RETRO TECH: POLAROID
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ธ.ค. 2019
- Way before cell phone cameras, we took selfies with Polaroids. I explore how the first Polaroid camera, the Polaroid SX-70, turned us all into amateur photographers and paved the way for our social media-obsessed culture. Fellow TH-cam creator and model Karlie Kloss teams up with me to make photo filters the retro way - with bleach. And Peter Mckinnon stops by to play “Dope or Nope.”
0:00 The Polaroid
1:01 Unboxing A Polaroid
3:28 Talking Polaroids
7:12 Shooting With PV
10:21 History of Polaroid
11:49 Dope or Nope
16:35 Shake It
18:48 Karlie Kloss
22:57 Lasting Tech Legacy - บันเทิง
Not to forget, Instagram is so heavily inspired from the Polaroid that IG's original logo was a Polaroid too!
So was IGs first filters... definitely Polaroid inspired
I remember when the first era of Instagram was like shot and share. Yeah Instagram really a digital Polaroid.
ngl, still miss that old ui and logo
BrEMHel Ok boomer
@BrEMHel "I'm born on the le wrong generation " am right ?
“What are the 8 things you want to remember forever?” That question made me appreciate photography nowadays even more.
@@nalaprodd He's referring to how much we rely on photography for our daily lives, we take pictures daily, with the cameras in our pockets smaller than the size of a quarter. We use it to remember, let's be real, could you only have 8 things to ever remember forever? Of course, you'd opt for more.
Same lol
Polaroid was an expensive camera. Even in the 90's I used a 110 "pocket" camera. I forget exactly how many pictures on a cartridge - 14? 16? memory hazy on that. You waited a week to see how many pics looked decent.
@@sonaarr1762 of course not, Algebra has 12 whole postulates, 4 more things than that
Remember unfocused photos aren’t bad photos there’s something abstract about it
Me: oh cool! A video about vintage cameras!
Marques: D R O P T E S T
My heart dropped.
It's so crazy how all of these tech items are in one single device that fits in our pocket.
@@TheRealTTVPepper4042 ok zoomer
@@uhhhhhy you don’t if I’m a zoomer or not
It hurts seeing them dropping a treasure
I am absolutely in love with this documentary style. The fact that it’s not behind a paywall is baffling
I like how everyone is like “DONT SHAKE IT” and the last dude was like “... I was today years old when I learned you don’t shake it”
It previously had to be shaked but not to hard because it had to dry the chemicals on the photo. Nowadays the new poloroid has a protective coating to dry on its own. BTW shaking to hard would cause bubbles in the image.
That's Roy Wood Jr! He's hilarious!
@@trinoromo6619 dude...the whole SKAKE IT is from PEEL APART Polaroid....which is WET after you peel it...it has to DRY. Integral Film ALWAYS had a protective layer, hence shaking never did SQUAT. ever.
actually shaking it does does do something.... it distorts the chemicals and could change the colors / ruin the image.
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This series is just Marques telling boomers how young he is.
Your right
As a Millennial-Xer, I agree
I prefer Xennial 😊
Gen-Z here. Not even a child. That’s kinda weird even to me
Ahem *mark ass
6:40
"Has anyone taken a selfie with a Polaroid?"
Mr. BEAN !!!!
more like a documentary than a youtube video, the quality and effort spent is insane here :) love it
I’d still use a Polaroid camera if the film wasn’t so expensive
Same
@@danielavelez974 Any particular 3rd party brands that are good ?
@@danielavelez974 there is no such thing as THIRD BRAND Integral Film. It is Polaroid, or it isn't. Hell same thing with Fuji Instax.
Polaroid Film was ALWAYS expensive. always. yet I still have Polaroids 40 years later that look like the day I took them.
@@JerryMilton impossible is third party, but since they bought polaroid it is now a ship of theseus, i would argue it is still not original polaroid film nor chemistry
My grandma was obsessed with photographs. When she passed away this exact camera was the keepsake I took and still have to this day to remember her by. She had about 10 boxes full of nothing but Polaroid photos without frames. Her fridge had no blank spots ever. She held the family together. Photography was apart of making those memories special and gave us a way to reflect. This was state of the art in her day.
Your nan sounds super cool
This series made me want to have a Polaroid so bad
I had one when they were fashionable. I thought it was pretty cool. Wherever you were, at the beach, or a hotel, or wherever you were, after you took the picture, all you had to do was take it, and wait a minute and it would print it out.
I have one but the film are so damn expensiveeeee
Two years later, did you ever get one?
