Re:Nano Banana 2: Google's latest AI image generation model
by anabab on Thursday February 26, 2026 @03:35PM
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> The dwindling stock of unused true Polaroid film is getting absurdly expensive as a result.
what's the point? ain't all of this stock expired, with photos ending up just blobs or being gamble at best? (even for film stored in freezers)
Re:Nano Banana 2: Google's latest AI image generation model
by ctmnt on Thursday February 26, 2026 @09:06PM
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It’s always a gamble, but no, lots of it is still good. There are many photographers still working with it. Jean-Andre Antoine [1] is one of the more famous; if you’re ever in NY, go see him in SoHo, he’s a super nice guy and a fantastic photographer. And he uses a Speed Graphic!
The one factory you refer to was the last one, and was purchased by the Impossible Project (now Polaroid BV). So they were able to save one set of machines. But the actual process of making the film was lost. So it’s an old set of machines making a new but similar product.