Polaroid B&W i-Type Film

The Polaroid B&W i-Type film is an instant film. The Polaroid company is responsible for the production of the film. However, this is not the original company from the USA, but the successors, which at times operated under the name “The Impossible Project”.

In the meantime, they have the original brand name. So you can buy “Polaroid films” again. The film stock is manufactured in the Netherlands.

The Polaroid B&W i-Type film was developed for the i-Type instant format. This film format was developed by The Impossible Project. An instant picture with this film is 8.8 x 10.7 cm. The actual image is 7.9 x 7.9 cm and is surrounded by a frame.

The frames around the images are white with this film. However, there are limited special editions where the frames are printed in other colors or with motifs.

Development begins automatically after the image is ejected. The development time is five to ten minutes. Shaking the images to speed up the development process is not necessary or has no effect.

Film Format

The film can be used in i-Type format models. These include the Polaroid Originals OneStep 2, Impossible Instant Lab, Polaroid Lab, Polaroid Now and Polaroid Now+. One pack of film is enough for eight shots with an instant camera.

The pictures come in what is called a film cassette. Unlike the 600 film, there is no battery in the film cassette. Therefore, the films cannot be used in the Polaroid 600 cameras that use a battery in the film cassette as a power source. A suitable film for the 600 format is the Polaroid Color Film for 600 *.

It is also not possible to use it in other old Polaroid cameras made by the American photo pioneer.

In addition to the black-and-white film, there is also a color film for colorful pictures with cameras of the i-type format (Polaroid Color Film for i-Type *).