Polaroid (formerly the Impossible Project, whose key backer bought the original brand outright earlier this year) is releasing a sequel to the classic One Step camera. The new One Step 2 uses i-Type film (not Instax!), comes in white and dark gray, and is $99.
Polaroid, finally united with the Impossible Project, returns to instant-film roots

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