There is never much time during a business trip to go out and take photos. This is especially true for trips to India since there isn’t much ground to cover between the hotel and the office. I didn’t have much time to add an extra today to look around. So, I chose a one of the cheapest cameras I have, a Euro10 Polaroid Supercolor 1000 which is a no thrill point and shoot being stuffed with Impossible SX-70. I got a couple of b&w and color film packs, loaded the electronic flash and planned to shoot some portraits. First I was a bit concerned going “Gilden” style flashing people from a close distance right in the face. However, when you are a 2m tall western guy with a friendly smile, people start to be interested and I even started talking to some. Although, I wanted to keep the feeling of rushing by, taking the shot and moving on. Sometimes I took a second shot and gave it to the people I photographed. The smile in their faces when the picture appeared had no price. Maybe the picture sticks now on a wall somewhere in Bangalore.
Looking at the originals, they look just fine. Viewed from maximum of 40cm they look fairly sharp and detailed. But scanning them shows the “truth”. They are not really sharp but what is to expect from a tiny lens and a chemical process that happens all right there in the paper. To me, it’s still pretty amazing thanks to Edwin H. Land who invented the instant photography. I”m also happy that the Impossible guys picked up the old machines and were able to create their very own instant films.
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Looking at the recent appearance of new instant film cameras by lomography, fuji as well as leica, there seems to be a segment that is very popular with young and old. All in all it’s good news for analog photography.
The only thing I haven’t figured out yet is how to display these tiny images. Best thing is just to hang them on a wire to be seen but the’ get dusty. Second option is individual frames. I’ll never be finished drilling hold in the walls.
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