Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In Part 2 of this 3-part series on the history and engineering of Polaroid, we examine at two major technical advancements introduced in 1963: Pack Film and PolaColor, the first instant colour film.

0:00 Introduction
0:55 Pack Film
1:20 How Instant Colour Film Works
4:28 Model 180 Camera
10:12 ColorPack 80 Camera
13:19 Outro

The History of Camera Flashes: youtube.com/watch?v=5XRA84_1K5M

SOURCES:
science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/everyday-innovations/instant-film.htm
polaroid-passion.com/manuel/manuel-polaroid-180.pdf
chemistryislife.com/the-chemistry-of-instant-polaroid-film
manualzz.com/doc/53714380/polaroid-colorpack-82-user-guide
camera-wiki.org/wiki/Light_and_Exposure_Values_(LV_%26_EV)
camera-wiki.org/wiki/Polaroid_Land_Camera_180
cameramanuals.org/polaroid_pdf/polaroid_100.pdf
camera-wiki.org/wiki/Polaroid_Land_Model_100
filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=2201.0
camera-wiki.org/wiki/Polaroid_Colorpack_80