IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT
另外IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT Instant Lab體積非常小,尤其又搭配手機使用,幾乎帶在身上沒有任何負擔。
Your digital images transformed into real instant photographs.
That’s impossible, right?
Right! We are Impossible and we love instant photography. We love it so much, we were crazy enough to buy the last Polaroid factory in order to save instant film for the future. If youve ever held an SX 70 in your hand, you probably understand. Its such a beautiful piece of design and the photos it makes are so different from any other camera - unique and magical. But even we instant film aficionados take a lot of pictures with our iPhones, so we wanted to find a way to turn those digital iPhone images into true instant photos.
Well … we invented it. The Impossible Instant Lab!
Melt those iPhone Pixels into a True Analog Photograph.
The Impossible Instant Lab is designed to transform any digital image via your iPhone into an instant photo that is exposed using only the light from the display, then processed and developed by chemicals. A photo that exists physically – IRL. A photo that is a one-of-a-kind original that can be shared, exhibited and preserved. A photo that no longer needs an electronic device to be seen.
Easy to use. Everywhere.
Just select an image from the Instant Lab app, place the iPhone in the cradle and slide open the shutter on the base. A signal tells you when the exposure is finished. Close the shutter, push the button and the Instant Lab ejects your photo, ready to develop in the palm of your hand. That’s it!
Collapse the tower and the Instant Lab is fully portable and ready to go wherever your heart desires.
Finally analog instant photos from your favorite digital images!
The Impossible Instant Lab Story
A passionate team of old and young, brand new and vastly experienced instant photography aficionados came together a year ago, pursuing the idea to develop a new instant camera for Impossible. On the way we came up with the idea of the Instant Lab. We built the first prototype, shot the first photos and finally developed the perfect design. We involved professionals in fine mechanics, optics, usability design, production design and app design to create a great device with a hands-on user experience.
The first prototype, handmade in our Enschede factory from salvaged parts by Henny Wanders and the first test shoots.
Revolutionary concept and design - high quality production - made in Germany
We teamed up with Prof. Achim Heine, Berlin, the industrial designer who designed the Leica Digilux 1 in 2002, a revolutionary camera which transfers the tangible analog values of photography into the digital age.
With the design and concept of the Impossible Instant Lab he embraces these two worlds again by creating a beautiful device which transforms your digital images into pure and magic Impossible instant photos.
Cradle compatible with iPhone4/4s AND iPhone 5 included. We are also working on a cradle for at least one Android device, please stay tuned to our website for updates. Dimensions (metric): collapsed 148mm long x 111mm wide x 62mm tall; expanded 176mm tall Dimensions (english): collapsed 5.8" long x 4.3" wide x 2.4" tall; expanded 6.9" tall Micro-processor-controlled film development unit with Smart Charger Li-Ion rechargable battery – 150(!) development cycles with one charge Compatible with instant film for Polaroid 600 and SX 70 cameras International Patent Pending