Australia: type 80 polaroid

I recently just bought a polaroid back for my holga which takes
polaroid type 80 film. i admit i didnt do any research into what film
it takes and just assumed it would be easy enough to find, but i was so
wrong!
Ive been searching for the last week and only found one place,
vanbar.com.au, which had it in stock, but only 3 packs. I also came
accross borge.com.au, but they wouldnt reply to any emails
what is the deal with this film? has Polaroid stopped producing it?

I wouldnt mind if someone in australia could help me find a few more
boxes

Have you tried to contact Polaroid directly?

if you will be using it regularly, it may be economical to purchase
from USA...if it is easily obtainable there.

Vanbar are quite helpful and I have been to Borge (Chatswood?).
Regards,
Alan

On 5 Dec 2004 22:42:22 -0800, wrote:

I recently just bought a polaroid back for my holga which takes
polaroid type 80 film. i admit i didnt do any research into what film
it takes and just assumed it would be easy enough to find, but i was so
wrong!
Ive been searching for the last week and only found one place,
vanbar.com.au, which had it in stock, but only 3 packs. I also came
accross borge.com.au, but they wouldnt reply to any emails
what is the deal with this film? has Polaroid stopped producing it?

I wouldnt mind if someone in australia could help me find a few more
boxes

From what I understand, Fuji has taken over a big majority, if not all, of the
Polaroid company. (I apologize for not knowing all the details.) Since this has
happened my friends, who are still taking photography courses in school, have
mentioned that the film has been more difficult to find. I'm not too sure what
the future of the film holds, unfortunately. Since Fuji is also going the way
of digital technology now, it's hard to say if the film will still be in
production in 5-10 years. I'm hoping it stays in production because I tend to
use it once in a while myself. lol

"Idolize55" wrote in message
...

Since Fuji is also going the way
of digital technology now, it's hard to say if the film will still be in
production in 5-10 years. I'm hoping it stays in production because I tend
to
use it once in a while myself. lol

We will all be dead before film stops being manufactured.

But it is going to become more of a niche (dare I say "Cult") item, and
won't be as easily accessible as it is now--with film being sold at every
drugstore.

And it will probably end up being manufactured in some Third World country,
by people that earn $5.00 a day. (Being a mature product, it will probably
be of high quality, too).

But you will probably see a sharp decrease in the number of labs that will
process it. I think film will become a product that is used in mainly
high-end photo applications. It is fast becoming eclipsed in many typical
consumer uses. Only my 2-cents' worth--I think most of us will agree that,
for many (not all) film applications, the handwriting is on the wall.

"Jeremy" wrote in message
ink.net...


Sorry, I may have misread your post. I was commenting on regular film, not
the prospects of Polaroid film.

Polaroid may well go the way of the dinosaur, sorry to say.

Idolize55 wrote:
From what I understand, Fuji has taken over a big majority, if not all, of the
Polaroid company. (I apologize for not knowing all the details.) Since this has
happened my friends, who are still taking photography courses in school, have
mentioned that the film has been more difficult to find. I'm not too sure what
the future of the film holds, unfortunately. Since Fuji is also going the way
of digital technology now, it's hard to say if the film will still be in
production in 5-10 years. I'm hoping it stays in production because I tend to
use it once in a while myself. lol

If you are referring to Polaroid "film", they launched five new products
in the 80 format only a year ago.

-- Lassi

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 17:32:39 GMT, "Jeremy" wrote:


But you will probably see a sharp decrease in the number of labs that will
process it. I think film will become a product that is used in mainly
high-end photo applications. It is fast becoming eclipsed in many typical
consumer uses. Only my 2-cents' worth--I think most of us will agree that,
for many (not all) film applications, the handwriting is on the wall.


"Frodo Lives"

But I don't know about film.


rafe b.
http://www.terrapinphoto.com

We will all be dead before film stops being manufactured.

I seriously hope you're right. There is a guy who works at my local photo shop
(where they ido/i sell Polaroid film most of the time) and whenever I go in
there to buy 120 film he is always asking me, "Why don't you just go digital?"
This man drives me insane. First of all, the store would be losing a huge
percentage of its income if everyone "went digital", if you consider that
getting prints made from a roll of 35mm now costs no less than $8.00. What
shocks me even more is that the man is probably in his early 60's. One would
think a man of his age would be sad over the deterioration of the "film
generation". It almost makes me NOT want to go in there for film any more.

Sorry, I went a little off-topic. ;-)

We will all be dead before film stops being manufactured.

I seriously hope you're right. There is a guy who works at my local photo shop
(where they ido/i sell Polaroid film most of the time) and whenever I go in
there to buy 120 film he is always asking me, "Why don't you just go digital?"
This man drives me insane. First of all, the store would be losing a huge
percentage of its income if everyone "went digital", if you consider that
getting prints made from a roll of 35mm now costs no less than $8.00. What
shocks me even more is that the man is probably in his early 60's. One would
think a man of his age would be sad over the deterioration of the "film
generation". It almost makes me NOT want to go in there for film any more.

Sorry, I went a little off-topic. ;-)