The Collection: #5

Another in my small collection of vintage cameras, this a Polaroid Land Camera Automatic 100. Back in the day these cameras were the one way you could get immediate feedback about an image or snapshot, something we take for granted in the digital age.

For those interested in such things I'm including a summary of this camera's specs. If you're not interested, Happy Earth Day .... and the adventure continues.

Produced: 1963-1966 / Original Retail: $164.95
Estimated Production: Pattern Not Completely Determined (over 1,200,000)

Lens: 114mm f/8.8 3-element glass
Shutter: Electronic; 10 seconds - 1/1200
Separate window view/rangefinder assembly (has a hinged base-- flips up for use and is held in place with a magnetic catch-- folds down for storage and fits inside the camera's plastic cover)
Viewfinder has projected framelines and automatic parallax compensation.
Aperture-priority automatic exposure only
Has settings for film speeds of 75, 150, 300, and 3000 ASA.
Has "scene selector" switch which gives choice of two different aperture settings for each film speed setting; lens can be used at full aperture with 3000 ASA film.
Has exposure compensation dial with range of -1/+2 stops ("Lighten/Darken" control).