Photograph of crowd on shore waving to people on board a large ship, with streamers filling the air. Text contains consumer information - describes camera use for vacation movies, and suggests those attending "the coronation" [likely of King George VI of the United Kingdom] capture it as a full-color movies.
Photograph of movie camera with gift card, and smaller photographs of girl, boy, woman and man. Text contains a dialogue between the people pictured and consumer information describing the use of the camera.
Color photograph of woman cross-country skiing up a snowy hill, with black and white photograph of four cameras advertised. Text contains consumer information - describes the cameras advertised.
Black and white photograph of two men talking while a young girl sits on a horse, and black and white photograph of camera advertised. Text contains consumer information - describes camera advertised.
Large photograph of crowd waving up to people on deck of a large cruise ship, with streamers flying throug the air, and smaller photograph of two cameras advertised. Text contains consumer information - describes use of cameras advertised for capturing vacation memories.
Photograph of two children sitting on floor, surrounded by toys, and four illustrations of cameras being advertised. Text contains consumer information - describes cameras being advertised.
Item consists of a Kodak Hawkeye 8 Movie Camera. The camera was patented by Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, and was made by Canadian Kodak Co. Limited. It has a Kodak Ektanar Lens 13m f/2.3 and is made of plastic. It used 8mm film and was sold for 19.99 when released in 1963.
Item is a Trifocal Viewfinder. The earliest Bolex model H motion picture cameras included this viewfinder which could be fitted at the top or on the side of the camera. The field of view is shown for lenses of 3 focal lengths. Field of view is changed by raising or lowering side levers which move magnifying prisms into place inside the viewer. When fitted to the side of the film door, the finder offers parallax correction by adjusting a dial which corresponds to the distance between the subject and lens. The H-16 version shows the angle of view for 15mm, 25mm and 75mm lenses; the H-8 version adjusts for 6.5, 12.5 and 35mm. A serial number is located on the rear of the viewfinder which, in most cases, matches the serial number of the camera to which it is attached.
Item is a 4.5 x 6 cm strut-folding plate camera with a black leather-covered metal body and wire folding frame. Camera uses a Carl Zeiss Jena Troitar f6.3/75 mm lens.
Item is a folding camera with black bellows and a leather carrying strap. The camera has a Aplanatic f10.5 lens. The body of the camera has a black leatherette covering with the impression of "ERNO" on the front and "C.M.F" on the back.
Item is a 35mm camera with a black lacquer finish and nickel plated control surfaces.The camera features a Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar f3.5/50 mm lens and a Kodak Compur shutter. This model type of Retina camera moved the film advance release lever to the rear of the top housing next to the viewfinder.
Item is a 35 mm single lens reflex camera with an uncoupled selenium meter and automatic diaphragm. This camera features a Petri f1.8/55 mm lens made in Japan.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and back toggle, and usually retails for around $30. Similar to the Polaroid Minute Maker Plus, with the addition of a tripod socket. There is an electronic shutter with speeds that vary from about 1/500 to 10 sec and aperture control settings are fixed for 75 and 3000 speed films. There is a built-in flashcube socket, with the flashcube automatically rotating after each exposure and this flash can use either standard or Hi-Power flashcubes. Also comes with a "face sizer" focusing aid for 5 ft. settings only. Photos are exposed automatically. Serial number is VA9312A.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, that originally retailed for $233 and now usually sells for around $180. It comes with a Polaroid accessory holder, model #113. The lens is 4-element glass lens, 116 mm, f/8 with a manual distance setting and a minimum focusing distance of 26 cm. There is a manual lighten / darken exposure control and the model has "fill-flash" capability (using Flashbars). Early production models are simply labeled "SX-70 Alpha," but they later came to be known as the Polaroid SX70 Alpha 1. Serial number is 5H710888346.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and neck strap. Features include a manual focus adjustment and exposure control (through a lighten/darken switch), and uses a "Flashbar." Serial number is AND529AA.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and neck strap. Item also comes with a Q-light #2351. Simple point-and-shoot camera, with the option for manual exposure control, a viewfinder, plastic lens and the option to attach an additional flashbar. Serial number is CNA911AH.