Impossible Spectra Color Polaroid Film, White (4518)

Color is a bit yellowish, even with flash. Instructions are a jumble of vagueness. It develops in 20-30 minutes and you're supposed to keep it in darkness until then, so I got the Frog Tongue. But then what? Can I take the just-shot photo out of the frog tongue and put it somewhere else? Is it more sensitive to light during the first 30 seconds of developing? Do I have to keep it in total darkness for 30 minutes? This info is not on the box and not on the Impossible web site. I'm just supposed to keep buying this EXPENSIVE film and keep messing around with it until I find out for myself that the photos really never get any better than the washed-out yellow that I'm getting now?If your camera works properly, this film will make pictures. Save the box. Use the Frog Tongue, then remove the photos immediately and put them in the box. Avoid exposing the undeveloped picture to light while transferring from the Frog Tongue to the box. Keep the box in your inside-jacket pocket or somewhere away from light. Don't look at them for 30 minutes (this takes away the joy of instant photography).

First off, I appreciate what the Impossible Project is trying to do. I really do. However, a bad film is a bad film.1) The results are completely unpredictable. Some people might actually like this. It's that lo-fi, lomo effect. You'll get splotches of bad chemicals and streaks. The film is not sharp...you'll get plenty of hazy shots. However, lomo-style film is usually cheap for this reason. Which leads me to:2) The pricing is insane. At $3+ per shot, IP film costs do not line up with the quality of the product. Especially since:3) The film is non-archival, apparently. Don't expect those expensive memories to last. They'll fade away in a few years.4) The film pack could be completely bad. The chemistry in these are utterly hit-or-miss. Also, plan on constantly cleaning the rollers in your camera, because this film can't handle anything but sparkling rollers.5) The color film takes 40 minutes to develop, and you have to keep it in the dark that whole time.Without exaggeration, you could easily shoot 2 packs of film and walk away with only a few keepers. Price to keeper ratio can end up being $12 a shot, and those expensive shots will not even be around in a few years.As it stands, I won't be buying any more of IP's films until something major changes. I loved the idea of shooting my old Polaroid again, but it's just not worth it.Fuji is ruling the instant market. Their film is great. Consistent, archival, sharp, develops faster, doesn't need to be shielded from light after shooting, and is much cheaper.

Liked the overall quality as I use Impossible film often. My first pack was used for a brand new Spectra 2, though the camera would 'jam' after taking the photo. I thought this was due to the camera, but after some research and messing with the film pack in a darkroom, I realized the black 'sticker' that is placed on the opening of the film cartridge was preventing the film from moving out of the cartridge, and leaving it at the rollers, causing the film to burn at the bottom, making the photo appear, with a blob at the bottom.Other friends who purchased spectra systems, and many people I spoke to on online forums had similar issues with the camera not ejecting photos, and to my friends who did have the issue, the sticker was indeed the issue.To go into specifics of the problem, before the sticker was removed, the camera would make an odd sound as if it were struggling, and the film stopped at the base of the photo, only touching the white border. The light for the flash had turned off and didn't turn back on until I opened the film door and pressed the shutter button again, upon the third try, the photo came out.This lasted until the second photo where I looked on various forums looking for a solution, where I found that peeling off the sticker on the cartridge opening (where the film is ejected) is the cause for most jamming issues. This was indeed the case, for me and my friends, and the process caused at least four photos to be ruined, two by the jamming, and two more by fixing it (came out completely gray)I hope this was the result of a bad batch and all cartidges don't have the same issue. The remaining few photos were worth it though.

I have a Polaroid Spectra First Edition that is a favorite Camera of our family, so was very excited to see that I could buy film again for it. Ordered one pack of Color and One Pack of B&W for Holiday Season. Pulled out the color pack at our family Christmas Party This Weekend. Very disappointed! Not one picture turned out. Bought the Frog tongue and everything...They ejected, but just either looked Black, Green, or Grey...a ghost of an image. After Spending nearly $ 60 for the two packs and the frog tongue, I am feeling ripped off! Don't think I want to open the B&W. I would love this [product if it worked! ( and was a little less expensive)

I was excited to get this film for my Spectra camera but disappointed in the product. I know that The Impossible Project had to essentially start over from scratch but the material quality is significantly behind and should be considered a beta test if anything and priced accordingly.While the first few images developed just fine, the 4th and 5th images developed with a blob at the top where the developer in the picture's built-in envelope just ran out, leaving a section at the top of the image where it was exposed but not developed. It's easy to spot the manufacturing defect here and I can only hope that The Impossible Project takes a look at their developer formula and can reconfigure it to be the correct amount of chemical.