When Polaroid discontinued its instant-developing film a few years ago, the iconic white-framed squares were “mourned across the globe by people of all ages” who associated them with favorite memories. Now a small set of devotees has reverse-engineered the technology: ITT Magicflash film is fully “compatible with old-school Polaroid cameras” like the one in your basement. “It won’t come cheap—anywhere near cheap, actually”—but this is as close to recapturing childhood as you can get.
Price: $21
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