EXPOSURE ISSUES with the New Polaroid Now+ Instant Camera??? Let's find out

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[seokinchung]

I only have polaroid go, but my impression from their manual saying "polaroid film loves light!" seems like Polaroid was keep getting complains of "my photo came out too dark" and this looks like their reaction to it. Which is pretty unfortunate because maybe what polaroid needed was little bit more forgiving film, not over exposing camera.

[MikeTheis]

I'd be curious to learn how soon after shooting the photos were scanned. Polaroids take 30 days to dry, and in that time I've found highlights darken by a quarter-stop or more. I have a hunch that in a few weeks, the "slightly overexposed" shots will be looking very nice. I've taken to calling this process the "blooming, " and I've had some seemingly just-over-exposed shots end up looking very nice after a month.

[liisasivonen]

I've had now+ for about a month and havent had any problems with overexposing 😊 I did waste some film in the beginning learning how to get most of the camera but lately it's been a pleasure shooting with it!

[pwl]

Really appreciate this video, even two years later! As someone who lives in a permanently gloomy corner of northern England, I think the Now + is going to be the one for me. Thanks Lou!

[nicholasgarcia]

I got this camera as my first Polaroid camera and wasted 2 packs because I was trying to figure out the app. I ended up getting a 3rd pack to just shoot with the autofocus and got some amazing pictures. The app only seems to really shine during the night.

[alejskates]

im really interested in a polaroid but after seeing this idk what to do. I wanted the now+ because of the app and the bluetooth but got discouraged when i saw everyone complaining. Then i considered the now. And now (redundant, i know) it seems like the now+ si better than the regular now! i might just get the go....

[KamiRolo]

I just need help understanding when to under expose or over expose. I know the camera has three lines. The bottom. The middle. And the top. Now for my understanding, when it’s too dark, you go to the top line. When it’s too bright, you go to the bottom line. Or do I have this mixed up. I would just like to take a good quality photo without it being too dark every time.

[johnsreviewsandmore]

I got one now +, replaced it, and the second one was just as bad. All of my photos from them except for indoor photos were extremely overexposed, and looked almost like I took the film out of the camera in light and put it back in. I got a onestep+ to replace it again and it is so much better.

[MrChrodo]

I hate my Polaroid Now, but i want to love it. I have never ever had so many exposure issues. NONE of any indoor shots turned out correctly exposed. Even if the subject was just 3 feet away, all i get is nearly pure black image. "Overexposing" doesn't help at all. The Now only shined so far on very bright day light with closeups, these are fine.

Polaroid stated, that the lightmeter has been improved on the Now+. To be honest, it doesn't feel like a day and night difference. It is noticeable, but barely.
I am already considering to sell my Onestep 2 and Now to get a Onestep 2 Plus, since manual focus and a strong flash is what i need. Then again, the flash, according to your indoor shots, isn't the issue. It seems like my unit simply doesn't meter correctly the shutter speeds?

Polaroid should really sponsor you finally. Do zink cameras even count, anyway?

[Vub.]

So my photos are coming out dark and blurry? Any tips?

[BThings]

I do find it amusing how the problems of inconsistency seems to have more to do with the "perfect" digital aspects of the system.

[theoutsiderjess]

I recently bought the polaroid now and I think I will buy more of the 600 film for that camera as the pics come out better on it than the I fil

[CaptainQ]

So in your opinion the Polaroid now plus does a better job with adjusting for exposure.... Trying to decide which camera to buy I'm sort of leading towards the now plus.... Thoughts?

What would be a recommended film choice for the now plus?

[photosbydoyle]

Defin has a mind of its own. Ive been getting fairly decent results with my NOW

[thery-clairelessie]

I need help my polaroid now plus is printing blank white or baby blue prints with no image on it without filter what shalll I do 😭

[Morelianaa]

I bought the now and it ejected 3 films at the same time .. all messed up. Im going to go get the plus one now

[Brockiesteve]

Just found your channel and hit the subscribe - got a now+ for my birthday, thought it would be fun to shoot with as a bit of a lighthearted change from my pro camera. That said its been so annoying. Got excited and went straight for a pack of film 600 for that nice retro look and 6/8 images came out super overexposed - my dog looked like he was in heaven. I have stuck in a pack of i-type and will have another go with it. Its currently -11 degrees celcius in Scotland just now so will take some indoors ones over Christmas and then do some outside stuff once its a bit warmer - no app, no adjustments just point and click. If its super bright outside I'll probably underexpose slightly and see what happens. I am not expecting great images, but somewhere near correct exposure would do

[knoptop]

Either way, I'm hold out for the Polaroid Now +++

[andreasschroder]

Haven't shot polaroid since the One Step 2 (or whatever it's name was) and yes, I switched to Instax because of price and image quality - so take my opinion with a grain of salt. But just looking at your photos I'd say the two cameras have different priorities when it comes to metering. To me it seems like the Now prioritizes the highlights which leads to very underexposed shadows which again screws up a lot of pictures with a lot of sky in them. The Now+ just seems to meter in a more even/averaged way - which in return makes highlights like your face in the outdoor shot seem overexposed. One might also argue that it's not the fault of the camera since they have to meter the one or the other way, but that the problem is in fact the bad dynamic range of polaroid film (compared to Instax :D)...

[shelbyjmurray]

@polaroid Lately I’ve been wasting 2-5 pictures per film pack attempting to take a photo in the light painting setting. I push the button in the app and it will start the timer and around 1 second (usually before) it spits out the photo. Some times this can be avoided or corrected by scrolling to the next setting (manual) and adjusting any of the settings for manual and then going right back to light painting. Once back, set up the shot, cross fingers, press button, and…. Spits out another photo. Turn off camera, app, and even my phone. I liken all this to all the funny things I would do as a kid in order
To make my original Nintendo game cartridge work but with less success when it comes to my Polaroid. It’s not just with the light painting setting either. I put a 5 second on in manual mode and as soon as I push the red button in the app it takes a normal photo, no extended shutter. I am not joking when i say that I have got somewhere around 80-100 photos that are trash from ejecting prematurely. Very upsetting, and yet here I am saying something for the first time on a random video I am guessing a hear after i first noticed the issue.