We recently published an affectionate look at a Polaroid Land camera, whose peel-apart instant film is long out of production except for a very few single exposure packs form a boutique manufacturer.

My Polaroid 104 remains an interesting photographic toy, one I’ll probably try a One Instant pack in, and otherwise continue with the 3D printed back and shoot the occasional 120 roll film.

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It became known as the Land Camera and was first demonstrated in 1947. On the run-up to Christmas 1948, Polaroid put 57 units and a stock of film into the Jordan Marsh department store in Boston.

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Lego is working on bringing a fan’s idea for a Polaroid replica to life through its Ideas program. The original mock-up features a moving film flap and working viewfinder.

According to the company’s pictorial historical blog post, the camera came to be when Polaroid founder Edwin Land’s three-year-old daughter asked why it took so long to develop photos.

Watch the trailer for 'Mr. Polaroid,' an American Experience documentary about Edwin Land, creator of the revolutionary Polaroid camera.

Polaroid cameras have a built in printer, and the company is going premium for its latest model – the I-2. Polaroid was founded in 1937 by Edwin Land, and originally sold polarized sunglasses.

According to the company’s pictorial historical blog post, the camera came to be when Polaroid founder Edwin Land’s three-year-old daughter asked why it took so long to develop photos.