I just bought one :)
I have an SX-70 like the one in this vid and its my baby, I shoot it more then any of my other cameras lol, hope you ended up getting one!
I was never a fan of Polarouids, I never understood why people liked old bad quality pictures.
But after this video, i can appreciate them. The Physics behind it is pretty dope
20:40 "Oh wow, that's hot"
*Marques having flashbacks*
Markass brownie
Ahhh that's hot that's hot
I like how he just quickly stood up, looked at her then it immediately cuts 😂😂
Memories of 2019
Was just about to make a comment about his reaction.
The person who made and designed it s a genius
Edwin H. Land was the inventor along with a number of engineers started in 1937.
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Absolutely 👍
its not like they said that 4 times in the video
And the design office that designed it was Henry Dreyfuss, and my grandpa worked there :)
I appreciate how much Marques loves his technology, no matter how old. You can tell by the way he hesitated at the drop test proposal @13:55
4:33 "That's why every photo from back in the day, nobody's smiling" 😂😂
Karlie Kloss: is 6 ft tall
Marques: "Finally, a worthy opponent"
She’s 6’2, he’s 6’3
@@jayrodriguez4202 "worthy"
If he is 6'3 she isn't 6'2, he seems atleast a couple inches taller
@@pavanguna342 nah it's his hair
Isn't she 6'4?
I wish Polaroid Originals (previously "The Impossible Project", the group/company that resurrected the polaroid film as seen in the video) got a shout out. The original Polaroid company died and Polaroid Originals is a whole different team who got Polaroid back into the modern market.
I have a Polaroid tv
While I agree, it's kinda deceptive how they market it unless you really look into what their doing. The film isn't the same nor the "Polaroid" experience that once was. As a kid I remember taking photos, holding them by the bottom and shaking until they developed 3-5min at max. The newer project says 10-15min for full development, not shaking photos, and keeping them away from light.
The original Polaroid company didn't die, they just stopped making film and they sold their old factories and dismantled the machinery for making the film. The Impossible Project actually included former employees from Polaroid, and a few years ago once they got investors they bought Polaroid so it's all one company again.
@@Bandogphoto thanks for clearing this up!
@will you were never supposed to shake them. That was just Andre 3000 that came up with that out of nowhere. In fact, shaking them can damage the photos.
Even in the 90s as a kid when you met someone with a Polaroid camera it blew my mind as I was used to mom sending in the film by mail to be developed and you had to wait a week. Little did I know the technology was much older than me yet it felt futuristic even then.
"What are the 8 things you wanna remember forever?"
Oh that feeling now i remember...when you actually had to think twice before you take a picture
I'm really sad that there's only one more episode of this series left. I've really, really enjoyed it. Thank you Marques and team
There's always a possibility of a season 2 as this has been quite successful
this series is great,please make more
@@markwalshopoulos update : it didn’t
It's so crazy how all of these tech items are in one single device that fits in our pocket.
And incredibly light
From all the polariod cameras iv'e seen. This is the best looking one. Classic and elegant look
I grew up with a Polaroid 600 in the mid-late 90s. Just purchased an Sx-70 with sonar autofocus.
So cool how much quality was put into the build of these old tech devices.
I can't believe you got the 8x10. Great job guys, loved this episode.
New Tech : Touch and Feel
Retro Tech : Smell
“Is this liquor?”
Best line
What is liquor?
I was hesitant to plunge myself into a 25 min video about old tech, but honestly the whole video was a lot of fun! I enjoyed all the different perspectives. Thanks for the awesome content!
I feel like DIO is watching me with this
I was scrolling down just to find something like this
Smash the camera
How much money he gets?
*Take a photo of someone from behind
*There's a star on his shoulder
Are you Italian?
I need a large format camera in my life. That shot of Marquez was pretty incredible.
I found it funny when he was surprised about the quality of the photo lol. The scans from cameras this big can be like 300MP, not even phase one cameras get close.
Imagine getting a retro tech episode about DSLRs
Kinda want that tbh
A digital reflex isn't something retro tho
@@celestix_ I meant in the future... when Digital Reflex becomes a thing of the past..
@@vader567 ooh ok
Really cool to see these cameras making a big come back.
Love how MKBHD was In actual pain during the drop test
thinking how much Money from the show budget spent there !
@@guillermojackson6102 ujjjjjj
TH-cam Premium Gangggg
Keep up the great work Marques! I hope you see this!
Definitely one of my favorite videos from your channel. So cool to learn about the tech that preceded everything we use today.
Me after watching an episode of retro tech : "yeah i'm gonna find it on ebay and buy it"
ebay and the internet : giving weird stares at my kidneys.
