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Amorougen t1_j5moibv wrote

Reply to comment by RolesG in TIL The SX 70 Land, released in 1972, was the first instant camera to use automatic-developing integral film, meaning no waste to clean up, as all process chemicals are permanently stored in the print by Ok_Copy5217

Goes back way further than the 70's. First commercial one was in 1948.

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RolesG t1_j5mq5ea wrote

Oh I know. A summer camp that I used to work at has a big collection of old cameras, lots of old Polaroids in it.

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tforkner t1_j5rloqo wrote

Yeah, but there was waste associated with each picture. There was paper you had to peel off of the print after you timed its developing, and there was a preservative chemical swab you had to wipe the picture with. I can still remember the smell.

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Amorougen t1_j5rmg5w wrote

But it was top of the technology world for a while. That smell was like acetic acid or vinegar if I remember correctly).

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tforkner t1_j5rmpji wrote

Oh, yeah- that camera was one of my dad's prized possessions and the only thing he had that would have been considered a luxury item back then. I think it was a really early model. He had the flash setup and a box that would hold another photo so you could take a picture of it, making a copy.

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