Just give her a bunch of money and a camera and let her do what she wants and I'll watch it and click all the ads.
Having lived through the original generation of polaroid tech, I would not buy into it again ... but I will sell you my striped polyester bell bottoms! 😃
yeah it was cool as a kid and better than waiting for a roll of regular film to be finished to see what was taken...but now and days...i'll take my phone's cam or a digital cam.
I have 3 different 600s and 2 land cameras and I hate the lands but I love the 600s would you say this is comparable to a 600 film polaroid? setup, use, outcome?
What a surprise. Full of negative comments. This isn’t for your average consumer but for a photographer who wants professional Polaroids that are similar to the SX70 or SLR680. Those were also very expensive - over $1000 in todays money.
and not is reflex,not manual focus,plastic lens not glass and not leather skin,not has absolutely similar to sx 70 and slr 680,for this reasons polaroid maked a cameras that nobody want to buy between possessor of old reflex top cameras;this is a camera for people that used polaroid image elite pro probably,similar target but not for spectra rectangular film but for 600,but spectra pro cost in 2023 $ 360 $ not 700,at this price polaroid i 2 can be stay on the rack
This for 600$??? They gone nuts! I’ll grab a bronica sq second hand for 500$ and I have medium format professional camera and amazing quality. Or a Mamyia, rollei, yashica …
You are being sent to a remote island, alone for 20 days… Instax or Polaroid?
Pentax.
iphone
Instax Square. I refuse to waste money on Impossible Project’s (it’s not the real Polaroid formulation) junk film. I wish they would stop developing cameras and fix their film.
Instax Wide
@@DavidDrahossounds like a YOU problem
For all its flaws (much of which has to do with the finnicky film), I want the I-2 to be a success, if for no other reason than to justify the R&D spend on an enthusiast level camera and to maybe push Fuji into releasing something similar. For a company the scale of Polaroid, they are taking a big swing with hardware investment here that I hope the market responds to. Great review as always!!
Indeed, Fuji needs to give us a higher spec instax wide camera
@@CorvusHyperionGod Fujifilm really does need a new Instax Wide camera
@@nathansstuff1547 I would buy one
I want to see it tested alongside an old regular polaroid camera. I bet most of those poor exposures would have come out fine with a regular old polaroid cam.
100%. I was like 13 when dad bought me a Polaroid and I was able to take a lot of the shots that were not overexposed like that. Something feels off!
@@zenithquasar9623well obviously. Because this one had manual settings. If you shoot everything auto you get better results but with manual controls you can be more creative
Thank you for this honest review! It's really refreshing to have an honest review. Many people had exposure compensation issues with the Polaroid Now + and I can see that maybe this first gen has the same issue.
Her reviews are always so good! honest and real. great job as always
My husband ordered one for me this morning, i can't wait to get it. I see a lot of comments about, why would you want to spend that much money on a camera that shoots old looking photos? Well, that's the point. We aren't looking for super crisp ultra vivid photos.
It's really what you're style is and how it makes you feel. Most people rather have digital because it's easy and it's super clear and crisp. The rest of us love the look of film and instant film. It's an art, really. The fact that we now have total control of an instant camera is just amazing. I wouldn't recommend it for anyone just starting out and don't understand what the settings are and what they do. Also, if you decide you just aren't into it, or frustrated that you can't get the desired look of your photos, that's a lot of money to throw down just to let it sit and collect dust. Just buy a now, stay away from the now+, it's so bad at over and under exposing film. Or buy a older camera, i love the SX-70 and the sun 660. It takes practice, knowing what time of the day is best and where the sun should be, Knowing where a subject should be when using flash... There's a lot that goes into it. Some just don't get instant photography, and that's cool. It's not for everyone.
I'm a big fan of instant photography and have an old 600 cool cam and a Now+, what I don't get is the $600 price tag. I feel like the selling points of this is the new lense, 49mm lens threading, 3 types of film, Lidar autofocus, and taking the things the Now+ can do and putting the controls in the camera itself
Already having a Now+, not having 49mm lenses, and not minding phone controls if the alternative is a 1 button display, the only thing I really want from this is the new lens but not for that money
This review really takes me back to my Polaroid teen years (79-82). I still have several that I took decades ago. I love the nostalgia this new camera has, but I don't think I'll be buying one just yet. Your review reminded me of all those "problems" it had with taking on photos; price, blurry, developing goo not spreading evenly on the photo. *But* if you can get that one shot, it's golden!
I feel like every couple years I see teens and early 20's kids investing heavily into film cameras. Eventually they move on to digital cameras or just move on. It's always fun to see the industry put out new film cameras to hit this wave of consumers. Very expensive camera though. Good review!