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and neck strap, that originally retailed for $29.95 and now typically sells for around $20. It is similar to the OneStep Camera, with it and its variations, such as The Button, being an alternative to the more expensive Polaroid SX70s. It is a simple point-and-shoot model, with the option for manual exposure control, a viewfinder, a single-element 103mm f/14.6 plastic lens and the possibility of attaching an additional flashbar. Serial number is CNH117AU.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and a neck strap. It is similar to the Polaroid Sun 640. Features include a 116mm f/11 single-element plastic lens, with fixed focus (sharpest at 4-5 feet), an electronic shutter (speeds range from 1/4 to 1/200 sec, and an autoflash. Serial number is L6R86210NG.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a hardy plastic body and neck strap, that usually sells for around $40. Item has a built-in auto flash, a plastic lens with a closeup option, a manual lighten/darken control and photos are exposed automatically. Serial number is J2U 84510 NBDA.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and neck strap, that usually sells for around $40. Features include a 116 mm f/9 single-element lens with a close-up switch, an electronic shutter with speeds ranging from 1/4 to 1/200 sec, photos expose automatically, there is manual exposure control (lighten/darken switch) and a built-in electronic flash. Serial number is F1M3DLJAND.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body, that usually sells for around $20. Item comes with a radio remote control operator #7030, which works from up to 40 ft. away. Features include: a single element 116 mm f/9 lens, an electronic shutter with speeds ranging from 1/4 to 1/200 sec, photos expose automatically, a sonar autofocus (with settings from 60 cm to infinity), manual exposure compensation through a lighten/darken switch, a built-in electronic flash and a self timer. Serial number is H8T0LFGYNA.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and a wrist strap, that usually sells for around $10. Item has a built-in electronic flash and manual exposure control through a lighten/darken switch. Serial number is 082-3.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body. Features include: a built-in autoflash, manual exposure control by a light/darken switch, a focus-free lens with red-eye reduction. Serial number is T-064-C.
Fonds consists of records the Wilhelm E. Nassau created during his time at Wilfrid Laurier University, working in the development of the Audio-Visual department as a professor and curator of an extensive collection of photographic and film cameras and technology. This collection was amassed for the purpose of teaching students of the university and was curated by Nassau over the span of fourty years. Cameras were collected from students, faculty, and employees as well as purchased from local camera shows. The collection traced the history and development of the tools used in these fields. The collection was donated to both Brock University (motion picture and video materials) and the Ryerson University Library and Archives (still photography materials). Objects in the donation were distributed amoung the Heritage Camera Collection (2005.006), the Photography and Film Technology Collection (2005.005), and the Photographic Publications Collection (2005.003).
Item is a wooden stereoscope viewer meant to be held. Has glass lenses and metal surrounding the lenses. Wooden circles around the lenses and metal are falling off
Item is a stereo camera made of metal and plastic. Camera takes pairs of 24 x 24 mm exposures on 35 mm film. Uses f3.5/35 mm lenses. Item comes with brown leather case branded with Kodak on the front and lens cap.
This item is a three-dimensional stereo rangefinder camera designed with two lenses to simultaneously expose two frames at once. The images produced can be inserted into a stereoscope and viewed at as a three-dimensional image. F3. 5-22/35mm amaton lenses in a MFX-synch Rapax shutter, T,B, 1/2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200 automatic or manual. Emblem of Revere Campera Co. brand on face of camera. Item also comes with a Revere brown leather case and brown and white stripe shoulder strap. Item takes 23x25mm stereo pairs, lenses spaced 70 mm.
Carved into camera is a serial number : 425-082-138
The collection contains Polaroid cameras and accessories. Material includes a variety of cameras, containers, parts and ephemera relating to Polaroid photography
Item is a Kodomatic instant camera with an electronic flash. It comes with a manual. Has faceplate attached; rare, as in 1976 Polaroid launched a lawsuit against Eastman Kodak for patent infringement. After a fifteen year legal battle, Polaroid won and Kodak wrote them a check for $925 million, which was the largest settlement ever paid in a patent trial and Judge Rya Sobel barred the company from the instant-photo business. Due a class-action suit, Kodak then had to buy back the cameras for as it could no longer supply film so it offered a refund for customers if they mailed in the faceplate.
Item is a battery-powered Colourburst 50 instant camera with a flash. The camera was produced by Kodak to compete with the Polaroid brand of instant cameras.
