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Impossible Project I-1 Camera Bundle

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Impossible Project I-1 Camera Bundle

Name: Impossible Project I-1 Camera Bundle
Brand: Polaroid
SKU: impossible-project-i-1-camera-bundle
Rating: 2.8 (10 reviews)

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Praised by Wired, Stuff, and The Verge, the Impossible I-1 is the first new camera system for the original Polaroid photo format in more than a decade. Similar enough to the Polaroids of yore to feel familiar, the I-1 has been updated with a host of modern, user-friendly features Read More

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Jabrontelle

Nov 21, 2021

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Not many good experiences with this camera

In theory this camera had a lot of features that offered a great middleground between physical printing and cell phone functionality, but in practice rarely produced usable prints. Most were incomplete and out of all of the 16 prints that came with the camera, only 1 came out fully developed.

Recommends this product? No

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JimmyTseng

Jul 24, 2019

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Missing Items

Missing neck strap and case. Let Drop know, apparently there is no assistance at all. Very disappointed

Recommends this product? No

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Lionwai

May 28, 2019

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Bought 2 sets but received only 1, waiting reply from admin

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MyNameisNero

May 3, 2019

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The camera itself is great, build quality is solid and it doesn't feel cheap. The flash ring is plenty bright and the way Impossible incorporated it as an indicator tool was pretty smart. The photos come out a tad over-exposed on a sunny day and with the flash. but the exposure controls counter that pretty well. Also, the Bluetooth integration is awesome, I already see this being a great tool for photography. But my only complaint lies in the critical component that this camera needs: THE FILM Both cartridges had dry-rotted plastic, the trays broke as I opened the film packs. This made the cartridges almost unusable and many of the photos in the pack were partially exposed before they even developed. The camera was unable to eject the photos properly and I ended up with double exposed images (unintentionally). IDK if Massdrop got a deal on an old lot, but QC on the Polaroid Originals film is lacking. Overall though, I did get my money's worth with the camera, it looks great and I'm looking forward to shooting with it.

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maxebryan

Apr 25, 2019

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came in and it won't charge :( i think maybe i just got a bad unit but i don't think i can exchange it; i was excited but now i'm just sad

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vermin

Apr 20, 2019

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Beautifully packaged, beautifully designed and works very well for the price. Would buy again, definitely.

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GoneZero

Apr 14, 2019

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Clean design, fun to use but it also takes a few shots to learn how to get the exposure correct. One of the pins for my viewfinder can pop out easily and its pretty tedious to get it back in but other than that everything else is fine so far.

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aleph_one

Apr 9, 2019

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Overall: 5 stars for fun, -1 star for some ergonomic issues I'm incredibly surprised by how well this camera works. I really didn't expect too much, but so far my photos have been clean and detailed, with few of the streaking issues I saw in earlier reviews of the camera and film. The black and white film (the only one I've used so far) has a very nice contrast and tone, retaining detail in the shadows and doing reasonably well in the highlights. Development time is as advertised at 5-10 min)

The switches and buttons feel good, and you can tell Teenage Engineering produced the camera itself (and the packaging, oh boy). The only real problem I have is that it's very awkward to hold the camera with two hands and still use the shutter button in a way that feels natural. It's a heavy enough camera that I want to stabilize it with two hands. Auto-focus has worked really well so far, and I found framing to be pretty accurate to the viewfinder. I haven't used it long enough to know if the battery drains as quickly as I've heard it will, but I wouldn't expect marathon shooting sessions with it. Flash is pretty decent, and sometimes VERY necessary. Last note is about the film: it's more expensive than Instax Square by a decent amount, and Instax Square isn't cheap to begin with. That said, this film is larger and comes in B&W, which Instax Square does not. I'm curious to see the color performance, because Instax generally does really well with color reproduction, but the B&W looks gorgeous to my eye. In the end, this is a camera I'll absolutely throw in my bag for portrait shoots. If it ever stops working, it'll make a great design accent in my studio.

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