Funky retro cameras with obscure and limited features
The Andy Warhol Polaroid camera of choice was the Polaroid Big Shot (well, later on the SX70 Polaroid camera too). He took over 100,000 pictures throughout his lifetime. There’s an exhibit with some of his Polaroids from the 70s and 80s that are on display at the Bastian gallery in London. The portraits feature Michael …
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Mattel stopped making viewmaster projectors. Decades ago. Vintage viewmaster projectors are relatively cheap online and you can find one around $40 online. They are very well built for items that are over 40 years old so there are lots to choose from. If you don’t want to enjoy your reels without pressing a viewfinder to …
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The Sun 600 seems to be an overlooked 600 series Polaroid camera. It doesn’t have a sonar autofocus feature (more on that in another article) This camera doesn’t have an autofocus feature period; instead it has a 106mm lens that will infinity focus objects beyond four feet (though slightly fuzzy). LMS A distinct feature of …
