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Originally Posted by vidguy69

Before the Polaroid SX-70, their first automatic-developing camera that ejected the print, they produced "pack" film cameras which the user would have to first pull a tab that would then flip-out the tab of the actual film/negative from the camera. Then, time the development for 60 seconds for color or 10 seconds for black & white and peel the print from the negative portion. The emulsion of the print would then take a few moments to "cure" and become dry to the touch. Prior to that, they had "roll-type" films which were first only black & white 8-exposures. Similar "pull and peel" operation. The film package included a squeege with a fixative solution that had to be spread over the finished print to keep it from fading. Next came their first Polacolor films that only had 6 exposures due to the added thickness of the developer pod in them.

I was in the photo business back in those days and saw the evolution of Polaroid and the genre of home-made porn which was quickly underway.

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