My new old Polaroid camera - DPChallenge Forums

05/15/2006 04:21:13 PM · #1

I'm the proud new mama of this:

my new baby

Does anyone know anything about these old polaroids? I don't know if it works, but it'd be cool to get it operational. I only paid $2 so I figure spending a few bucks to get it running would be okay.

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

05/15/2006 04:21:37 PM · #2

P.S. it's from the 60's I think

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

05/15/2006 04:28:17 PM · #3

A Swinger! Ain't seen one of those in decades! I have a mint-condition SX-70, the Rolls Royce of Polaroids, even has real leather:

Can't get film for it now, though... :-(

R.

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

05/15/2006 04:31:59 PM · #4

I saw a few of those on Ebay too (probably not in as good condition).

There's a camera store in Calgary called Vintage that (duh) only deals with vintage stuff so I'm thinking I"ll get them to look at it.

I just think it's neat. I'm going to walk around Montreal with it pretending like it's some new fancy camera from Europe *giggles*.

Alecia

Canon EOS-10D

05/15/2006 04:36:50 PM · #5

badass! how great that you posted this...i was talking to my roommate just a few weeks ago about how, when i go out, my friends always get pissy at me beacause i don't bring a camera and take pics of everyone/thing. for a while i thought i would get one of the cute little 'put in your pocket' digital cams...but then i recently decided that i wanted to get my mom's old polaroid and use that instead. talk about coolness and instant gratification...love it!

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

05/15/2006 04:38:13 PM · #6

Originally posted by Alecia:

Expensive, though; even IF film is still available, it's costly...

R.

Alecia

Canon EOS-10D

05/15/2006 04:42:46 PM · #7

true, i do need to look into that when i get home. but if the cost is really high...worst case i only take pics of my coolest friends. ;) man i love vintage stuff.

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

05/15/2006 05:57:50 PM · #8

Originally posted by Alecia:

true, i do need to look into that when i get home. but if the cost is really high...worst case i only take pics of my coolest friends. ;) man i love vintage stuff.

LOL exactly! I just love the retro feel the photos have (well, if the thing works that is). If I can find film I'm sure it'd be expensive but it'd be worth it!

shanksware

Canon EOS-5D

05/15/2006 06:18:35 PM · #9

That was my first camera 36 years ago.
Took Polaroid Type 20 film pack. Later replaced with a 20C film pak.

The original type 20 film had to be coated with some fixitive stuff that came with the film, after letting it "develop" for 15 seconds.

I don't believe the 20 or 20C film packs are available anymore.

Polaroid made millions of these little babies, so the camera itself is not worth anything from a historical\antique perspective.

sea2c

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8

05/15/2006 09:24:40 PM · #10

Hey Lori,
Check the camera store (yes, that's the name) on 11th and 8th SW across from Safeway. I'm sure you know it. I swear they have everything right up to an old enlarger. The thing is huge.
If they don't have the film, they'll be able to tell you where to get it.

Edit: The Camera Store

Message edited by author 2006-05-15 21:25:33.

A4wheelin

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

05/15/2006 11:52:36 PM · #11

I was helping clean out my wife's grandmother's house a couple weeks ago and found that same camera. She had a few other old ones too. I got to keep this one. Polaroid Land Camera is what it's called. Pretty cool. I'll have to get it out of my closet and display it on a shelf one day.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

05/15/2006 11:57:35 PM · #12

"Polaroid Land" is a more generic term; Edmund (Edward?) Land started the Polaroid company. The one illustrated is a SX-70 Time Zero, a few years newer than the one I showed, which is first-generation.

Robt.

A4wheelin

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

05/16/2006 12:05:48 AM · #13

Cool, thanks for the clarification. :) Any idea what that gold disc is supposed to be? Some sort of flash?

Message edited by author 2006-05-16 00:06:27.

wheeledd

Panasonic LUMIX-DMC ZS100

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

05/16/2006 12:18:59 AM · #14

Originally posted by A4wheelin:

Cool, thanks for the clarification. :) Any idea what that gold disc is supposed to be? Some sort of flash?

The gold disk is the sonar autofocus mechanism!

Polaroid still has Instruction sheets available.

--DanW

magnus

Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon

05/16/2006 12:21:07 AM · #15

The gold disc is sonar, for determining the distance to the subject (ultrasonic ranging) for autofocus. Yup, there's honest-to-God bat technology in your camera!

A4wheelin

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

05/16/2006 12:23:45 AM · #16

That's awesome! Thanks for that link. I never knew sonar was used in cameras. That's pretty wild.

melismatica

Minolta DiMAGE F200

05/16/2006 12:27:09 AM · #17

This thread is interesting to me since I just uploaded some Polaroid prints I made today with an old 450 camera. It is an accordian style that takes pack-film. After some trial and error (the error mostly involving the fact that it needed batteries and I wasn't aware of this at first) I was able to make these prints.

Now I'm waiting to find an XS70 really cheap somewhere.

melissa

wheeledd

Panasonic LUMIX-DMC ZS100

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

05/16/2006 12:27:29 AM · #18

I also found Information about film for the SX-70.

--DanW

melismatica

Minolta DiMAGE F200

05/16/2006 12:31:20 AM · #19

BTW, you can still get film for an SX70. Look on ebay for starters. It's not cheap but it is available.

melissa

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

05/16/2006 11:12:01 AM · #20

I love it! Now I have to get a polaroid camera that actually works so I can try out that film.

Ennil

Nikon D200

05/16/2006 11:35:04 AM · #21

I'll pm you my adress so you'll send it to me.

:)Pliz?