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Polaroid SX70 Alpha 1 Model 2 (Black with Black Cover) Camera
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2018.10.01.06.08
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[ca. 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 10.2 x 17.5 cm
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Item is a Polaroid instant camera, that originally retailed for $180 and now usually sells for around $80. Item is similar to the Polaroid SX 70 Alpha 1 camera. 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). Serial number is 5D725750061.
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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
- image making equipment » Photographic equipment » Flash equipment
- <photography and photographic processes and techniques> » Photographic techniques » Picture-taking techniques » Flash photography
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SX-70 POLAROID CAMERA TYPES AND SLR 680 FOR SALE. Retrieved from http://www.polamad.com/polaroidshop-SX70.html.; SX-70 Cameras. Retrieved from https://www.instantoptions.com/landlist/cameras/sx70/folding.php.; Polaroid: SX-70 Alpha 1 Model 2. Retrieved from http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Polaroid/SX-70-Alpha-1-Model-2.html.