We see Becca we click!
I didn't see Becca but I still click and it was a W.
Not me lol
@@jeancharleus2385 then why are you here 😂
AYE!
@PhilKnall because I like Polaroid cameras. The whole point of the video is to show the camera, lol 😆
Fell back in love with polaroid film this year, and this camera was released for me. A polaroid camera with the flexibility to work completely manually, as well as a decently reliable auto mode is a huge selling point for me 😊 I have high hopes I will reach for this camera for a long time!!
So, essentially this is a bleeding edge Polaroid camera. High learning curve, but I sense that some independent lighting checks along with deciding what default settings you decide to master might reduce your frustration. I think a company practical instruction video would help, although I suspect the company already knows the difficulties and may not want to create a video that might reduce the number of potential buyers. The product is still a nostalgic item that many might want to try.
Don’t stop the Becca videos! Always a unique perspective they bring to it.
the shot with the basketball rack is the best new polaroid shot i've seen so far
ahhh a fav of mine too, tyty bud
I love Becca ( not in a romantic way ) it's just like all her videos never miss and actually conveys something about whatever camera she is trying out.
Becca is great she should get more content out maybe invite her to do a mid week series on the vergecast?
Big big love for the work she does.
amazing, loved every minute of it, hello from Panama, truly inspirational
hello from the Catskills 👋
Personally, I’d pickup a $200, old SLR, $100 50mm lens, a $15 bottle of developer and 50 or so rolls of b&w film for less than the Polaroid and a batch of film.Thanks for the honest review ! Cheers!
Maybe half the film, or buy bulk, and get a scanner too!
@@osprey_8864 I use my old digital camera with a $12 slide duplicator to scan my film. You can even use a cellphone to scan if you wanted. No “scanner” needed. You can get good film as cheap as $5.79 per roll. Still. Arista EDU, 36 exposures each. Point and shoot cameras can be had for $25. 35mm film shooting is very much cheaper than Polaroid shooting. People can buy what they want. I just started what I would do.
I wonder if the reason you could not get the correct exposure is because you didn’t select which film you were using sx-70, 600 or I-type. You need to select which film in order to get the correct exposure.
i think that camera understanding automatically the film that is inserted
@@ilmago5291it does not, there is no tech on the film packs that tell the Camera what they are. And SX-70 and 600 expose differently
No it does not, you have to tell it what type of film (SX-70, 600 or Ifilm)
@@ilmago5291
Ive been wanting a manual instant camera for a long time, but honestly, at this price point, I'd much rather get a vintage Mamiya medium format camera with an instant back so that I could use nice professional lenses
ive seen some instax conversions, but the photo's often dont look much different at all from the dedicated instax cameras with there small plastic lenses :(
@@specialingu even so, I'd enjoy myself much more if I took those pictures with a nice camera
What a pleasure to watch an honest review that is clearly delivered without hyperbole and wonderful settings as a bonus.
As the Manufacturing Engineer of the original One Step camera, believe me Polaroid cameras are more promise than actual delivery.
Whats the problem with these cameras squeezing more out of the film? I have the Instax Wide Link which is billed as a printer but is in fact an exposure device. The colors and sharpness when working from a good digital photo are amazing, so evidently when properly exposed the film is very capable. Yet all the cameras and even custom Instax backs for medium format cameras with their high quality glass produce something muddy and clearly inferior.
Most fuji cameras are made as toys, and most film backs are diy projects that shift the focal plane causing issues with focusing. Something really solid like the mint cameras do a really good job with instax.
Original OneStep was made by s different company
I would probably buy this when it goes on sale. I am not a professional photographer, aside from my incredible images with my pixel phones, so it would be a learning curve regardless of which device I decided to choose for a non-phone camera.
I own four Polaroids, SX-70, Sun 660, One Step 2 and a Go. Each camera operates differently, and their photos look different. I had to learn how to shoot each camera. It took time and it took money. I would not recommend the I-2 to many people. It is a professional camera that the average consumer does not need. Personally, I want this camera, I know Polaroid, I've shot with their film and I know how to take a good shot or at least the conditions for a good shot. Even now I get a shot that may not come out well, but I accept it. I use the bad shots for coasters.Thats the process.
What a great unbiased review. Valuable to us as consumers and to Polaroid.
I love Polaroid, but let's just be clear...when you can have the quality, consistency, and ease of use that comes with Fuji's Instax, it is extremely difficult to justify spending 10x more money on a Polaroid that has a confusing UX and highly variable shots.
Despite this, I still prefer Polaroid in general, but I will definitely be sticking with my PolaroidNow. The manual controls on the new model do sound awesome, however the execution seems to have missed the mark.
