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Polaroid SX 70 Camera and Presentation Set
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2018.10.01.06.14
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1972-1977 (Manufacturing)
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- Polaroid Corporation
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- United States
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1 piece of photographic equipment : camera ; approx 4 x 10.3 x 17.5 cm
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Item is a Polaroid instant camera, that originally retailed for $180, but now usually retails for around $140. Camera also comes with a tripod mount, remote shutter button, accessory holder, close-up lens, flash diffuser, three manuals and a carrying case. There is a 4-element 116mm f/8 glass lens with a minimum focus of 10.4 inches and front-cell focusing and the viewfinder offers single-lens reflex(SLR). The shutter is electronic, with speeds ranging from 1/175 to 10 sec and there is a socket to plug-in the remote shutter release. The exposure is automatic, with an aperture range of f/8- f/22 and smaller apertures are possible when flash is used. There is also automatic flash exposure based on focus distance, with the maximum distance being 20 ft. The camera has a built-in flashbar socket and additional accessory flashes were also available. It was the first camera to use Polaroid integral print films and it marked the beginning of a trend towards cameras with an SLR and a folding body. Serial number is C404089014.
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Good 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
- <photography and photographic processes and techniques> » Photographic techniques » Picture-taking techniques » Flash photography
- image making equipment » Photographic equipment » Flash equipment
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The Land List -- SX-70 Cameras. Retrieved from http://www.landlist.ch/landlist/landdcam-sx70.htm.; Polaroid: SX-70. Retrieved from http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Polaroid/SX-70.html.