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  1. #1
    us
    Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    Mar 2008
    32°46′58″N 96°48′14″W
    My other detector is a helicopter
    1,560
    3 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks

    Picked up this Spectra SE in the box for 5 bucks.

    Just ordered a couple packs of film for it

    It will be a hoot to use it around town and see the crazy responses

    Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks -cimg2337.jpg
    If you find me upside down, Roll me over.

    "I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads       
          without having their motives questioned..."

  2. #2
    us
    Nov 2006
    Schenectady New York
    White's DFX
    233

    Re: Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks

    Have I got something for you!!!! Picked these up at a sale last fall. All unopened. 2 on the left dated 11/01 and the 1 on the right is 10/98. Interested?
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks -spectra1.jpg  

  3. #3
    us
    Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    Mar 2008
    32°46′58″N 96°48′14″W
    My other detector is a helicopter
    1,560
    3 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks

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    If you find me upside down, Roll me over.

    "I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads       
          without having their motives questioned..."

  4. #4
    Charter Member
    us
    May 2009
    Florida
    Surf PI Pro/MXT/Quattro/Sovereign XS2 Pro
    1,024
    4 times

    Re: Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks

    Saw one today for $2.00, not new in box though. I screwed up and passed up a Harley seat for $35 at the same store. Might have to go back Monday

  5. #5
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    The Cesspool

    Jul 2004
    living in a cesspool on a slab of concrete
    Tesoro Sand Shark among others
    6,977
    66 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks

    I got this SX-70 for $7.00 but the film door latch is broke so..... I listed it on Ebay for parts.

    Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks -100_4036.jpg
    DOWN WITH AMERICAN DIGGERS, SAY NO TO SPIKE TV! THEY MAKE ALL OF US LOOK BAD!

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  6. #6
    us
    Jul 2004
    Shelbyville or any yard where the owner will let me detect!
    ace 250
    19,780
    3 times
    Metal Detecting
    Banner Finds (1)

    Re: Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks

    nice (older)cameras, still use my polaroid occasionally !
    ALLEN

  7. #7
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    Dilitante

    Dec 2010
    N E Wisconsin
    DFX, AT Pro, Vaquero, Cortes
    115

    Re: Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks

    The film for the Polaroid cameras is no longer being made.
    Life is too important to be taken seriously

  8. #8
    Charter Member
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    The Cesspool

    Jul 2004
    living in a cesspool on a slab of concrete
    Tesoro Sand Shark among others
    6,977
    66 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks

    Quote Originally Posted by Bubba707
    The film for the Polaroid cameras is no longer being made.
    The 600 film is and the sx70 can be modified to use it.
    DOWN WITH AMERICAN DIGGERS, SAY NO TO SPIKE TV! THEY MAKE ALL OF US LOOK BAD!

    "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do, than by the ones you did do." Mark Twain

    "A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning." Unknown

  9. #9
    us
    Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    Mar 2008
    32°46′58″N 96°48′14″W
    My other detector is a helicopter
    1,560
    3 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks

    Quote Originally Posted by Bubba707
    The film for the Polaroid cameras is no longer being made.
    The film is still being made using the old polaroid equipment and is available here:
    http://www.the-impossible-project.co...ts/collection/

    The film is pretty neat and I enjoy using it


    If you find me upside down, Roll me over.

    "I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads       
          without having their motives questioned..."

  10. #10
    us
    Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    Mar 2008
    32°46′58″N 96°48′14″W
    My other detector is a helicopter
    1,560
    3 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks

    Here are some photo's of the expired Polaroid film. This is always a gamble but I like buying it just to
    see how it turns out. I have had luck in the past and some not so good but like metal detecting you
    never know what your gonna get. The pack of film dated 1998 was crystallized as it sometimes happens
    but amazingly the battery still had a full 6v kick so I kept that.

    The next packs were of the 01 film, I ran some test shots but the emulsion had thickened and most of them were duds. I did get a few interesting shots of the dog and jeep below:
    DOG

    Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks -cimg2339.jpg

    JEEP

    Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks -cimg2338.jpg

    DUDS

    Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks -cimg2340.jpg

    I had received another order of my film from the Impossible Project and here are a few pics of the silver film I used.

    Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks -cimg2342.jpg

    Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks -cimg2341.jpg

    Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks -cimg2343.jpg



    If you find me upside down, Roll me over.

    "I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads       
          without having their motives questioned..."

  11. #11
    us
    Nov 2006
    Schenectady New York
    White's DFX
    233

    Re: Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks

    Bummer about that film. I've always wondered why it sells so well, on EBay, for this very reason. The only thing I know about the film is that it was found, in a utility drawer, during an estate cleanout.

  12. #12
    us
    Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    Mar 2008
    32°46′58″N 96°48′14″W
    My other detector is a helicopter
    1,560
    3 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: Polaroid Camera for 5 bucks

    Quote Originally Posted by Historyhound
    Bummer about that film. I've always wondered why it sells so well, on EBay, for this very reason. The only thing I know about the film is that it was found, in a utility drawer, during an estate cleanout.
    I buy it from ebay sometimes too, it's a gamble but an enjoyable one. Working with old film and camera's
    are always enjoyable. It's an an american icon some of us just won't let go.

    Funny thing is at the time Polaroid made the Spectra it was already outsourced to the UK and the film
    was being manufactured in the Netherlands.

    I have a few 600's and a couple SX-70's that I am repairing now. Them dang door latches

    Anyhow, it keeps me busy and out of jail errr, trouble
    If you find me upside down, Roll me over.

    "I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads       
          without having their motives questioned..."

 

 

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