Item is a battery-powered Handle II instant camera with an option for exposure control and crank handle ejection. Flash is a Kodak Instant Flash Model A attachment; lens is 100 mm, f/12.7; shutter is an electronic 2-1/300. Due to a lawsuit against Eastman Kodak for patent infringement, which the company lost, Kodak was forced to pay a large settlement fee and stop producing instant cameras and film.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a leather carrying strap and a high qulity 3-element all-glass coated 1300mm F8.8 lens. Usually retails for around $25. It comes with a manual(also same manual for Polaroid 160, placed in box VV3). Serial number is S755160
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a leather carrying strap and usually retails for around $20. Comes with a Polaroid BC flash model 201 and light bulb, and a PR-23 Polaroid Exposure Meter. The Polaroid 80-series cameras were nicknamed “the Highlander” due to the model’s packaging, which contained a plaid pattern resembling the Scottish Kilts traditional Scottish Highlanders would wear. Serial number is H482848.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a metal body and a place for a tripod screw. It has manual focusing, through the use of a rangefinder, and a retractable viewfinder with parallax correction. The lens is 114 mm, with 3 glass elements, f8.8-42. Exposure is automatic, with shutter priority and the ability to capture multiple exposures, and the shutter is electronically controlled at a speed of 1/1200-10.″ The flash is synchronized with a PC connection and there is an external flash (Flashgun # 268) with M-3 bulbs. it usually sells for around $25. Serial number is D107455.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, made of plastic, with a separate rangefinder focus and parallax-corrected viewfinder. The flash uses an M3 bulb and is a model 268 flash unit with filter. The lens is 3 element glass, the aperture control is f/8.8, f/42 and the shutter speed is 1/1200 to 10 seconds. It originally sold for $89.95, but now sells for around $10. Serial number is M516779.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera that originally retailed for $55.95, but now sells for around $10. It comes with two manuals. The flash is a M3 bulb and it comes with a Model 268 flash unit. The viewfinder is an imagesizer, the lens is 2 element plastic and the body is also plastic. The aperture control is f/8.8, f/42 and the shutter speed is 1/1200 to 10 sec. The serial number is ZD407582.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body, that originally retailed for $84.95, but now sells for around $20. The flash uses an M3 bulb and it comes with a Model 268 unit. There is a separate rangefinder focus and parallax-corrected viewfinder. The lens is made out of 2 element plastic, the aperture control options are :f/8.8, f/12.5, f/17.5, f/25, f/35, f/42, and the shutter speeds are 1/1200 to 10 sec. Serial number is ZE403005.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body, originally retailing for $79.95, but now selling for around $20. It comes with a manual. The flash uses an M3 bulb, there is a separate rangefinder focus and a parallax-corrected viewfinder. The lens is 3 element glass and an electronic timer. The aperture control options are f/8.8, f/42 and shutter speed varies from 1/1200 to 10 secs. This model builds on the Polaroid model 330, with an electronic development timer, instead of a mechanical one. Serial number is BC417479.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and wrist strap, originally retailing for $29.95 and now usually retails for around $20. It comes with a manual. It was the first color-capable rigid plastic Polaroid pack camera, and provided the archetype for most of the series. Electronic shutter with speeds that vary from about 1/500 to 10 sec and aperture control setting are fixed for 75 and 3000 speed films. There is a built-in flashcube socket, with the flashcube automatically rotating after each exposure and a "face sizer" focusing aid for 5 ft. setting only. The lens is 114mm, f/9.2 3-element plastic, marking it is a being produced later; earlier models had a glass lens. Photos are exposed automatically. Serial number is CHF9143A.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and wrist strap, originally retailing for $39.95 and now usually retails for around $20. It comes with a manual. Borrows heavily from the Colorpack II, with the addition of a mechanical timer. Just as in Colorpack II, electronic shutter with speeds that vary from about 1/500 to 10 sec and aperture control setting are fixed for 75 and 3000 speed films. There is a built-in flashcube socket, with the flashcube automatically rotating after each exposure and a "face sizer" focusing aid for 5 ft. setting. The lens is 114mm, f/9.2 3-element plastic, marking it is a being produced later; earlier models had a glass lens. Photos are once again exposed automatically. Serial number is CHF9423B.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and wrist strap, originally retailing for $39.95 and now usually retails for around $20. Borrows heavily from the Colorpack V, which also came onto the market at the same time. There is an electronic shutter with speeds that vary from about 1/500 to 10 sec and aperture control setting are fixed for 75 and 3000 speed films. There is a built-in flashcube socket, with the flashcube automatically rotating after each exposure and this flash can use either standard or Hi-Power flashcubes. Also comes with a "face sizer" focusing aid for 5 ft. setting only. Photos are exposed automatically. Serial number is TK3181A.