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no one can argue the convenience of shooting pictures with your phone but sometimes it's just nice to shoot and have an actual print that experience is something Polaroid originals is reproducing with its new one step to a simple analog instant film camera load the film in front through the drop down door turn it on and you're ready to shoot there's a flash a self timer and a switch for slightly adjusting exposure but really that's it lights on top let you know how many shots remain and a built in battery lasts for up to 60 days and charges by micro USB though does take old Polaroid film you can also use Impossibles color in black and white I type and 600 type film which has 8 shots to a pack and sells for $15.99 each or a little less if you buy three at a time that's pricey but at least the camera itself isn't at $99 or 110 pounds in the UK compared to the prints from Fujifilm Instax Mini and square cameras the one step two Sprint's are larger with the same sort of dreamy results the original Polaroids were known for they can take up to 15 minutes to fully develop - so the whole experience is very different from the rapid-fire shoot and share life you're probably used to but again there's nothing quite like being able to shoot and share a print immediately with the people you're with and that purity of the format is captured with the 1 step 2 you