Polaroid Land Camera Features Spreadsheet

[Kirks518]

I hope this shows correctly.

A few months ago I was trying to decipher all the different Polaroid pack film cameras features, in an attempt to choose one for myself.

I figured there are other folks out there that may find this helpful.

If you are interested in the Excel file of this, PM me.


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Voltage
Flash Type
Flash Unit
PC Socket
Viewfinder Type
Folding VF
Lens Elements
Lens Material
Timer
Body
Tripod Socket
Film Speeds
Apertures
Exposure Settings
Portrait Kit
Close Up Kit
UV Filter
Cloud Filter



100
4.5
M3
#268
Yes
Dual
Yes
3
Glass
No
Metal
Yes
4
6
2
581
583
585
516



101
4.5
M3
#268
Yes
Dual
Yes
3
Glass
No
Metal
Yes
2
2
1
581
583
585
516



102
4.5
M3
#268
Yes
Dual
Yes
3
Glass
No
Metal
Yes
2
2
1
581
583
585
516



103
3.0
M3
#268
Yes
Dual
Yes
3
Glass
No
Plastic
No
2
2
1
581
583
585
516



104
3.0
M3
#268
Yes
IS
No
2
Plastic
No
Plastic
No
2
2
1
471(?)
473(?)
No
No



125
3.0
M3
#268
Yes
IS
No
2
Plastic
No
Plastic
No
2
2
1
471(?)
473(?)
No
No



135
3.0
M3
#268
Yes
Dual
Yes
3
Glass
No
Plastic
No
2
2
1
581
583
585
516



210
3.0
M3
#268
Yes
IS
No
2
Plastic
No
Plastic
No
2
2
1
471(?)
473(?)
No
No



215
3.0
M3
#268
Yes
IS
No
2
Plastic
No
Plastic
No
2
2
1
471(?)
473(?)
No
No



220
4.5
M3
#268
Yes
Dual
No
2
Plastic
No
Plastic
No
4
6
2
471(?)
473(?)
No
No



225
4.5
M3
#268
Yes
Dual
No
2
Plastic
No
Plastic
No
4
6
2
471(?)
473(?)
No
No



230
4.5
M3
#268
Yes
Dual
Yes
3
Glass
No
Plastic
No
4
6
2
581
583
585
516



240
4.5
M3
#268
Yes
Dual
Yes
3
Glass
No
Metal
Yes
4
6
2
581
583
585
516



250
4.5
M3
#268
Yes
Zeiss
Yes
3
Glass
No
Metal
Yes
4
6
2
471
473
585
516



315
3.0
M3
#268
Yes
IS
No
2
Plastic
No
Plastic
No
2
2
1
471(?)
473(?)
No
No



320
3.0
M3
#268
Yes
Dual
No
2
Plastic
No
Plastic
No
2
2
1
471(?)
473(?)
No
No



325
3.0
M3
#268
Yes
IS
No
2
Plastic
No
Plastic
No
2
2
1
471(?)
473(?)
No
No



330
3.0
M3
#268
Yes
Dual
No
3
Glass
Mechanical
Plastic
No
2
2
1
471(?)
473(?)
585
516



335
3 (x2)
M3
#268
Yes
Dual
No
3
Glass
Electronic
Plastic
No
2
2
1
471(?)
473(?)
585
516



340
4.5
M3
#268
Yes
Dual
Yes
3
Glass
Mechanical
Plastic
No
4
6
2
581
583
585
516



350
3 (x2)
M3
#268
Yes
Zeiss
Yes
3
Glass
Electronic
Metal
Yes
4
6
2
471
473
585
516



360
3 (x2)
Electronic
Dedicated #365
NO
Zeiss
Yes
3
Glass
Electronic
Metal
Yes
4
6
2
471
473
585
516



420
3.0
HPFC
Focused Flash #490
Yes
Dual
No
2
Plastic
No
Plastic
No
2
2
1
471(?)
473(?)
No
No



430
3.0
HPFC
Focused Flash #490
Yes
Dual
No
3
Glass
Mechanical
Plastic
No
2
2
1
541
543
585
516



440
3.0
HPFC
Focused Flash #490
Yes
Dual
Yes
3
Glass
Mechanical
Plastic
No
4
6
2
541 581
543 583
585
516



450
3 (x2)
HPFC
Focused Flash #490
Yes
Zeiss
Yes
3
Glass
Electronic
Metal
Yes
4
6
2
471 561
473 563
585
516
























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[Kirks518]

Looking at it, there are some things that everyone may not figure out;

VOLTAGE:
3.0 would require 2 AAA batteries for the mod
4.5 would require 3 AAA for the mod
3 (x2) means there are two power sources, each 3.0 volt. One is for the shutter, one is for the electronic timer. Only the shutter would need the mod for the camera to work

BULB TYPE:
M3 is 'normal flash bulbs'
HPFC is 'High Powered Flash Cube

VIEWFINDER TYPE
IS is Polaroid's 'Image SIzer'
Dual is a dual VF, one for focusing, one for framing
Zeiss is the single rangefinder VF

 

[AgX]

Very helpful indeed.

