New Stories About Old Stuff

We've teamed up with the Boston-based, all-natural pickle brand to release our juiciest collaboration yet — a Polaroid x Grillo's Pickles instant film camera!...

Shroomin' with Parks Project

We're excited to team up once again with Parks Project to release a newly designed Polaroid camera — the Parks Project Shroomin' Polaroid 600 Instant Film Camera — as part of their latest "Shroom...

A Golden Anniversary: 50 Years of the Polaroid SX-70

On stage at Polaroid’s annual company meeting in 1972, founder EdwinH. Land pulled a folded SX-70 camera from his suit pocket and took fi...

Why Max's WM-8 Walkman on Stranger Things is a Pain to Repair

The DMs started rolling in before I even realized Season 4 of Stranger Things had come out. We started getting daily questions about re-stocking Walkmans, and specifically the Walkman — the WM-8 —...

An indie classic on cassette: "Conor Oberst"

Ah, January. Amid the dregs of winter, the skies are grey and the cold ground is covered in a patchy layer of snow. There’s no better way to embrace the gloomiest time of year than by pressing pl...

Head back to the future with the RETO3D camera

Even die-hard film junkies occasionally find themselves in the digital world (you’re not reading this in the newspaper, right?). As you creep across the web, through the various photo blogs and fe...

A Sun-Kissed Polaroid Camera for the Ultimate California Girl

One of Retrospekt’s best-selling products is our Polaroid 600 Barbie Throwback Instant Film Camera. Released early last year, the pink, purple and green camera takes inspiration from the original ...

Picture-Perfect Presents for Analog Addicts, All Under $40

Nearly every holiday gift guide since the dawn of the millennium has featured a “Best Tech Gifts” section loaded with the latest innovations from Google, Apple and Amazon. While very few people wo...

Celebrate Christmas on cassette with She & Him

Whether you’re a Christmas connoisseur or a total Grinch, you can’t deny it: the holiday season is here. While you’re busy making your list and checking it twice, here at Retrospekt we’re getting ...

1XRUN And Polaroid: Five of a Kind Collaboration

The collection is launching 11/08/21, exclusively through 1XRUN. Here at Retrospekt, we’re continually pushing the envelope, working on special collaborations with fashion brands, nonprofits and e...

A Throwback Pepsi Polaroid Camera Designed for Generation Next

When creating a list of legendary American brands, it’s hard to not immediately think of Pepsi. Cola fans have been drinking Pepsi for well over 100 years, and thirsty people can find it in just a...

Cuteness overload — three new Sanrio Cameras!

Not one, not two, but THREE new colorful camera collaborations are coming your way, courtesy of Sanrio and Retrospekt! We’ve partnered with the iconic Japanese brand several times in the past, and...