My trip to the thrift store

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So the film for my kodak camera is no longer being made, yes? Also, I work at walgreens and we are still getting polaroid 600 in our orders. I just bought a pack today

Kodak lost the patent infringement lawsuit to Polaroid, in the 80s. If you owned a camera you could mail in the logo from the front and get a rebate. That's why you'll find most of them, without the logo on the front. No film made for the Kodak cameras for a long time.

What they said, you can still find instant film for the 600 series cameras if you want to have some fun.

Polaroid, founded by Harvard University dropout Edwin Land in 1937 and bought out by Petters Group Worldwide three years ago, will make enough instant film to last into 2009. It plans to license the technology to third-party companies for diehard customers. Polaroid stopped making instant cameras for commercial use in 2006 and halted production of consumer models last year (2007).

Polaroid 669 is a medium-contrast, medium-speed, daylight (5500°K), (electronic flash) balanced color print film with extended dynamic range. Last listed at $22.50 at B&H and Andorama. Higher elsewhere.

Other sources, office supply houses, sometimes close outs at hardware stores (go figure?) and of course eBay.

Fuji makes the film packs for ID cameras, some color negative film for people who use "Polaroid backs" on the view cameras and large format cameras, and they are making some film compatible with some Polaroid models.

Say CHEESE! (remember the SNL bit with cheese instead of pictures coming out of the camera?)

I don't see anything wrong with collecting old cameras, even useless Polaroid models. If the price is right and it's fun... do it!