Polariod instant camera, Automatic 250
Date: 1967-1969
Inventory Number: 2004-1-0199
Classification: Camera
Subject:
Maker: Polaroid Corporation (1937-present)
Maker: Zeiss Ikon (founded 1927)
Owner: Edwin H. Land (1909 - 1991)
Cultural Region:
Dimensions:
closed position: 11.5 × 19.7 × 6.7 cm (4 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 2 5/8 in.)
Accessories: instruction manual (in object file); protective cover
Description:
This is a 200-series folding camera, model 250, with a black and grey body and collapsible bellows on scissor struts. It is similar to model 100, except for the flip-up single-window view/rangefinder made by Zeiss Ikon. It is otherwise equipped with a 114 mm f/8.8, three-element glass lens, an electronic shutter, an aperture-priority automatic exposure system only, settings for B&W and color films and an exposure compensation dial. It also has a leather neck strap and a protective plastic cover for the lens. Numbers have been added to different parts of the camera to help explain how it was used.
Original retail price: $159.95.
This information and much more is found on the very useful Land List website.
Original retail price: $159.95.
This information and much more is found on the very useful Land List website.
In Collection(s)
Signedon lens frame: POLAROID
Curatorial RemarksInstruction manual and other papers are in object file and have been scanned. EMC 3/2019
ProvenanceThis object belonged to Edwin H. Land and came from the Rowland Institute, Harvard University. Gift of the Edwin H. Land Family.