Old Vintage Cameras: Polaroid Folding Camera

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Polaroid Folding Camera

Polaroid Folding Land Camera Kit

Polaroid Model 80 Land Camera Kit Vintage 1957 - Nice little piece of 1957 Polaroid Folding Camera Kit here, wow. The camera, accessories, and carry case are all in good condition (carry case has a broken strap guide on one side),with minor scuffs and typical aging. The camera bellows is in good condition, shutter fires, and there is a take up spool inside, no other testing was performed. This Vintage Polaroid Collectors Kit is used, sold as a collectible, and sold as is. Kit Includes: Polaroid Model 80 Land Camera, Original Carry Case, Polaroid Lens Shade No 542, Kodak Lens Cleaning Papers, Polaroid BC Flash with Diffuser Cover, Polaroid Wink Light, Polaroid Bounce Flash Bracket No 291, Polaroid Exposure Meter Type PR-23 (responds to light), and 2 Blue Flash Bulbs (condition unknown).

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What is a Camera Obscura?

The camera obscura (Latin; camera = vaulted chamber | obscura = dark, thus darkened chamber or room) is an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen. It is used in drawing and for entertainment, and was one of the inventions that led to photography. The device consists of a box or room with a hole in one side. Light from an external scene passes through the hole and strikes a surface inside where it is reproduced, upside-down, but with color and perspective preserved. The image can be projected onto paper, and can then be traced to produce a highly accurate representation. Using mirrors, as in the 18th century overhead version (illustrated in the History section below), it is possible to project a right-side-up image. Another more portable type is a box with an angled mirror projecting onto tracing paper placed on the glass top, the image being upright as viewed from the back. As a pinhole is made smaller, the image gets sharper, but the projected image becomes dimmer. With too small a pinhole the sharpness again becomes worse due to diffraction. Some practical camera obscuras use a lens rather than a pinhole because it allows a larger aperture, giving a usable brightness while maintaining focus.