My latest find

KarnyDoc

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• Jul 9, 2012

• #1

This past Saturday, while accompanying my girlfriend to the area's Salvation Army thrift store, o found a Polaroid 430 camera in good condition. The bellows showed no signs of light leaks, and the mechanical operation seemed fine.

The price? $4.99.

However, I have a question. Would it be able to accept and use 3.25" x 4.25" pack film from Fuji, or do I have something to place on a shelf?

Dieter

 

nickrapak

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Horsham, PA

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• Jul 9, 2012

• #2

The 430 can use both the FP-100C and FP-3000B films. One thing to note is that it uses a hard-to-find 3v battery with snap ends, and the shutter won't work without it. I've gotten around this by using a CR123A battery and taping the snap contact wires to the battery using electrical tape.

 

Katie

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Texas, USA

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• Jul 9, 2012

• #3

I ordered mine from batterymart.

 

Jerevan

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Germany/Sweden

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• Jul 9, 2012

• #4

I converted mine (a 103 but the principle works the same) the other day, with a batteryholder for 2 euros and 2 AA 1.5V batteries. Works very nicely now.

I looked a bit at this page while doing the conversion: http://www.instantoptions.com/conversions/104/104.6.php

 

BobD

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California,

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• Jul 10, 2012

• #5

Last night I converted a 250 to use AAA batteries. A well made camera with Zeiss rangefinder. Works perfectly.