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and wrist strap, that now usually retails for around $20. It was produced for the international market, but borrows heavily from The Colorpack, which was produced for the domestic market. There is an electronic shutter with speeds that vary from about 1/500 to 10 sec and the aperture control setting are fixed for 75 and 3000 speed films. There is a built-in flashcube socket, with the flashcube automatically rotating after each exposure and this flash can use either standard or Hi-Power flashcubes. Also comes with a "face sizer" focusing aid for 5 ft. setting. Photos are exposed automatically. Serial number is TC4011B.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and wrist strap, that originally retailed for $25, but now usually retails for around $20. It comes with a manual. It is quite similar to the Colorpack V (CP5). There is an electronic shutter with speeds that vary from about 1/500 to 10 sec and aperture control setting are fixed for 75 and 3000 speed films. There is a built-in flashcube socket, with the flashcube automatically rotating after each exposure and this flash can use either standard or Hi-Power flashcubes. Also comes with a "face sizer" focusing aid for 5 ft. settings. Photos are exposed automatically. Serial number is TE5191A.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and neck strap, that originally retailed for $66. Item also comes with a Nissin FIP electronic flash unit. It was sold exclusively at Sears department stores and is similar to the Pronto!. The viewfinder is used in conjunction with a Polatriplet 116mm f/9.4 plastic lens that has a minimum focusing distance of three feet and is coated and color corrected. The shutter is activated manually and exposure can also be controlled manually with the lighten/darken knob, similar to others in the series. Flashbars containing five single-use flash bulbs can be attached if additional lighting is necessary. Serial number is ANJ807AF.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and neck strap, that usually sells for around $80. It comes with a manual. It was popular among the middle class in the USA and Europe. There is a 1 element plastic lens with fixed aperture 103mm, f14.6, with a 4ft minimum focusing distance and an exposure compensation dial around electric eye. Serial number is CNJ203AG.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and neck strap, that originally retailed for $95 and now usually sells for around $20. Features include a single-element plastic meniscus lens with a maximum aperture of f/11, a shutter speed range of 1/4 to 1/200 sec., and the Polaroid Light Management System, which manually lengthens or shortens exposure times. A 600-series premium model, the camera has a Sonar Autofocus system, making it one of the most streamlined and simple instant cameras on the market at the time.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and a neck strap, that usually sells for around $20. Features include: Sonar Autofocus system, a plastic lens, viewfinder and a manual lighten/darken control. Serial number is G1Q03763NA.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and a neck strap, that now usually sells for around $20. Features include: a 116mm f/11 single-element close-up lens, an electronic shutter, with speeds ranging from 1/4 - 1/200 sec. Photos expose automatically. Serial number is D2H29961NA.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and a neck strap, that usually retails for around $30. Item is similar to the Polaroid Sun 650. It comes with a manual. Features include: a 116mm f/11 single-element plastic lens, a built in "close up" lens for subjects less than 6ft away, a built-in autoflash and a manual lighten/darken control. Also has a fixed focus, an electronic shutter with speeds ranging from 1/4 to 1/200 sec and photos are exposed automatically. Serial number is D151407VH.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and a neck strap, that originally retailed for $39.95 and now usually sells for around $30. It is similar to the Polaroid Sun 640 Camera. Features include a 116mm f/11 single-element plastic lens, with fixed focus (sharpest at 4-5 feet), an electronic shutter (speeds range from 1/4 to 1/200 sec, and an autoflash. It also has a light management system which helped give the camera its name.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and neck strap, that usually retails for around $20. Features include: 116 mm f/11 single-element plastic lens with close-up mode, an electronic shutter with speeds ranging from 1/4 - 1/200 sec and a built-in electronic flash with a manual override button. Photos are exposed automatically. Serial number is F2J2119VJAB.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and neck strap, that usually retails for around $30. It was distributed to teachers as part of Polaroid's Education Program. Item has a built-in autoflash, a plastic lens, manual lighten/darken control and photos are exposed automatically. Serial number is M2G2066CJAP.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and neck strap, that usually retails for around $30. Item has a built-in autoflash, a plastic lens, manual lighten/darken control and photos are exposed automatically. Serial number is K958551VA.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and neck strap, that usually sells for around $20. Features include: a sonar autofocus, manual exposure compensation through a lighten/darken switch, a built-in electronic flash, a self-timer and photos expose automatically. Serial number is H2H4GURNOCC.
Item is an instant camera, with a plastic body and hand strap, that usually sells for around $80. Features include: two exposure settings of black and white or colour, a manual exposure control through a lighten/darken switch, 2 distance settings, focusing options of 3.5" to infintiy and the option to turn the flash on or off.
