Sunset in Duck, North Carolina.

Sunset in Duck, North Carolina.

Okay, I promised myself I wasn’t going to cry.

David shooting film

David shooting film

"And do I get free texting with this plan?"

“And do I get free texting with this plan?”

37th Street, NYC

37th Street, NYC

I think it's obvious.

I think it’s obvious.

(L-R) Brent Burket, Abe Lincoln Jr., and Leonard Tafro.

(L-R) Brent Burket, Abe Lincoln Jr., and Leonard Tafro.

Punishment or Luxury? Water bottles installation by Abe Lincoln, Jr.

Punishment or Luxury? Water bottles installation by Abe Lincoln, Jr.

Kinds of blue

Kinds of blue

Vacation

Vacation

Arlo quadtic. Spectra Grid Film.

Arlo quadtic on Spectra Grid Film.

Pool.

Pool.

I miss Polaroid Spectra film. I remember when SX-70 film was discontinued and that sucked. But Spectra, which was inferior as a camera system, had really nice color and a really nice aspect ratio and size. It was different and it was good. And while the SLR quality of SX-70 was fantastic (the non-auto-focus models), using a point-and-shoot that made good decisions was also nice once in a while.

I tended to take the Spectra on vacation and out for “special” shoots. Which is probably a good thing because the film wasn’t inexpensive. I do recall buying a ton of the film out of the clearance bin at an office supply store, thinking how lucky I was, then realizing soon after that it was being discontinued.

Right, right, I wasn’t going to cry…