first polaroid 180

For quite a while now I've wanted a Polaroid camera to run some Fuji pack film through. As well as being tough to find, though, the nice ones can be quite pricey. Then something funny happened. While browsing ebay recently I ran across a misspelled ad for a Polaroid camera. I decided to repeat that misspelling in a couple of craigslist searches and...VOILA! I found a grossly underpriced Polaroid 180 that had been listed more than a month back. I assumed that the camera would be long gone but called anyway. To my surprise they still had the camera. We made arrangements to complete the transaction the following day.

The camera was in great condition cosmetically and the shutter seemed to work fine so the deal was sealed. Immediately after purchasing the camera I ran to a local shop that carries Fuji 100c. I got home as quickly as I could hoping to catch a bit of the evenings last light. I gave the camera a cursory cleaning and less than an hour after having made my purchase I had my first image.

 

I have a few cameras that I really like but I think that I may have a new favorite.

Done