A couple of weeks ago Polaroid announced they would no longer be producing their iconic range of instant film. This may have come as a shock to 95% of the camera using public, not because they are going to miss it but more likely because they were surprised to hear anyone still used the stuff. It's been a while since I've had cause to use instant film, and even then it was Fuji (still available) but it is a bit worrying to hear if you're still using any sort of analogue camera. Ilford went into administration in 2004 but was saved a few months later in a management buyout. Kodak slashed about 15,000 jobs in 2005. The general trend is not an encouraging one.
There's an article in the current edition of
Monocle magazine about this very trend. They try to put a hopeful spin on the story but in the end I can't help thinking
Hiroshi Sugitmoto has the right idea. In the spirit of doomsday survivalists everywhere he's stockpiling the stuff in freezers.
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