Item is an instant camera, with a plastic body, that originally retailed for $950. Comes with a manual. Photos are exposed automatically. It was developed to allow medical specialists to take clear photos of bodily organs. Doctors were to use these snapshots to educate patients, document procedures, confer with fellow physicians, and other applications. Serial number is L3047B.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with an aluminum body and leather hand strap, that usually sells for around $400. This camera was marketed towards professionals. The camera has an inter-changeable lens mount and utilizes Mamiya lenses. Comes with additional lenses: the Mamiya 75mm f/5.6 for wide angles and the Mamiya 150mm f/5.6 as a portrait lens, a cable releaseand different lens caps(3 large, 1 small). The lens currently on the camera is a fixed 127mm f4.7, with a Seiko leaf shutter, with speeds ranging from 1/500-B and X-sync for flash. There are many aperture and shutter settings and a bright-image coincidence type rangefinder.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, that usually retails for around $80. Comes with one Polaroid 5-bulb flashbar. The lens is 4-element 116mm f/8 glass, with a minimum focus of 10.4 inches, and single-lens reflex viewing and focusing. It also has a split-image rangefinder circle, electronic shutter and automatic exposure. Shutter speeds range from 1/175 to under 10 sec. The aperture control range f/8- f/22, with smaller apertures possible when used in conjunction with flash. The auto flash exposure is based on focus distance, with the maximum being 20ft. There is a built-in Flashbar socket and accessory electronic flashes were also available. Also has socket for electronic remote shutter release. Serial number is OC520942416.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, that now usually retails for around $100. Item comes with an Image SX55 electronic flash. This camera features a 116 mm f/8 4-element glass lens, 26 cm minimum focusing distance and single lens reflex. There is also an electronically controlled 'flash-bar' socket across the top of the camera, for insertion of an external flashbulb unit that could be used up to ten times. Serial number is 2G620653822.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and hand strap. Features include sonar autofocus, a built in flash and a a Polaroid quintic 125mm f/10 3 -element plastic lens. Optional controls for autofocus, flash and lighten/darken exposure are on the back. Serial number is F8Y1WVWPVC.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and hand strap. Item comes in a display box with a neck strap, small leather case and a manual. Cosmetic differences from the Original Spectra. Features include: a 90mm, 4-element, material unspecified lens, date/time imprint capabilities, a self-timer, infinity lock, and the usual lighten/darken control. Serial number is E4M0078XUEA.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body, that originally retailed for $19.95 and now usually sells for around $30. It is a disposable camera with an expiry date of February 2000. It is also the first single-use instant camera ever offered and the first Polaroid integral-print camera sold in the USA to not have motorized print ejection. There is a single-element plastic lens with a fixed focus, an electronic shutter, a built-in electronic flash with the option to turn it in or off, a flash/daylight switch, which changes the lens aperture, and photos are exposed manually by a pull-ring on the side of the camera. Serial number is A98P33657.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body, that originally retailed for $19.95 and now usually sells for around $30. It is a disposable camera with an expiry date of February 2000 and comes in the sealed original packaging. It is also the first single-use instant camera ever offered and the first Polaroid integral-print camera sold in the USA to not have motorized print ejection. There is a single-element plastic lens with a fixed focus, an electronic shutter, a built-in electronic flash with the option to turn it in or off, a flash/daylight switch, which changes the lens aperture, and photos are exposed manually by a pull-ring on the side of the camera. Serial number is A98P33658.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body. It allows for 27 exposures and is meant to be used outdoors, as it does not have a flash. Camera has few manual controls, making it a snap to use. Serial number is PC6812B.
Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and wrist strap, that originally retailed for $22.95 and now usually sells for around $20. Item comes with a manual. This camera was marketed towards younger users and as a result, was quite easy to use. It had three aperture settings, selected by a lever that pointed to a picture representing when each setting would be appropriate, be it indoors, outdoors on a sunny day, or outdoors on a cloudy day. After the photo was captured, the lever would revert to the off position to save power. There is also a built in automatic flash unit that works on an as needed basis. Lens is a 7mm single-element plastic lens with a fixed focus, shutter is mechanical with a single-speed and the viewfinder is optical only.
Item is a Polaroid Passport camera, with a plastic body and and hand strap, that usually sells for around $30. Comes with a manual, cable and leather case. Features include: a built-in flash, 4 lenses with an aperture of f/8.0 and minimum focus distance of 4 ft. Capable of printing 2 or 4 images per sheet. Serial number is M90182B, E925 F.