What's gonna sticker shock you is the film.
@@vision-gc4hy definitely :(
Go to Amazon and buy Fujifilm Instax Mini 9
@@thecuddlysatan imo it isn't any near to polaroid.
lomography has really awesome cameras and they take the cheaper fuijifilm 👌🏼
Respectful comments and no stupid memes, a major positive for Priemium content.
pp
Andrew B now everyone can watch premium videos😂😂
Andrew B ok boomer
charlyslgado 😂😂
Lololololololololoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Lovely episode. Loved it so much❤️
I love how your videos get so much better each upload. This is pure quality and informative.
I miss these cameras so much... was like magic watching them develop when I was a kid. The anticipation was awesome.
They could've showed Casey's polaroid wall
A beautifully told story. I grew up in the Polaroid era and now collect SX70s.
This series is amazing, I am loving it. Keep it coming Marques.
Oh man, that old ass b&w picture is the best thing ever
“It’s a pleasure to touch, even after 45 years it still feels good...”
Is this a start to "yo mama" joke?
@@szymongrabarczyk3561 I thought that it was a pedo joke. I'm disgusting.
@Gecko Kosai y u buli me
Lool. Like how old is the guy even
@Furry Balls Plopped Menacingly On a Table ridculeer
Marques- Takes two shots
Also marques- I feel like my photography skills are getting better
This series is really good Marques, I hope you do another one of these kind of series in the future, I would really love it, I think everyone would love it. Keep up the good work mate. ~Jesse Australia!
Totally loved this episode of Retro Tech! I do love that sound when you take the photo, also the design of the camera is incredible and amazing! I’m really liking this series!
"I don't know the iPhone letters" 😂
LOL
Is
iPhone X
Wow! This is so intriguing, entertaining and well paced that I didn't even realise that it was 24 min long until it was over! Love this series!
This is the best content I have watched so far that you ever posted MKB! I love almost all of your content but this one takes the crown for now. Amazing production quality, good sound mix and lots of info. Keep it up bro!
I love this series!!!! Takes me back to the day of simpler tech and joy!!!
this feels like a TH-cam Premium Video, not an MKBHD video
Whatever it “feels” like, it’s definitely a good video.
Mkbhd regular vídeos already looks like premium lol
There's no difference between the quality of TH-cam Premium videos and MKBHD's videos
@@BryonLetterman not quality, the style is more like TH-cam's
Lol
It's still magic today...love the colours!
Marques this is one of my favorite videos, you're changing a lot and I like it! Thanks!
to the people who think they're cool because they have premium and they think only they can watch this, no, i dont have premium, and im watching this
There are alot of people who watch without premium premium videos
But the people who have premium can watch this video 4 weeks early
I pook in my sock
@@pochakajeoi8943 Patient people can wait 4 weeks and in the end save some money and watch video.
@@mleah7409 that's what I did I just wait but I said the people who are flexing can watch it before us
@3:42 "This liquor?" 😂 😂 😂😂😂
😂 😂 😂
Marques and team, this is one of my favourite videos that I've ever seen on TH-cam in 15 years. This was delightful. I didn't expect you to get so hands-on with the tech, and I loved the photography and experimenting you did.
I'm a massive fan of instant cameras, I own three and use them nearly every month. My bedroom wall is covered in Polaroids I've taken of friends, family, and people I knew for one night at a party. I think you've done a great job at capturing what was probably so compelling about this tech back when it was new.
I know the series is Retro Tech, but probably my one criticism of this excellent video is that you didn't mention how prevalent instant photography still is. In fact it's not just had a slight resurgence recently, it's cheaper and easier to get into than it ever has been. It just isn't under the Polaroid brand name (but you can still call it that) - the film is called Fuji Instax, and there are tons of cameras by Fuji and third parties!
Ok so I've been putting off watching this because I've been so excited about it. Counterintuitive I know but I wanted to enjoy this video and that I did! It was excellent. MKB did not disappoint! These still give me the butterflies and gets my blood flowing... the OG of what's become today's cameras and photography 📷 🤳 ❤
I always love seeing Polaroid content. I just got into film photography a year ago and I now have a few Polaroid cameras, including the Sonar SX-70
I got into Film Photography a few months ago. I love the development process. You get so much control over it. Do you also use an SLR. I use the minolta 3xi.
I'm amazed that they didn't even mention that Polaroid created a camera that uses SONAR for auto-focusing.
Alright, I actually love this series. Mind Field and Retro Tech are certified DOPE
Michael Medrano word.
Truth. Mind Field is what made me subscribe to premium.
