A few test shots from my "new" Polaroid 250

[ludoo]

Lat Friday I spotted a Polaroid Land Camera 250 on local ads, and rushed out of the office to get it. I was rewarded with a mint example, with very clean Zeiss finder and perfect bellows, complete with flash, 10 flashbulbs, and a large leather black case with "Polaroid" discreetly embossed in white. I converted the battery chamber to take 3xAAA and took a few test shots to check exposure and focus.I love packfilm cameras...

Fuji FP-3000B shot around the house, and the last one Fuji FP-100C Silk at our Monumental Cemetery.











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Digital: Samsung EX-1
Past Digital: Samsung NX10, Sigma SD9, Sigma SD10, SD14, DP2, Pentax *istD, Kx, Fuji S2 Pro, Canon 5D
Analog: packfilm Polaroids, 6x9 Kodak folders, Pentacon Taxona half-frame, Fujica ST605n, Walz Envoy, Olympus 35 S-II, Olympus Wide S
Past Analog: Polaroid 600se, Polaroid 110B, Canon IIF, various fixed-lens and Russian rangefinders, ...
Past Lenses: Nikkor 24/2.8, Nikkor SC 50/1.4, Nikkor 50/2, Nikkor H 85/1.8, Nikkor P 105/2.5, Nikkor Q 135/3.5, Fujinon 100/2.8, Fujinon EBC 100/2.8, Fujinon EBC 135/3.5, Fujinon EBC 200/4.5, Mamiya SX 135/2.8, CZJ Flektogon 35/2.4, CZJ Pancolar 50/1.8 zebra, CZJ Sonnar 135/3.5, ...
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[Orio]

Interesting, what is the film size?
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[mmelvis]

This is why people love a polaroid

[ludoo]

Orio, the actual image area is 2 7/8" x 3 3/4" (7.2 x 9.5 cm), including the white borders it's nearer 9x12. There's also 4x5 film, but it's much much more expensive.

The better models for 100 packilfm, like the 100 and my 250, have glass triplets and are all metal, the ones ending in 50 have a huge Zeiss combined vf/rf, the others a split vf/rf. All are full automatic cameras, except the very expensive 180/185/190 that have Tominon lenses in regular LF shutters. But with some effort you can fit a cheap Polaroid back to almost anything: old 9x12 folders, DIY cameras, etc. you just need a lens that covers the image area.
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My galleries

Digital: Samsung EX-1
Past Digital: Samsung NX10, Sigma SD9, Sigma SD10, SD14, DP2, Pentax *istD, Kx, Fuji S2 Pro, Canon 5D
Analog: packfilm Polaroids, 6x9 Kodak folders, Pentacon Taxona half-frame, Fujica ST605n, Walz Envoy, Olympus 35 S-II, Olympus Wide S
Past Analog: Polaroid 600se, Polaroid 110B, Canon IIF, various fixed-lens and Russian rangefinders, ...
Past Lenses: Nikkor 24/2.8, Nikkor SC 50/1.4, Nikkor 50/2, Nikkor H 85/1.8, Nikkor P 105/2.5, Nikkor Q 135/3.5, Fujinon 100/2.8, Fujinon EBC 100/2.8, Fujinon EBC 135/3.5, Fujinon EBC 200/4.5, Mamiya SX 135/2.8, CZJ Flektogon 35/2.4, CZJ Pancolar 50/1.8 zebra, CZJ Sonnar 135/3.5, ...
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[kansalliskala]

[ludoo]

[walter g]

