The return of the polaroid

Camera phones have incredible quality but you don’t get the photos instantly on paper. To get that, you have to go retro.

Polaroid and its 1977 OneStep, the best-selling camera of all time, fell out of favor with the mass adoption of digital photography.

But the OneStep 2 is the updated reincarnation, sharing many characteristics of the original including the basic design and big red shutter button. The Impossible Company, new owners of Polaroid, has added a USB battery charger. You have to buy film, which at $2 a shot is expensive but turns out to be a big party treat, if not a master of beautiful photos.

According to Wired, Fujifilm Instax Mini 9 Instant Camera has somewhat better photos but it doesn’t have the retro reputation.