Polaroid Flip Promises Vintage Charm, Charges $18.99 for Image Forgiveness

KEY POINTS

•Polaroid is selling the Flip instant camera for $184.99, down from $219.99 direct on their site.
•Amazon offers a bundle with 16 prints for $212.49, both being the lowest prices yet.
•The camera features sonar autofocus, four-lens hyperfocal system, and the most powerful flash among Polaroids in its range.
•I-Type instant film costs a pricey $18.99 for only eight prints, raising the cost of vintage nostalgia.

Meet the Polaroid Flip, an instant camera so retro it’s the analogue equivalent of your tech-addled hipster friend refusing to upgrade past 2004, but with Bluetooth and USB-C to pretend it’s cool. Normally a wallet stretcher at $219.99, it’s currently $184.99 direct from Polaroid or $212.49 on Amazon with 16 prints—because nothing says nostalgia like paying up to $18.99 for just eight i-Type film shots, a price that could fund a fancy lunch or an unholy number of instant regrets. Boasting four-lens hyperfocal system, sonar autofocus, and a flash so mighty it could signal your location to aliens, the Flip aims for sharpness and style, but Fujifilm’s cheaper Instax Mini 12 laughs from the sidelines with faster prints and less struggling in low light. Still, if you crave the aesthetic of sepia-tinged ghosts trapped in white frames, the Flip’s your new financial heartbreak.

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