I still need to find one of the Zeiss vf/rf ones. I do have a 210 and a 340 tho.
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Minolta X370-N,Konica C35,Canon EOS 10D,Panasonic G1
Minolta MC W SI 2.5/28, MD 2.8/28, MC W SG 3.5/28, MC W HG 2.8/35, MD Celtic 2.8/35, QE 4/35, Rokkor X 2/45, MC Rokkor X PF 1.4/50, MC Rokkor X PF 1.7/50, MD Rokkor X 1.7/50, MD 2/50, MC Rokkor PF 1.7/55, MC Rokkor PF 1.9/55, Auto Tele Rokkor PG 2.8/135, MC Tele Rokkor QD 3.5/135, TC 4/135, MC Celtic 4/200, MC Tele Rokkor PE 4.5/200
MD 28-70 f3.5-4.8, MD Macro 35-70 f3.5, Md 70-210 f4, MD Rokkor X 75-200 f4.5, MD 100-200 f5.6, Vivitar Macro Focusing T/C in MD mount
Nikon Nikkor 4/20, O Auto 2/35, S Auto 1.4/50..... Miranda Auto 2.8/28, Auto 2.8/35, Auto 1.4/50, Auto EC 1.4/50, Auto 1.8/50, Auto EC 1.8/50,Auto 1.9/50
Various Soligor,Sun,Fujita,Komura,Spitatone, etc. Lenses

[luisalegria]

There was a lot to like in many of the Polaroids.
I have a pile of the roll-film models, picked up for nothing. These all have fine coupled rangefinders, very sturdy folding bodies and unit focusing mechanisms, and seemingly indestructible bellows. With a good lens and shutter plus a film back they make excellent large format rangefinder cameras.
And of course plenty of people convert them for that use, for 120 or 4x5 film.
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[Pontus]

That sofa looks so cosy, great capture!
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Cameras: Sony NEX-5N, Sony a900, Minolta Dynax 9Ti, Contax G1 (green label), Fujifilm F31fd
Wide: Hexanon AR UC 15/2.8, Contax 18/4, X-Fujinon 19/3.5, PEN-F 20/3.5, Hexanon AR 21/2.8, Hexanon AR 24/2.8, PEN-F 25/4, Rokkor 28/2.5, MD W.Rokkor 28/3.5, Contax G 28/2.8, Hexanon AR 28/3.5, Hexanon AR UC 28/1.2, SMC Super Takumar 28/3.5
Normal: Contax 35/1.4, Vivitar 35/1.9, Contax G 35/2, Hexanon AR 35/2, SMC Takumar 35/2.8, Hexanon 40/1.8, Contax G 45/2, Contax 45/2.8, X-Fujinon EBC 50/1.6, Hexanon AR 50/1.7, Chinon 55/1.7
Fast: CV 35/1.2 v2, PEN-F 42/1.2, SMC Pentax K 50/1.2, Rokkor MD 50/1.2, X-Fujinon 50/1.2, Hexanon AR 57/1.2, MC Rokkor-PG 58/1.2, FD 85/1.2 SSC Asph
Macro: SMC Super Takumar 50/4, Hexanon 55/3.5, Contax S-Planar 60/2.8, Olympus OM 90/2, Tokina 90/2.5, Yashica ML 100/3.5, MD Rokkor 100/4, Hexanon AR 100/4, CV 125/2.5
Short tele: PEN-F 60/1.5, Leica 75/2 APO, Hexanon AR 85/1.8, Contax G 90/2.8, CV 90/3.5 SL, Contax Sonnar 100/3.5, PEN-F 100/3.5, Olympus OM 100/2, Nikkor AI-S 105/2.5, Nikkor AI-S 105/1.8, Sony 135 STF, Petri 135/2.8, Vivitar 135/2.8 Close Focusing, Hexanon AR 135/2.5, Hexanon AR 135/3.2, Hexanon AR 135/3.5
Tele: Nikkor 200/2 AI, Hexanon AR 200/4, Rokkor-RF 250/5.6, Tamron SP 350/5.6, Rokkor 400/5.6 APO, Rokkor RF 500/8
Zoom: MD Rokkor 24-35/3.5, Hexanon AR 28-135/4-4.6, Hexanon AR 35-70/ 3.5, Hexanon AR 35-70/ 3.5-4.5, Angenieux 35-70/2.5-3.3, Hexanon UC AR 45-100/ 3.5, PEN-F 50-90/3.5, Vivitar 70-150/3.8, Hexanon AR 80-200/4.5, Hexanon UC AR 80-200/ 4, Contax 100-300/4.5-5.6
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