Monday 18 February 2013

Design Practice 2: The Impossible - Products

I started looking at the products they have so I could see what could be possible to design or influence the direction of my brief. I really like the packaging for the film and the complete variation between all the cameras. They each have a different personality and characteristics making them individual.

Products

FILM

Silver Shade









Colour Shade







8x10


Dry Age




CAMERAS

THE IMPOSSIBLE FILM PROCESSING UNIT
(FPU)


After 18 months of intense research and development, Impossible introduces a groundbreaking module for analog instant photography: A high precision platform named "Impossible FPU" (Film Processing Unit), that processes and develops Impossible instant film. This highly advanced device is the basis for a range of new analog instant cameras and hardware concepts to be introduced in 2013. 

THE IMPOSSIBLE INSTANT LAB

AN IMPOSSIBLE IDEA TO FINALLY FUSE DIGITAL AND ANALOG
The Impossible Instant Lab is an innovative tool that turns digital iPhone images into real analog instant photos on Impossible film, using an accompanying Impossible iPhone app. 


PINHOLE CAMERA

Right now the development of new analog instant cameras is on top of the list of exciting and challenging things ahead of us. We are currently working on two concepts: the Impossible Pinhole camera and the Impossible Viewfinder camera.

The Impossible Pinhole camera, dedicated by the original concept of the camera obscura, being one of the most primary and analog methods of photography in a modern interpretation. Restarting photography from the very beginning.

VIEWFINDER CAMERA
The Impossible Viewfinder camera. Finally bringing back a new "real" high quality instant camera bringing back photography to people who care about real moments. Offering all the features that you are dreaming of.






FOLDING TYPE
Considered to be Dr. Land’s masterpiece, this camera is a truly revolutionary invention in many ways. Produced from 1972 onwards, the SX-70 was the first foldable SLR camera and also the first Polaroid camera to use Time Zero integral film with its iconic broad white frame.
ALL MODELS:
SX-70, SX-70 Model 2, SX-70 Model 3, SX-70 Alpha 1, SX-70 Sonar OneStep, SX-70 Alpha 1 Executive, Supercolor AutoFocus, SX-70 Alpha 1 Model 2, TimeZero SX-70 AutoFocus, SX-70 Executive, TimeZero SX-70 AutoFocus Model 2
BOX TYPE
The first box type plastic cameras using Time Zero integral film. Many variations of this basic design were used for later SX-70 and 600 film cameras.
ALL MODELS:
Encore!, Instant 1000, Instant 1000 DeLuxe, Model 500, Model 1000, Model 1000 S, Model 1500, Model 2000, Model 3000, OneStep, OneStep Plus, Pronto! RF, Pronto! S, Pronto! SM, Pronto! Sonar OneStep, Pronto! B, Pronto! Extra, Pronto! Plus, Presto!, Sonar AutoFocus 5000, Super Clincher, Supercolor 1000, Supercolor 1000 DeLuxe, Supercolor AutoFocus, Supercolor AutoFocus 3500, The Button, TimeZero OneStep, TimeZero Pronto AF
FOLDING TYPE
Produced from 1982 onwards, the SLR-680 is similar in design to the SX-70 Sonar, but additionally features a built in electronic flash and uses type 600 integral film.
ALL MODELS:
SLR 680, SLR 680 SE, SLR 690
BOX TYPE
Countless variations of this model were produced during the nineteen eighties and nineties. Use type 600 integral film. The most common and numerous Polaroid cameras around today.
ALL MODELS:
600 AF, 600 Extreme, 600 LMS, 630 Lightmixer, 636 Autofocus, 636 Close-up, 636 Double Exposure, 640, 650, 660 Autofocus, Amigo 610, Amigo 620, Barbie Camera, Business Edition 600, Business Edition 600 2, Cool Cam, Impulse, Impulse AF, Impulse QPS, Job Pro, Job Pro 2, One600, One600 Job Pro, Lightmixer 660 AF, One600 Pro, One600 Ultra, OneStep 600, OneStep 600 Express, OneStep 600, OneStep 600 Express, OneStep 600 Flash, OneStep 600 Flash Closeup, OneStep AF, OneStep Talking Camera, Polaroid P, Pronto 600, Quick 610, Spice Cam, Spirit, Spirit 600, Spirit 600 CL, Sun 600, Sun 650, Sun 660, Supercolor 635, Supercolor 635 CL, Supercolor 645 CL, Supercolor 670 AF, Taz Camera, The Construction Camera



