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Polaroid Square Shooter Camera
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2018.10.01.05.12
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1971-1972 (Manufacturing)
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- Polaroid Corporation
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- United States
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1 piece of photographic equipment : camera ; approx 13.5 x 16.5 x 15.5 cm
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Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and wrist strap, originally retailing for $34.95 and now usually retails for around $10. Design of camera borrows heavily from the Polaroid Colorpack II. The lens is 114mm, f/9.2 3-element plastic and the shutter is electronic, with speeds ranging from 1/500 to 10 sec. Photos are exposed automatically. The aperture control options are set for 75 and 3000 speed films. Unique features include: a built-in socket for Hi-Power flashcubes; Focused Flash; and "triangulation distance finder" focusing aid, which requires the photographer to be of average height and the subject to be at the same level. Serial number is FHF145PB.
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Excellent condition
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The collection was donated to the Ryerson University Library and Archives by Ken Van Velzer in 2018
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- Polaroid
- image making equipment » Photographic equipment » Cameras (photographic equipment) » Instant cameras
- image making equipment » Photographic equipment » Flash equipment
- <photography and photographic processes and techniques> » Photographic techniques » Picture-taking techniques » Flash photography
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The Land List -- Packfilm Cameras. Retrieved from http://www.landlist.ch/landlist/landdcam-pack.htm#SS.; Polaroid: Square Shooter. Retrieved from http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Polaroid/Square-Shooter.html.