Honestly once you see the Instax Wide Link photos from a good digital file (which could have even been a scanned analog negative) , all the instant cameras on the market at the moment are just a waste of money.
Was excited to hear about this, but I’m not a pro with cameras and dont want to fumble with clunky settings.
Congrats Becca! Always a pleasure to watch your videos.
Which app do u use for measure light?
What a beautiful video! Always love your takes, Becca!!
Also that opening a pack of polaroids side ways??? Good god
Even though it has its flaws, I really love this camera! It really takes me back! I want to test it alongside the original Polaroid!
8 shots in a pack - that's exactly like making your favourite chocolate bar thinner, whilst keeping the packaging the same.
Because the film is slightly thicker than the original. When they tried 10 it was jamming the cameras when ejecting.
That shot at 3:23 is hardcore Saul Leiter vibes and I’m all here for it
I'm a buyer. Glad you understand the charm and challenges of instant photography.
I will say, the fact that Polaroid keeps advertising their cameras with "embrace the imperfection" approach is starting to get sour: these imperfections come at 2-3 dollars mind you, and if you buy a 600-dollar camera, it should work? That said, I wish them well and hope I-2 will be a success, but from the video reviews it seems that my SX-70 shoots more consistently on the auto mode than these newer cameras
Everything you describe sounds like a Polaroid camera just way more expensive and unnecessary in these time. This should stay in the fun novelty camera but not at that price point.
I already want one of those cameras 😍😍😍 I have a Polaroid Now+ 2nd gen and I love it, with all of its flaws it’s still a fun way to capture special moments.
Becca is great, I hope she reviews cameras and phone cameras for manyyyy decades to come
Button should be a scroll wheel or a knob or a dial with a click, would actually make it even more retro and more useful.
Alway appreciate your honest reviews, thank you!
Some people spend $600 on an instant camera and I don't understand it. But then I spend $450 on an ergonomic keyboard and no one understands it.
2:50 I loved the overexposed pictures 😊
Thanks for an honest review! I was hoping this camera would be "it", but this is modern Polaroid's seventh camera release (Impossible I-1 included), and they are still having issues with exposure, film jamming, glares in the viewfinder, among other issues 😬
Serious question, who is this camera aimed at?
I'm still using a Pentax K1000 that cost a fraction of the price, with whatever film i can buy and it does the job perfectly.
fighting with manual cameras is the best part. learning and perfecting how the camera works is all the joy digital cameras took out of photography.
Great video. If this had a screen and memory slot so you could choose to print or not this would be awesome. Maybe V2.
That would be counterintuitive to what Polaroid are trying to do. Either film or digital. Not both.
@@tstret3104 it might not be the direction Polaroid is trying but it can be done. The Fuji Mini Evo is both a digital camera and an instant film camera. It has the benefit of superior light metering and exposure balancing and not wasting pricey film.
@@lonerider68 I know, it’s just that Polaroid is literally defined by its film. I think long term, it would be damaging to the brands image. When people say “polaroid”, the first thing that pops into their head should be the iconic instant film. If anything they should make a sister-brand for digital only cameras.
Thank you for sharing this but I think I will wait for Next One.💯✌️
I would totally get this if I didn’t already have an SX-70 (that requires even more guesswork) but I love it and I wouldn’t have it any other way :’)
This company lost its mind a long time ago thinking their paper should be that expensive. I have not used my 2 Polaroids in years because of it.
Firstly, it’s not paper. It’s a complex manufacturing process with chemicals. Secondly the film is actually cheaper now due to inflation. It was $40-50 for a pack of 10 in the 1970s. Do a bit of research before making nonsensical statements.
What a great review! Very refreshing.
The cameras were never the problem.
It was the film that got more and more expensive.
This is complete nonsense and a myth. Have you looked at Polaroid film from the 1970s and 1980s? More expensive than it is now and also you’re not thinking about inflation.
inflation whit convertitors online not his valid for price of polaroid camera and film:the price in 2023 of old film would be between modern 10/15 $ and for sx 70 also cost of flashbar for another 7 $ at single flashbar and 10 prints;now price for 8 prints cost 20 $ double of minimum original prices;@@jj-or2jn
@@jj-or2jnbut it comes in a pack of 10 instead of 8 exposure right? Light and temperature sensitive? These rebrand film has no change since their first pack.
Great review thanks, I shoot trains, but sometimes I wanted to capture rare locomotives for something unique, so I shoot on POLAROID!
