Polaroid Colorpack II

Colorpack II image by Lance Rothstein (Image rights)

The Polaroid Colorpack II was a rigid plastic bodied instant camera, made between 1969-1972. It was a big seller thanks to its low price (under $30 at time of introduction) and colour film capabilities.

Specifications

• Film type: Peel-apart 100-Series Land Pack Films (discontinued) or Fujifilm FP-100C (still manufactured).
• Lens: 114mm, f/9.2 3-element coated glass or uncoated plastic.
• Shutter: Electronic; range about 10s-1/500s
• Automatic exposure system similar to the folding pack cameras.
• Accepts flashcubes such as Philips PFC 4 which automatically rotate after each exposure
• ISO 75 for colour prints, 3000 for black and white.
• Settings for 75 and 3000 speed films. (fixed aperture for each)
• Manual focus from 3 feet to infinity.
• Viewfinder contains a red square to show where the head in a portrait at 5 feet should appear.
• Has metal "spreader bars" instead of rollers.
• The body is 'dark brown-green' in colour, according to the Land List but the example pictured is obviously grey and black. The front panel has a cyan stripe.
• Wrist strap.
• Cold clip.
• Shutter requires two standard 1.5V AA batteries.

Links

• Colorpack II at Sylvain Halgand's Collection d'Appareils (in French)