Antique "Polaroid 900 Electric Eye Land Camera".

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Fyi:

This camera was the top of the automatic shutter line, made from 1960 to 63. It is based on the very first Polaroid camera line, the 95 from 1948. The line evolved in several steps over the years. The 900 is the first camera with completely automatic exposure, the so-called "Electric Eye", a CdS cell based system, which controlls speed and aperture, The shutter is electrically controlled, 1/12 - 1/600, plus Bulb. Manual control is also possible by EV settings. The lens is a 130mm, f/8.8, 3-element glass lens. It has a top class single-window view/rangefinder.

As all these cameras were built for roll film, long gone, they have to be adapted to 100 pack film. Instax Wide versions have also been made. Most 900 cameras are now used to convert a 110, 110A or 120 camera to a single-window view/rangefinder. As the camera body allows 4x5 format, it is possible to have a 4x5 back instead of the roll film system. The front standard could be replaced by a lens board of your choice and thus use standard lenses on a foldable, very compact body with single-window view/rangefinder.