I know its not being made anymore, but I really really really want to get some 40-series film to use in my old Polaroid rollfilm camera. Where can I buy some?
I realize I sorta covered this topic on the page where I describe a few alternate techniques for taking pictures with rollfilm cameras (referenced above), but I still get asked this from time to time. The answer is that there really isn’t any sort of even vaguely regular source for this sort of thing, and what little that might still turn up should be approached very cautiously, since this film, even if stored under ideal conditions, is getting near the end of its useful life. Keep in mind that the last of this stuff is now at least 8 years out of date. [Some of you may be aware that conventional B&W film can still be quite usable a very long time after manufacture if stored properly, but Polaroid film has an added complication in that the processing chemicals are part of the product, and are much more perishable than the sensitized material itself.] By the way, as a reminder– do not store Polaroid film in your freezer. Freezing may cause the development chemicals to crystalize and be
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