I think Polaroid absolutely NEEDS to make a modern SLR. It doesn't have to fold in any way, it just has to be SLR and have both Analog Manual Focus and Auto-Focus, as well as being able to take SX-70, and be capable of using 600/i-Type Film without getting blown out photographs, like coming with an ND Filter out of the box. Such a camera would be an amazing Flagship design, while expensive.
Let's go! new Full Frame
I’m buying it. Thanks for the great review !
Great review! Thank you soooooo much!
I really would love this camera, but not for that price right now
Yay! I was missing the videos with Becca
You’ve really sold me on this
Polaroid always was exorbitantly over-priced, and you need to buy film by post, as no shops stock it, which adds 8 UK pounds to the price. Cheaper iType camera models have the same control of shutter and aperture, only via an Android or iPhone app. Which is a cheaper choice. I found an original SX-70, which takes Polaroid 600 film by cutting a lug off the film pack and shooting with a neutral density filter. Tip: avoid any subject contrast. This film has small dynamic range. Take the picture on your mobile phone first, and learn how this relates to Polaroid film.
Absolutely not true at all. Many shops sell film.
@@ytthrowaway4584 My comment was 11 months ago, about the situation in the UK, outside of London. Are you also in the UK?
Thanks for the review!!
6:03 there's one of your problem. This shot shows you putting the newly snapped polaroid in your back pocket.
That is bad.
You don't want to put any pressure on a polaroid for at least 15 minutes after you take it. My girlfriend and I figured that out the hard way. We ended up 3D printing a little box to put them in so they could develop without both in the dark and without anything pressing on them.
Still can’t beat the industrial design of the SX70. Wish they just modernized that one to shoot I type film 🎞️
This is a nostalgia thing, right? Like using one of those Imsai or Altair computer clones where you toggle switches and watch blinking lights to enter machine code?
Enjoying the imperfections and experience of using an instant camera attracts many. There's a tangibly human experience to it
Let's get a manually controlled, better lens, ZINK camera. I like Zink but right now they are just point and shoot toy cameras. Zink is way more economical and several makers use this format!
Interesting video! But you guys need to find a replacement for Deiter, been to long without a good presenter.
Thanks for an honest review. I was thinking of selling my SX-70 (which was a gift) because of so many over/under exposed results. I accept that this might be me, but it’s very expensive to get it right by trial & error. I was hoping that this camera would take some of the guess work out of getting the exposure right most of the time, it seems not. I did want to get an instant camera for fun (I have a 100V and an R5 when I want to be ‘serious’) but maybe the 1-2 is not the one?
Because your SX70 needs serviced. They are 50 plus years old. Those issues are telltale signs that it needs fixed.
I like your conclusion about wishing a better I-2 but I think it could be of no use as the camera is limited by the film quality. Even the best Instax cameras are. I have been shooting Polaroid for decades to have an impression of a scene rather than a high detailed shot, I use analog cameras for this. A recondioned SX-70 will bring great shots for less and you can get far closer too. Also, is the I-2 an SLR ?
No it’s a rangefinder
Becca this was a great review as usual! That said, I don’t NEED IT, but I WANT IT! As a kid of the 80’s, I loved taking around my dads Polaroid camera. It was just such an experience that has never been replicated. The instant satisfaction of a great shot, the sadness of a wasted shot, and everything in-between. Would I buy this updated one? Maybe. But it’s so cool to see this get a modern revamp.
I would recommend to buy an SLR680, they're just perfection!
@@mrtecostudio Haha that’s EXACTLY the one my father used! The ‘film’ for that is so obscenely expensive though.
It can be a little bit more expensive than the I type film but, to be honest, the experience to shoot with an SLR680 is amazing :)@@chasenhorizons
What light meter app do you use?
Like any new gadget that comes out at the moment, I think it's going to need the second iteration to be produced before it's worth buying. With it being a bit hit and miss with the shots, I think it's a money pit, at the moment.
I don't normally comment but Becca you are the best. Love your passion and how you present your perspective to the world. Please keep doing these more and more! I could listen to you talk about anything!
Very well done. Thank You.
We love Becca’s reviews.
If someone as talented as Becca is struggling with this camera, this is a product I wouldn’t touch with a 50 foot pole.
This just gives off vibes that it is not only $300 too much but that it is likely 3 generations away from being a viable product for the marketplace.
I am buying this thing so fast.
So, about 1000 dollars to get a couple of good 4x4 prints? Wow, sounds like a real winner.
Polaroid versus a cheap twin lens reflex: I’d buy the TLR. They’re both medium format but you can get 12-15 shots from a twin lens with 120 film and even a €100 Lubitel can provide reasonably good photos if focussed carefully. It has an f/4.5 lens too instead of an f/8. I love the idea of the Polaroid.
