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Polaroid Colorpack II
This is the "Polaroid Colorpack II" camera; it is a Polaroid Land Camera that was produced by Polaroid from 1969 to 1972. The Colorpack II quickly became popular with consumers due to its low price (originally $30 USD), as well as the improved color capabilities of Polaroid 100 series pack film.
Unlike most Polaroid Land cameras of the day (which were strut-folding). The Colorpack II was one of the first in a long line of cheap consumer Polaroid cameras that featured a ridged plastic body (c. late 1960s - early 1970s). This was done primarily to make the cameras as inexpensive and simple as possible. Also, the new "pull-out-and-peel-apart" pack film eliminated the need for a mechanism to re-cock the shutter after each exposure; keeping the internal mechanics to a bare minimum. Earlier versions of the Colorpack II featured a single element lens made of glass, while lenses in later versions were plastic.
This model was designed to be a farily "bare-bones", easy-to-use, simple point-and-shoot Polaroid camera. Many of the features seen in other (generaly higher-end) Polaroid cameras such as automatic exposure, shutter-timer, rangefinder, etc; were either removed entirely or simplified.
On the top of the front faceplate of the camera there is an ASA setting switch; which allows the user to select 75 (for color) or 3000 ASA (black and white). On the front there is an exposure setting knob, which ranges from "Darken" to "Lighten". On the right side of the faceplate is a socket for standard (blue-dot) "Flashcubes", along with a wind-up hot shoe and a collapsible plastic diffuser. Unlike the most Polaroid 100-400 cameras, the Colorpack II does not feature a rangefinder mechanism. Instead focusing is achieved by adjusting the focus ring on the front element lens (distances from 3.5 to 60+ feet)
An online version of the manual for this and other Polaroid models can be found at:
Polaroid Colorpack II
This is the "Polaroid Colorpack II" camera; it is a Polaroid Land Camera that was produced by Polaroid from 1969 to 1972. The Colorpack II quickly became popular with consumers due to its low price (originally $30 USD), as well as the improved color capabilities of Polaroid 100 series pack film.
Unlike most Polaroid Land cameras of the day (which were strut-folding). The Colorpack II was one of the first in a long line of cheap consumer Polaroid cameras that featured a ridged plastic body (c. late 1960s - early 1970s). This was done primarily to make the cameras as inexpensive and simple as possible. Also, the new "pull-out-and-peel-apart" pack film eliminated the need for a mechanism to re-cock the shutter after each exposure; keeping the internal mechanics to a bare minimum. Earlier versions of the Colorpack II featured a single element lens made of glass, while lenses in later versions were plastic.
This model was designed to be a farily "bare-bones", easy-to-use, simple point-and-shoot Polaroid camera. Many of the features seen in other (generaly higher-end) Polaroid cameras such as automatic exposure, shutter-timer, rangefinder, etc; were either removed entirely or simplified.
On the top of the front faceplate of the camera there is an ASA setting switch; which allows the user to select 75 (for color) or 3000 ASA (black and white). On the front there is an exposure setting knob, which ranges from "Darken" to "Lighten". On the right side of the faceplate is a socket for standard (blue-dot) "Flashcubes", along with a wind-up hot shoe and a collapsible plastic diffuser. Unlike the most Polaroid 100-400 cameras, the Colorpack II does not feature a rangefinder mechanism. Instead focusing is achieved by adjusting the focus ring on the front element lens (distances from 3.5 to 60+ feet)
An online version of the manual for this and other Polaroid models can be found at: