instant · Impossible Project · ISO ISO 640
Polaroid Px-680
The 600-format Impossible colour film — slightly more contrast and colour than PX-70.
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Polaroid Px-680
Drag to compare. 16 renderings of Polaroid Px-680 are included.
Try it on your own photo → Download .cube
What this look does
Pastel colour with better saturation and denser blacks than PX-70, still soft and prone to a temperature cast.
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Included renderings
In Filmgrid each rendering carries its own name. The exposure and temperature labels describe how it differs from the base look.
| Filmgrid name | Rendering | LUT |
|---|---|---|
| Sunny Popsicle | -2 stops | .cube |
| Cheerful Carnival | -1 stop | .cube |
| Lovely Polaroid | base | .cube |
| Playful Roadtrip | +1 stop | .cube |
| Sweet Birthday | +2 stops | .cube |
| Cozy Sunday | -2 stops, cold | .cube |
| Playful Popsicle | -2 stops, warm | .cube |
| Giddy Party | -1 stop, cold | .cube |
| Sunny Carnival | -1 stop, warm | .cube |
| Candy Sleepover | cold | .cube |
| Breezy Picnic | warm | .cube |
| Merry Camera Roll | +1 stop, cold | .cube |
| Sweet Roadtrip | +1 stop, warm | .cube |
| Bubbly Beach Day | +2 stops, cold | .cube |
| Lovely Birthday | +2 stops, warm | .cube |
| Dreamy Backyard | +2 stops, cold, alternate | .cube |
Polaroid Px-680 is no longer made — what to use instead
Polaroid Px-680 went out of production around 2017. Remaining stock, where it exists at all, sells for several times its original price, and expired rolls do not render the way fresh film did.
The practical substitute is to shoot something current and apply the look afterwards, which is what this page is for — the 16 renderings here reproduce Polaroid Px-680 on any photograph, free.
If you would rather shoot film, the closest options in this library are Polaroid Px-70, Polaroid Px-100Uv+ — check each for whether it is still in production.
Apply Polaroid Px-680 to your photo →
How to use this LUT
The download is a standard .cube 3D LUT, so it loads in almost anything: Lightroom Classic (Profile → Browse), Photoshop (Color Lookup adjustment layer), Premiere Pro (Lumetri → Creative), DaVinci Resolve (LUTs panel), Final Cut Pro (Custom LUT effect), Affinity Photo, Capture One and OBS. See the step-by-step guide if you have not loaded one before.
Photographers who work in Lightroom often call these presets. Strictly they are profiles rather than presets, and the difference matters when you want to edit the look further — that distinction is explained here.
If you only want the finished picture, skip the download: open the tool, drop a photo in and export at full resolution. Nothing leaves your device.
Questions
- Is Polaroid Px-680 still made?
- No. Polaroid Px-680 was discontinued around 2017, which is why its look is now reproduced digitally. The 16 renderings on this page emulate it, free, with no film to buy.
- Can I use Polaroid Px-680 as a Lightroom preset?
- Effectively, yes. The download is a
.cubeLUT, and Lightroom imports those as profiles — Develop → Profile Browser → Import Profiles. A profile behaves like a preset and adds an Amount slider for strength. See LUTs versus presets for what differs. - Is the Polaroid Px-680 LUT free?
- Yes. Every rendering downloads as a
.cubefile with no account, no email and no watermark, and the browser tool exports at full resolution for free as well.
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