Instant Film

• Polaroid 600 cameras: 600 film.
• Polaroid SX-70: SX-70 film or 600 film. Every SX-70 we sell has an OpenSX70 board, so it shoots both.
• Polaroid Now, Now+ and I-2: i-Type or 600 film.
• Polaroid GO: GO film.
• Instax Mini, Square and Wide cameras: the matching Instax film.
• Peel-apart pack cameras: FP-100C.

Keep it in the fridge and let a pack warm up for about an hour before you shoot. Heat and cold both change the colors.

Yes. Polaroid makes 600, SX-70, i-Type and GO film today, and Fujifilm makes Instax Mini, Square and Wide. We stock all of them. Polaroid packs hold 8 photos and Instax packs hold 10, so check which one your camera takes before you buy.

Each instant photo is a tiny darkroom: the frame holds its own developing chemicals, and every Polaroid pack also holds the battery that powers the camera. Polaroid film costs about $2.50–$3.50 a shot here. Instax Mini is the cheapest instant film, at about 90 cents a shot.

Yes, slowly. Each box has a date, and fresh film gives the truest color. Older film shifts color, loses contrast and can stop developing fully. Heat does the most damage, so never leave packs in a hot car. Unopened packs keep longest in the fridge.

Color Polaroid film takes about 10–15 minutes and black and white about 5–10 minutes. Shield the photo from light as it comes out and keep it face down while it develops. Shaking it does not help. Instax develops faster, in about 90 seconds.