Of course the camera will only eject the protective shield, if it is turned on. No juice, no work! Use it also with the phone app for a nicer user interface (and remote shooting when on a tripod).
The plastic protector sometimes doesn't eject for me on my now camera. To fix it, I just take the film out and put it back in potentially a few times oh the wonders of polaroid 😂
At least you didn't pay 600usd for it
Many of the issues with the Polaroid film and the cost per shot and the throw away bad shots and trying not to waste a shot could be taken directly from a 50 year old review of a SX-70. To me, Instax film has been so consistant that it always seemed like the Impossible Project was unnecessary nostaglia; you complain that there's no analog instant film and yet there is and it's reasonably priced (relatively) and it's had quality that's been better than Polaroid's film from go. Yes, I get it - it's not the same camera that Aunt Marge used to use at your birthday parties, but still. Hats off to Impossible for using nostaglia to create their market and take them this far. That make a living doing it; I'm not shaming but stating the obvious that seems glossed over - there has ALWAYS been a really decent instant analog ecosystem if folks are interested in that type of photography. This camera is clearly higher end hardware than anything offered by Fuji or Polaroid in decades and perhaps there's enough more 'serious' photographers out there who want an instant analog experience to make the camera a hit for the company. At its 'James Garner & Mariette Hartley' mainstream height, Polaroid was always the outlier - always expensive, always more promise than reality and always a frustrating compromise. Perhaps an expensive neiche camera is what they really need to fill out their product portfolio even if I don't think it's going to sell in big numbers. Largely speaking, who is buying instant analog film? Polaroid nostalgia fans, Instax kids and Lomography types - I don't think this camera is what they are looking for nor what they can afford and those folks are the ones that have been keeping this instant analog photography flame burning.
Indeed, I think this camera is still a shoddy proposition if it's paired with subpar film. Every review I've seen of the I-2 has awful photo samples.
HUH? DID I HEAR A "vieni qua" in a B roll?? italian spotted, glad to see some italians in the youtube international community if it's the case
Becca, do you use a light meter app or an actual light meter? If app would you mind sharing the app name?
A touchscreen takes it out of analogue photography - which is what the design is centered on...analogue.
I feel like Polaroid should just allow 3rd parties to make cameras already, since the film is what’s supposed to make the real profits anyway. More options would eventually lead to better film sales.
I think they are going about it all wrong. They should have an app in which you can take pictures polaroid style, be able to edit it, then send that picture via BT to the Polaroid camera where it can then dispense the print.
That is basically what Fuji has done with the their Instax printers or Mini Evo digital camera.
The expensive "cartridges" of Polaroids is one of the damn reasons why it's not beating instax.
Please publish that basketball photo. That looks amazing!!!😮
FFS Verge, give us more Becca! It's not difficult. Just give her a bunch of money and a camera and let her do what she wants and I'll watch it and click all the ads.
Have you altered the images with popsicle sticks yet?
They need to bring back the SX-70 camera
I’d rather get a 60$ Polaroid from the 80s which actually counts the amount of photos correctly and doesn’t waste my money.
drop the light meter app!!
Having lived through the original generation of polaroid tech, I would not buy into it again ... but I will sell you my striped polyester bell bottoms! 😃
yeah it was cool as a kid and better than waiting for a roll of regular film to be finished to see what was taken...but now and days...i'll take my phone's cam or a digital cam.
I like that you call us buds
I have 3 different 600s and 2 land cameras and I hate the lands but I love the 600s would you say this is comparable to a 600 film polaroid? setup, use, outcome?
Exciting. The biggest killjoy was the price $599. Should be in the $300s.
Especially with all that plastic
What a surprise. Full of negative comments. This isn’t for your average consumer but for a photographer who wants professional Polaroids that are similar to the SX70 or SLR680. Those were also very expensive - over $1000 in todays money.
and not is reflex,not manual focus,plastic lens not glass and not leather skin,not has absolutely similar to sx 70 and slr 680,for this reasons polaroid maked a cameras that nobody want to buy between possessor of old reflex top cameras;this is a camera for people that used polaroid image elite pro probably,similar target but not for spectra rectangular film but for 600,but spectra pro cost in 2023 $ 360 $ not 700,at this price polaroid i 2 can be stay on the rack
This is the ultimate challenge for a film simulation EVF
This for 600$??? They gone nuts! I’ll grab a bronica sq second hand for 500$ and I have medium format professional camera and amazing quality. Or a Mamyia, rollei, yashica …
The weakest part of any modern instant camera is the film stock. I'll never forgive Fuji for discontinuing FP-100C.