Polaroid announced on October 2, 2019, that they will be ending production of their wide instant film, the Spectra. The film, which has been around since 1986, started causing problems for the Spectra cameras where it frequently jammed and broke down.
Since 1986, Spectra has played an important part in Polaroid’s film offering and in the world of analog instant photography. With three decades behind them, these wide format cameras are now coming to the end of their useful lives. Jamming and frequent breakdowns are now affecting the majority of these cameras, and unfortunately, this is not something we can influence with our film.
After extensive testing, we have concluded that we cannot support these cameras any longer. So today, with a heavy heart, we are announcing the end of production for Spectra film.
Oskar Smolokowski
CEO, Polaroid Originals
Unfortunately, their team was not able to find a solution after months of testing and that ultimately forced Polaroid to halt production of the Spectra film altogether.
Head of manufacturing, Andrew Billen, also says that,
This fault is completely random and depends on many variables with each pack of film and the configuration of the camera circuitry. There is, unfortunately, no simple fix.
Andrew Billen
Head of Global Manufacturing, Polaroid Originals
The last batch of the Polaroid Spectra is on sale in the Polaroid website. If you have a Spectra camera, you should purchase them now while they’re still available.
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