Monday, April 2, 2012

Polaroids + Old Cameras

For the past couple of years I have been interested in Polaroid cameras. I frequent flea markets and thrift shops, slowing adding to my camera collection. Just yesterday I bought a model 80 Polaroid Highlander Land camera.
http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.259397508.jpg

Awesome right? But its just a paper weight, well most polaroids are, aren't they? We all know Fujifilm makes instant film that can fit in some old polaroids. If you are wondering what kind this first "answer" is a good source:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090320192945AA8M1kR

But I recently ran into a website that ghetto rigged 120 film into a model 95 land camera using legos, ha I know right.

http://www.foundphotography.com/PhotoThoughts/archives/2005/09/polaroid_95a_12.html

I will soon be trying something like this. But the moral of the story is to experiment with these old cameras, you never really know what you'll find, have fun with it. And there are all kinds of internet resources to help you along the way. Don't just settle with the Cannon AE-1 you got from you grandmother when you told her you were taking a film class. EXPERIMENT!


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