Last week I presented Part 1 of my vintage camera collection and this week I present Part 2 with my Polaroid cameras.
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Polaroid “Highlander” Model 80A
The Roll Film cameras were the first cameras sold by Polaroid. They went on sale to the public in 1948. This model was produced in 1957. It has a 100mm f/8.8 lens. It uses roll films which have been discontinued in 1992.
Polaroid Land Camera Model 800
This model was also produced in 1957.
Polaroid Colorpack III
The Colorpack was the first rigid-body packfilm camera. The Colorpack III model was produced in 1970-1971.
Polaroid Automatic 420
The 420 model was produced between 1971-1977 and is an upgrade of the successful Automatic 100 series cameras.
SX-70
The SX-70 is a landmark camera in the history of photography. It was the first folding camera and the first to use Polaroid’s instant photography technology. The camera was produced between 1972 and 1977 and had a $160 list price ($830 today).
It was introduced to shareholders with this beautiful ad/short film:
Time Zero SX-70 AutoFocus Special Edition
The SX-70 was a popular folding camera made by Polaroid in the 1970’s. Due to its popularity many editions have followed. This edition was manufactured in 1981.
OneStep Polaroid Land Camera
The OneStep camera was produced between 1977 and 1982.
Pronto Sonar OneStep
This model was produced in 1978 and has an autofocus feature.
Polaroid Spirit 600
The Spirit 600 was introduced in the 1980’s along with the Type 600 films.
Polaroid One and One600 Classic
The Polaroid One and One600 Classic were one of the last instant photography cameras as we knew it sold by Polaroid in 2003 and 2004.