{"id":749,"date":"2025-11-16T07:52:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T15:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/?p=749"},"modified":"2025-11-16T10:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T18:07:09","slug":"mission-to-market-expired-polaroid-duochrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/2025\/11\/16\/mission-to-market-expired-polaroid-duochrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission to Market (expired Polaroid Duochrome)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The limited Polaroid film supply for traditional Polaroid cameras inspired me to buy extra Yellow Duochrome the last time it was released.\u00a0 Polaroid&#8217;s new media doesn&#8217;t age well, so I recently gave up on hoarding it and went for a photo walk with my beloved SX-70.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being a few years old, it had been residing in my refrigerator drawer, and the film performed well.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-764.fg-masonry .fg-item { width: 250px; 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class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monochrome black and yellow Polaroid image of the Grand theater marquee\" width=\"250\" height=\"301\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome002\/4256027829.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22301%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20301%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome008.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"754\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monochrome black and yellow Polaroid image of mannequins wearing gowns in a reflective store window\" width=\"250\" height=\"301\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome008\/3227367350.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22301%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20301%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome010.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"756\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monochrome black and yellow Polaroid image of an irregularly faced apartment building and the New Mission theater marquee\" width=\"250\" height=\"301\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome010\/1624478457.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22301%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20301%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome009.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"755\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monochrome black and yellow Polaroid image of terra cotta detailing and a corinthian column with a brick wall\" width=\"250\" height=\"301\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome009\/3544654164.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22301%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20301%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome016.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"757\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monochrome black and yellow Polaroid image of a tall building facade with a fan-fold structure of blank walls facing left and windows facing right\" width=\"250\" height=\"301\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome016\/2030832898.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22301%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20301%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome021.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"760\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monochrome black and yellow Polaroid image of a complex geometric facade with about nine stories visible\" width=\"250\" height=\"304\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome021\/3530639338.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22304%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20304%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome017.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"758\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monochrome black and yellow Polaroid image of a highly geometric but irregular metal patio roof\" width=\"250\" height=\"301\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome017\/2367113358.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22301%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20301%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome018.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"759\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monochrome black and yellow Polaroid image of an art installation of a dangerous-looking stairwell on the front of a contemporary building\" width=\"250\" height=\"301\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-Duochrome018\/2340932702.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22301%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20301%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The company now calling itself Polaroid has decided it can make more money selling new cameras and film specific to those, rather than supporting the existing global inventory of legacy Polaroid cameras.\u00a0 I understand, but still think they are foolish for not trying to take more of my money!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The limited Polaroid film supply for traditional Polaroid cameras inspired me to buy extra Yellow Duochrome the last time it was released.\u00a0 Polaroid&#8217;s new media doesn&#8217;t age well, so I recently gave up on hoarding it and went for a photo walk with my beloved SX-70. Despite being a few years old, it had been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":780,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,19,34],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analog-film","category-monochrome-black-white","category-polaroids","tag-polaroid-sx-70","entry","fw-tab-6 fw-tabr-4","has-featured-image"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Polaroid-cropped-Duochrome017.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=749"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":765,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749\/revisions\/765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}