 

[BySumbergsStache]

Thanks, this is great. this will be helpful for many people in the future who are confused by the multitude of 100 series Polaroids. The land list is rather sparse in comparison.

 

[hsandler]

This is great. What is meant by number of exposure settings? I have the 100 and there is a continuously adjustable light/dark control. Did you mean number of stops of adjustment range?

 

[Kyle M.]

This is great. What is meant by number of exposure settings? I have the 100 and there is a continuously adjustable light/dark control. Did you mean number of stops of adjustment range?

I would guess that the OP is referring to the fact that some models have a slider to set bright sun or cloudy/flash. The cheaper models only have a selector for B&W and color, rather than the wheel under the lens to set ASA and the lever to select between bright sun and cloudy/flash. Having used one of each type I much prefer the 250,350, and 450, I find the Zeiss finder to be quite bright and easy to use.

 

[Kirks518]

Kyle is correct in my meaning. Thanks.

On a side note, sorry the chart makes the thread ridiculously wide!

 

[1L6E6VHF]

I doubt that there is any practical way to make a 471 or 473 lens kit work with any doublet lens ColorPack camera. The lenses for the 471 and 473 were (respectively) the same as those that came with the 581 and 583. The difference was that the 471/473 kits had different adapters for the single-window viewfinder.

The lenses could not fit the doublet lens - which was wider (physically, not in focal length) than the adapter lens itself. I strongly believe that Polaroid deliberately made the doublet lens cameras incompatible with the attachments, to help dealers talk buyers into buying up into a 103, 230, 330 or 430.

However, I once bought a 210 at a thrift store that came with an aftermarket filter adapter. I made good use of that adapter, with the UV filter it came with, and a polarizer I found elsewhere. The adapter screwed apart in two pieces. It used an unthreaded Series filter (I can't remember which size), and was placed around the gray plastic band around the lens (it also fit the triplet models by fitting around the L/D control ring).

The portrait lens was a +1.0, and the close-up lens was somewhere around +2.6. placing the subject carefully in front of the lens may actually have been better than using the viewfinder adapter with its very strong prisms.

I wish to suggest that on the spreadsheet, you have the notation "possible aftermarket" in lieu of "471?", "473?" and "no" after all doublet lens models.

 

[BySumbergsStache]

This should be stickied

 

[Kirks518]

I doubt that there is any practical way to make a 471 or 473 lens kit work with any doublet lens ColorPack camera. The lenses for the 471 and 473 were (respectively) the same as those that came with the 581 and 583. The difference was that the 471/473 kits had different adapters for the single-window viewfinder.

The lenses could not fit the doublet lens - which was wider (physically, not in focal length) than the adapter lens itself. I strongly believe that Polaroid deliberately made the doublet lens cameras incompatible with the attachments, to help dealers talk buyers into buying up into a 103, 230, 330 or 430.

However, I once bought a 210 at a thrift store that came with an aftermarket filter adapter. I made good use of that adapter, with the UV filter it came with, and a polarizer I found elsewhere. The adapter screwed apart in two pieces. It used an unthreaded Series filter (I can't remember which size), and was placed around the gray plastic band around the lens (it also fit the triplet models by fitting around the L/D control ring).

The portrait lens was a +1.0, and the close-up lens was somewhere around +2.6. placing the subject carefully in front of the lens may actually have been better than using the viewfinder adapter with its very strong prisms.

I wish to suggest that on the spreadsheet, you have the notation "possible aftermarket" in lieu of "471?", "473?" and "no" after all doublet lens models.

1L6E6VHF, thanks for that info. I came up with this by searching through numerous sites, and there was mixed info regarding the above referenced lens kits, so I put in the "?". Thanks for the in-depth info about this, it clears it up.

Unfortunately, I can't edit the original post now. So I'll leave it to the future readers to actually read through the comments, and see yours to help them.

 

[MattKing]

Just so you know:

1) your last post was number 666; and
2) the table is way to wide to fit on the screen (Chrome or Firefox), and it is hard to read the rest of the thread.

It looks something like this:

 

[Kirks518]

Matt, yeah, I know about the chart width screwing up the viewing of the thread, but I can't fix it. How should I have loaded it originally to avoid that in the future?

and that makes 667... :devil:

 

[fedupwithdigital]

This is really helpful - having all the information in one, easy to read format, rather than trying to work it out looking at the individual specifications for each camera.

On the 360, you might want to add somewhere that it has X sync flash. Not sure about the later models but I think it was the first to have X sync instead of M. Means you can use any electronic flash with it (and not just the dedicated Polaroid one) although I understand you need to rig up some sort of adapter for this.

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

I am using windows 7 and my chrome expanded the view two times larger than usual and I could read everything flawlessly.

Matt ,May be you need to slide the sliders at the bottom.

 

[1L6E6VHF]

I found the aftermarket filter I had talked about earlier in this thread.

The white ring on the inside is some form of plastic, possibly nylon, torquing in the small lever tightens the ring on on the outside of the (doublet) lens or the L/D control around the triplet lens.

The filter size is Series VI.