Photos with tag "polaroid"

2008-07-06: Kells Comes To Visit (Kells' Polaroid)

We bowl

Andrés beats

2006-09-09: Polaroids w/Jenn & Alia (Pink Cow)

Doorsteps	Fluff!		Dumpster diving
For we are framed by symmetry	Windowlight

2006-03-26: Handheld 4x5 Project

Folds up pretty compactly too	Isn't she pretty? (OK, no, not really) (2c)	All done!	The rangefinder linkage connecting it to the focusing mechanism
Rangefinder epoxied on and corner of adapter sanded to make it easier to put your face up to it	The old door now serves as a wall to close off that end of the camera	Clamped and letting the epoxy cure	Epoxying the adapter to the camera
Scotch tape as 'ground glass'	Aligning the adapter	Hole drilled in rangefinder tab, and more hole plugging	Plugging light leaks with epoxy
Test-fitting the adapter	Removing a strip of plastic that will obstruct the 4x5" image	Now it sits nice and flush	Notches cut for lens alignment screws (1c)
Test-fitting the Ysarex and Prontor in the 320	The final hole and smoothed front standard	Enlarging the hole in the 320's front standard to fit the Prontor shutter from the 110A	Drilling out the rivets on the replacement 320
Pretty much the opposite of success. Time to order another 320...	Wait, no, not success	Success!	A satisfying 'clunk'
Here's an idea: Hammer out the lens	Foam gaskets removed	Rear lens element seems to be riveted in. Not sure how to remove it	Electronics removed
Lens cover removed, revealing auto-exposure electronics	Ready to remove the front lens from the 320	But it has a crappy rangefinder, which will be replaced with the one from the 250	The 320 looks like the 250 but is made primarily of plastic, so it's much lighter
With flash and instruction manuals	The 320 arrives in a case	Rodenstock Ysarex 127mm f/4.7 in a Prontor shutter	Lens is free
Unscrewed	Removing the lens from the 110A	It doesn't look much bigger than the 250, but it feels huge in your hand	There's a lot of metal in this camera, and it's surprisingly heavy
Aside from its size and weight, this is another reason the 110A is not ideal for this project. Separate rangefinder and viewfinder	Rear view. I'm not sure what that red switch does.	Top view, lens folded out	Alas, this camera will only be donating its lens and shutter
With its nice mechanical shutter and classic-looking integrated lens cap	The elegantly retro-looking Polaroid 110A arrives	Rangefidner is free!	Rangefinder removal
Time to remove the rangefinder from the 250	Sadly, 40-year-old Polaroid film doesn't work very well	Still much smaller than a view camera	Size comparison, with 35mm film included for scale
View through rangefinder (note dual images of picture frame, for focusing)	Closeup of Zeiss rangefinder	It's too bad it's in such nice shape, because the only thing I need is the nice Zeiss rangefinder (1c)	The film for this camera is long since discontinued, but I have other uses in mind (1c)
The first piece of the puzzle - a Polaroid 250 Automatic Land camera, $0.99 on eBay

2006-03-11: UPR Botanical Gardens (Press Camera)

Jabba The Palm Tree

2006-03-11: UPR Botanical Gardens

Waiting for the wind to subside (1c)

2006-03-01: Polaroid At The Park (View Camera)

Whee!

2006-02-06: Graflex Joins The Family

View from the front

Polaroid Land 500 film holder