Polaroid I-2

P Pcmag Jim Fisher · reviewer

The Polaroid I-2 is the best modern-day platform for the company's oversized, square film format. It works with I-Type, 600, and SX-70 films, all of which match the 3.1-inch square dimensions and look of Polaroid snaps that dominated the instant market before the days of Fuji Instax.

R Ribsy Ribsy · 31.9K subscribers · May 2024

This camera is fantastic. If you want something that's reliable and will get out of your way and it's a Polaroid camera, this is the one for you. I will say though, the things that I don't like about this camera, they're still true, but they're not big enough. They're not problematic enough to make me not want to use this camera ever. So, let's dig into those really quickly.

My initial experiments were lack luster but recently it has been one of my favorite tools. I’m not a Polaroid camera expert by any means but I can finally say that Polaroid has made amazing progress on both their film and “pro” grade cameras the last few years.

F FIGITAL REVOLUTION FIGITAL REVOLUTION · 9.2K subscribers · Sept 2023

I like the viewfinder in this camera a great deal. A lot of people were disappointed that this camera wasn't an SLR, single lens reflex, much like on the SX-70, but I actually am totally fine with that and I'm going to tell you why and I'm also going to talk about the strengths of this particular type of viewfinder. First off, when I look through the viewfinder, it's nice, it's big, it's bright.

Meet the Polaroid I-2 — @polaroid’s most advanced camera EVER. 💥🖤 It’s the most capable instant camera yet, with built-in manual controls and the sharpest new lens it’s ever produced.

T Tarans Pictures Tarans Pictures · 2.1K subscribers · Jan 2026

Wow. Wow. That's pretty cool. It's got nice texture to it. I guess we'll just do the main thing that people want to see, which is the polar ride here, which I want to see to be honest because I have been waiting more than enough time for this. It's uh like I said, 4 days delayed, but it's already Oh, it's got tape on it. I'm being stupid.

K KeithWee | Photography Keith Wee Posted · reviewer · Jun 2026

For those who want maximum print size, the larger Polaroid Now+ or I-2 will make more sense. For those who want more control, the I-2 remains on another level altogether.

T Tarans Pictures Tarans Pictures · 2.1K subscribers · Jun 2026

I think these results speak for themselves about the sharpness and just how the lens looks. You can see how sharp these images are even with most of them being taken wide open at F8. And if you need more proof, here is what I would consider the sharpest photo that I've seen Jenny capture with her Polaroid Now Plus Gen 3.

D Digital Camera World Article · Nov 2022

Without question, the best Polaroid (or the best instant camera, period) for professionals is the Polaroid I-2 .

F Forrestbourke Article

And it works! With a minor (major?) caveat. The flash sync port is not high voltage safe.

M Midlifers Midlifers · 2.6K subscribers · Jul 2024

So, the EV values in that scene were quite low and if you look at our previous little video or flashback, you'll notice we didn't really see any big difference. So, we contacted those who sent us the firmware and asked them about what's the difference, you know? Cuz we thought they're going to be like better exposures with the new camera or rather new firmware, but we didn't really see anything.

I would recommend the Flip as the “better value” camera to go with unless:

V Victor Blazynski Victor Blazynski · 403 subscribers · Jun 2026

I would say for the half of the price it's not the worst thing ever, but yeah, we will test it today. And one important thing to do because as some of the Polaroid nerds know, the I-2 was having issues with the auto mode. Yeah, let's update the firmware. Okay, so while it's updating, let's me prepare the film that I will use today.

Overall it's a capable camera, maybe not 600€ capable.

E Eyami Eyami · 6 subscribers · Aug 2026

One of the major pros of this camera is that, of course, it's portable. It's a Polaroid camera, so you see the results instantly, which is nice, too. It does have aperture priority, shutter priority. It has like exposure compensation dials. You're able to see the settings you select on the like little screen on there by the side, which is nice, too. It has an in-camera flash.