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| + | The Polaroid Corporation was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. It is most famous for its instant film cameras, which reached the market in 1948, and continue to be the company's flagship product line. The company's original dominant market was in polarized sunglasses, an outgrowth of Land's self-guided research in polarization after leaving Harvard University at the age of 17 (he later returned to Harvard to continue his research). | ||
| + | After Polaroid defeated Kodak in a patent battle, Kodak left the instant camera business on January 9, 1986. | ||
| − | ==[[Instant Rollfilm]]== | + | Polaroid managed to develop an instant movie system, Polavision, based on the Dufay color process. The product was too late to market and had to compete with the upcoming video based systems. As a result most of the manufactured product was sold off as a job lot. |
| + | The company entered the digital photography market late in the game, and as a result has neither a significant market share nor significant innovation in this area. | ||
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| + | The company filed for federal bankruptcy protection in October 11, 2001, and most of the business was thereafter carried on by the Polaroid Holding Company (PHC), managed by Bank One. Significant criticism surrounded this takeover because the process left executives of the company with large bonuses, while stockholders, as well as current and retired employees, were left with nothing. Polaroid's bankruptcy was widely believed to be the result of the failure of its senior management to see the effect of digital cameras on its film business, a fate that also befell its primary rival, Kodak. | ||
| + | Since the bankruptcy Polaroid branded LCD and Plasma televisions and portable DVD players have appeared on the market. | ||
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| + | On April 27, 2005, Petters Group Worldwide announced its acquisition of PHC. Petters has in the past bought up failed companies with well-known names for the value of those names. The same year, Flextronics purchased Polaroid's manufacturing operations and the decision was made to send most of the manufacturing to China. | ||
| + | ==Types of Polaroid Instant Cameras== | ||
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| + | ===[[Instant Rollfilm]]=== | ||
* [[Polaroid Pathfinder]] | * [[Polaroid Pathfinder]] | ||
* Polaroid Highlander | * Polaroid Highlander | ||
* Polaroid Swinger | * Polaroid Swinger | ||
| − | ==[[Instant Packfilm]]== | + | ===[[Instant Packfilm]]=== |
* Polaroid 100-400 series | * Polaroid 100-400 series | ||
* [[Polaroid Land Model 360]] | * [[Polaroid Land Model 360]] | ||
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* [[Polaroid CB80 Camera Back for Holga]] | * [[Polaroid CB80 Camera Back for Holga]] | ||
| − | ==[[Instant Integral film]]== | + | ===[[Instant Integral film]]=== |
* [[Polaroid SX-70]] | * [[Polaroid SX-70]] | ||
* [[Polaroid SX-70 Model 3]] | * [[Polaroid SX-70 Model 3]] | ||
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* [[Polaroid Spectra Pro]] | * [[Polaroid Spectra Pro]] | ||
| − | ==other kinds of instant film== | + | ===other kinds of instant film=== |
* Polaroid i-zone | * Polaroid i-zone | ||
* Polaroid MIO | * Polaroid MIO | ||
* [[Polaroid JoyCam]] | * [[Polaroid JoyCam]] | ||
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[[Category: Camera makers]] | [[Category: Camera makers]] | ||
[[Category: Polaroid|*]] | [[Category: Polaroid|*]] | ||
[[Category: USA]] | [[Category: USA]] | ||
Revision as of 02:30, 14 June 2006
The Polaroid Corporation was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. It is most famous for its instant film cameras, which reached the market in 1948, and continue to be the company's flagship product line. The company's original dominant market was in polarized sunglasses, an outgrowth of Land's self-guided research in polarization after leaving Harvard University at the age of 17 (he later returned to Harvard to continue his research). After Polaroid defeated Kodak in a patent battle, Kodak left the instant camera business on January 9, 1986.
Polaroid managed to develop an instant movie system, Polavision, based on the Dufay color process. The product was too late to market and had to compete with the upcoming video based systems. As a result most of the manufactured product was sold off as a job lot. The company entered the digital photography market late in the game, and as a result has neither a significant market share nor significant innovation in this area.
The company filed for federal bankruptcy protection in October 11, 2001, and most of the business was thereafter carried on by the Polaroid Holding Company (PHC), managed by Bank One. Significant criticism surrounded this takeover because the process left executives of the company with large bonuses, while stockholders, as well as current and retired employees, were left with nothing. Polaroid's bankruptcy was widely believed to be the result of the failure of its senior management to see the effect of digital cameras on its film business, a fate that also befell its primary rival, Kodak. Since the bankruptcy Polaroid branded LCD and Plasma televisions and portable DVD players have appeared on the market.
On April 27, 2005, Petters Group Worldwide announced its acquisition of PHC. Petters has in the past bought up failed companies with well-known names for the value of those names. The same year, Flextronics purchased Polaroid's manufacturing operations and the decision was made to send most of the manufacturing to China.
Contents
Types of Polaroid Instant Cameras
Instant Rollfilm
- Polaroid Pathfinder
- Polaroid Highlander
- Polaroid Swinger
Instant Packfilm
- Polaroid 100-400 series
- Polaroid Land Model 360
- Polaroid 600/600 SE
- Polaroid ProPack
- Polaroid Square Shooter
- Polaroid Big Shot
- Polaroid CB80 Camera Back for Holga
Instant Integral film
- Polaroid SX-70
- Polaroid SX-70 Model 3
- Polaroid One Step
- Polaroid sun 660
- Polaroid Spectra Pro
other kinds of instant film
- Polaroid i-zone
- Polaroid MIO
- Polaroid JoyCam
