It never ends! And while I have a personal affection for Polaroid film I’ll keep posting about it, sorry guys.
HARMAN officially responds
Dear All,
We have received many, many e.mails from photo enthusiasts the world over regarding the possibility of our manufacturing monochrome POLAROID product. We have no idea whether this will be possible or practical, what I can tell you is that our Chairman and Managing Director Dr. Philip Harris has written to the CEO of POLAROID with the intention of discussing the possibility, should anything develop from this contact I will let you know.
Simon : ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology Limited
That’s Simon Galley, Marketing Director of ILFORD/HARMAN. He’s the antidepressant of the analogue photography world.
And, with news from Polaroid itself, the phase-out timetable for Polaroid products has been released.
| Product | Projected Availability Until | Date of Expiration |
| Integral Film: | ||
| 600 | Q1 09 | Aug 09 |
| 600 Write-on | Q4 08 | May 09 |
| Spectra/Image | Q1 08 US | Aug 09 |
| T990 | Q1 08 | May 09 |
| Spectra Grid Film | Q1 08 | May 09 |
| T779 | Q1 08 | Jan 09 |
| T100 Products | ||
| 690 Single / Twin | Q4 08 | Sept 09 |
| PC100 ID UV Twin | Q4 08 | Mar 09 |
| T669 Twin Silk | Q3 08 | Mar 09 |
| T669 Twin – 10 frame | Q4 08 | Mar 09 |
| T611 Twin | Q2 08 | Feb 09 |
| T672 – Twin | Q4 08 | Jun 09 |
| T664 Twin 10 frame | Q4 08 | Sept 09 |
| Polapan Pro 100 – 10 bulk | Q4 08 | Jun 09 |
| T667 Twin 10 frame | Q4 08 | Sept 09 |
| 4×5 Products | ||
| Sepia | Q2 08 | Jan 09 |
| T51 | Q1 08 | Aug 09 |
| T52 | Q4 08 | May 09 |
| T53 | Q3 08 | Aug 09 |
| T54 | Q3 08 | Sept 09 |
| T55 | Q4 08 | Dec 08 |
| T57 | Q3 08 | Mar 09 |
| T59 | Q1 08 | Sept 08 |
| T72 | Q4 08 | June 09 |
| T79 | Q3 08 | Feb 09 |
| 8×10 Products | ||
| T809 | Q3 08 | Dec 08 |
| T804 | Q1 08 | April 09 |
| T803 | Q4 08 | Sept 09 |
Last updated 18th of February, 2008. [source]
So there looks to be a safe supply of 600 film for the next year, but I wouldn’t put money on it. The larger the format, the more depressing the situation, it seems. Many have noted that 8×10 products are already hard to come across.