Produced from the late 1980s up until the early 2000s in various variations and models. Image/ Spectra images are slightly larger than 600 and SX-70 images.
ALL MODELS:
Image, Image 2, Image Elite, Image Elite Pro, Image Pro, Image 1200, Image System E, Macro 5 SLR, Spectra, Spectra 2, Spectra 1200i, Spectra 1200si, Spectra 1200FF, Spectra Blitz, Spectra Onyx, Spectra Pro, ProCam


Starting with the Model 100 in 1963, Polaroid introduced countless different models using type 100 peel apart pack film. The last model being made was the modern Polaroid 185 built by NPC in Japan. Type 100 film is still being manufactured by Fuji today.
ALL MODELS:
100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 125, 135, 180, 185, 190, 195, 210, 215, 220, 225, 230, 240, 250, 315, 320, 325, 330, 335, 340, 350, 355, 360, 420, 430, 440, 450, 455, 600-600SE, Big Shot, Big Swinger 3000, Colorpack 100, Colorpack 200, Colorpack II, Colorpack III, Colorpack IV, Colorpack M6, Colorpack V (CP5), Countdown 70, Countdown 90, Countdown M60, Countdown M80, EE100, EE100 Special, EE55, EE58, EE60, EE66, Fotorama FP-UL, FP-14 Dual, Fuji FP-1 Fotorama, Instant 30, Konica Instant Press, Memory Maker, Miniportrait, Minute Maker, NPC 195, ProPack, Studio Express, Super Colorpack, Super Colour Swinger III, Super Shooter, The Clincher, The Colorpack, The Reporter



Polaroid 8 x 10” prints get exposed in large format cameras and are then processed in this contraption, which works electronically or with a manual crank.
ALL MODELS:
Polaroid 8x10 Film Processor, Daylab 35 Plus, Daylab 120


Introduced by Polaroid together with around ten 20 x 24” cameras in 1977, these materials were originally conceived as demonstration items for fairs and trade shows, but quickly became very popular with artists and photographers because of their phenomenal resolution and print size. Impossible exclusively manufactures 20x24” integral film for Impossible Works projects.
The film holder attaches to any 4 x 5” camera equipped with a graflok- or spring-back. Uses Polaroid 4 x 5 inch sheet film.


Introduced in the early 1970s, type 80 peel apart film produces square format images smaller than the rectangular type 100 format.
ALL MODELS:
Clincher 2, Colorpack 200, Colorpack 80, Colorpack 82, Colorpack 85, Colorpack 88, Colour Swinger, Colour Swinger II, EE100, EE100 Special, EE22, EE33, EE38, EE44, EE55, EE58, EE60, EE88, Electric Zip, Instant 10, Instant 20, Instant 30, Minute Maker, Minute Maker Plus, Pinhole 80 Olive, Square Shooter, Square Shooter 2, Square Shooter 4, Super Colour Swinger, Super Colour Swinger II, Super Colour Swinger III, Super Shooter, Super Shooter Plus, Super Swinger, Swinger EE, The Clincher, The Reporter, Zip


The first commercially available instant film cameras, starting with the Model 95 in 1948. Films were finally discontinued in the 1990s.
ALL MODELS:
Model 20 Swinger, Model 80 Highlander, Model 80A Highlander, Model 80B Highlander, Model 95, Model 95A Speedliner, Model 95B Speedlinder, Model 100, Model 110 Pathfinder, Model 110A Pathfinder, Model 110B Pathfinder, Model 120, Model 150, Model 160, Model 415, Model 700, Model 800, Model 850, Model 900, Model J33, Model J66, Model M15 Swinger Sentinel, Swinger II


Short-lived format, introduced by Polaroid in 1993. Type 500 integral images are smaller than the SX-70 or type 600 images.
ALL MODELS:
Captiva, JoyCam, PopShots, Vision


These cameras produce small (36 x 24mm) adhesive images on Polaroid Pocket Film. Introduced in the late 1990s.
ALL MODELS:
i-Zone, i-Zone Convertible, i-Zone Digital Combo, i-Zone with Radio, Xiao

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