The Last Polaroid Spectra Images
I took these images in October 2021, with expired Impossible Project PZ600 Silver Shade UV+ black and white instant film that was first introduced in June of 2010, but stamped with an production date of October 2012. Thus these images posted here were taken with film that was 9-years old.
The film for Polaroid’s old Spectra cameras which sadly for this camera model has been discontinued going forward. So are these some of the last Spectra Camera images??!!
"...The Impossible Project was founded in 2008 after Polaroid announced in February 2008 that it would stop producing film for Polaroid cameras. The founders are Florian Kaps, André Bosman and Marwan Saba. In June 2008, Kaps and Bosman met at the Polaroid factory's closing event and decided to found a company to produce materials for Polaroid cameras. In October 2008, Impossible bought the production machinery from Polaroid for $3.1 million and leased a building, called Building Noord, which was formerly part of the Polaroid plant in Enschede, Netherlands..."
Source: https://wiki2.org/en/Polaroid_Originals\
The PZ 600 Silver Shade UV+ wass a further development of the early formula PZ 600 Silver Shade. The UV+ was said to provide improved image stability and better B&W tones as the chemistry for the instant film evolved. Depending on the temperature during development, the color tone of the later black and white image changes. So at about 20°C you get sharp black and white tones and at about 23°C more a sepia look.
More Information on the history of the Impossible Projects early instant film development see this resource link: https://danfinnen.com/article/the-early-films-failures-and-triumphs-of-the-impossible-project/
For the complete history on the Impossible Project (now Polaroid again) see its Wikipedia history here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaroid_B.V.