I love it how you filmed yourself discovering the camera! Exactly what everyone would go through when manipulating it the first one and that's so much more interesting than someone already knowing how it works!
In the first minute, I'm so amazed by your video production. Just a straight up well done.
Being the photography geek that I am, I'm living for this
Wow, This was really well done. Great job Marques and team!
My dad has the SX-70 when it first came out back in the 70s.
I love using it and the motor sound after pressing the red shutter button was a very memorable experience.
The subtitles being moved to where the person talking is in the frame is actually really underappreciated and total overkill.
I’m glad you interviewed Kyle Depew from Brooklyn Film Camera! That shop is singlehandedly doing so much for not only instant photography but film in general!
14:13 every time they dropped the camera, my heart skipped a beat
Retro tech is a great idea, reminds me of my youth and its new amazing products! Loved it!
Loved the way you approached this story, Marques. Keep up the good work!
who would have thought we got to see marques and karlie kloss in one frame 😯
Shipped!!
I love shooting with my Polaroids, the SX-70 is just awesome
This is beautiful, thank you for making it. Hits me just right.
Checks under the seat*
"Is this liquor"
"So the development of a Polaroid is heat based. Huh." Yes, that's how chemistry works! d:
I'm jealous that this Polaroid looks so much cooler than the ones of my youth lol.
Agree
Fokkin loved my Polaroid in the 90s, was excited to know that there is still a modern lineage somewhere (as last I'd heard on things was when they died out), totally gonna get one soon
That picture that you took right there at the start my man, keep it, it will be a museum asset. A retro camera original taking a picture of a contemporary camera man.
Shake it Shake it Shake it Shake it Like polaroid picture
-André 3000
I felt that
You just hit me with a little nostalgia my man
except, you aren’t supposed to shake the newer film (Polaroid original film)
poser not supposed to shake the old stuff either
**becomes a puppet on your back and gives you advice**
Loving this show! Makes me want to get a polaroid camera
Glad to see the hard working of you, you are great keep it going mate ✌️
I’m really impressed by this series. Great job man
"it feels like you're breaking it" I remember thinking exactly that the first few times I started shooting polaroids.
That kid was smart. He figured out it was a printer/camera before most average adults would have
Okay. So I love your tech channel. But tell me why I was even more stoked on this nostalgic bit!
Very well done Marques! Great production and story telling!
This series is amazing
2:00 background music is sooooo dope ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Marques, awesome tech that you present!!! Thank you. 😃
Wow, I usually never comment but this is the first solo video of you I've seen, the first being colab with Peter McKinnon, and I must say, this video was greatly put! Now I need to go save and burn some money on polaroid(s)! I wish I saw this 10 years ago when I was more into photography, but again, wow! Great work Marques!
“you feel like you are breaking it” yeah thats pretty much old tech
a lot of stuff quite rough and strong
Back when I was young.. early 80’s.. I wondered why it said “Land camera” by the film eject area.. now I know..
We used to push the chemicals around while the pic was appearing making funky pics. Also the batteries in the sx70 film still retained a bunch of power, so we made little LED lights attach to the battery and carried around at night in our pockets. I was a demonstrator working for Polaroid so we had a ton of the batteries! Great video! Thanks!
I love this Retro Tech series, Marques Brownlee ⭐️ I always wanted a Polaroid camera
When I was younger my Dad had an early Poloroid camera. It was before they invented the one piece self developing film. Back then when the picture was taken you had to pull on a tab at the end of the film and a sandwich of layers would come out. You then had to use a roller type device to roll over the film packet to evenly distribute the chemicals that was sandwiched between the film layer and a a layer of paper that covered the film. You then had to time it for a few minutes and then pull the paper layer off the film layer and it would be developed. You then inspected the picture to see if it was fully developed. If it wasn't you waited a few minutes. When you were satisfied you had to then roll a fixer chemical roller over the picture to stop the developing process. Then you rolled a protective chemical over the finished product. It was very labor intensive but still better than waiting a week for your film to be developed.
I still remember the slimy fixer pad that always got all over your hands. You had to immediately wash your hands because it was mildly poisonous.
19:04
Marques: or is it?
Vsauce : wait a minute ,that's illegal😅
Dude, this video looks like s reality tv series or something....such high video quality and high attention to detail and camera!! Wow! Damnn!!!🔥🔥
Haha, that 'sound of 1995' observation was bang on!
20:55 pretty sure hear gives any chemical reaction a boost because for a chemical reaction to happen the partials need to rub of one another and heat gives the particals energy and when they go faster there more likely to run against each other idk tho I probably explained it wrong