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The '''Polaroid Land Camera 180''' looks just like any other folding camera in the [[Polaroid 100-400 series]]. They use the same film. Also having similar metal bodies, with tripod sockets and similar folding [[Zeiss Ikon|Zeiss]] viewfinders of the higher end models like the Automatic 250 and 350. So what is different? First the 180 has a 114mm f/4.5 Tominon lens manufactured by [[Tomioka]] with a fully manual exposure settings. The aperture settings go from f90 to f4.5, with shutter speeds from 1s to 1/5000 with B. Also on the lens is an EV window with settings from 5 to 22 EV. The design of the lens rings make it easy to use EV on this camera. It is very easy to twist both the aperture and shutter dials at the same time to change EV numbers. Once the correct exposure has been set, it is rather simple to increase or decrease the shutter / aperture settings without changing the exposure. The camera was made similar in concept to the [[Polaroid Pathfinder]] series instant roll film cameras.
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The '''Polaroid Land Camera 180''' looks superficially much like the other folding cameras in the [[Polaroid 100-400 series]]. All use the same 3¼×4¼" instant peel-apart instant film. Like Polaroid's higher-end folding models such as the [[Polaroid Land Model 250|Automatic 250]] and [[Polaroid Land Model 350|350]], the 180 has a metal body with a tripod socket, and similar single-window folding [[Zeiss Ikon|Zeiss]] [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder]]. So what is different?
  
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First the 180 has a 114mm f/4.5 Tominon lens manufactured by [[Tomioka]], and offers fully manual exposure settings. The aperture settings go from f90 to f4.5 with 18 click stops. The shutter speeds run from 1s to 1/500 with B. The focusing arms also have distance (3.5, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 25 ft and inf.) listed instead of pictograms. On the lensboard a lever selects the [[flash sync]] setting, M for bulb or X for electronic flash; "V" is a self-timer setting. An accessory shoe is also mounted on the camera body next to the viewfinder.
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Also on the lens is an EV window with settings from 5 to 22 EV. The design of the lens rings make it easy to use [[EV]] exposure settings on this camera. The EV numbers can be set at 1/2 EV click stops. Once the correct EV setting  has been set, It is very easy to twist both the aperture and shutter dials at the same time to maintain a particular EV number; but it is also easy to set the aperture or shutter independently. The EV scale is similar in concept to that used in the [[Polaroid Pathfinder|Pathfinder]] series of instant cameras.
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== Accessories ==
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* #280 Flash; uses AG-1 bulbs; mounts on the front standard PC flash socket.
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* #591 Portrait Kit
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* #593 Close-Up Kit
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* #595 Filter Kit w/ Lens Shade
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* #596 Orange Filter
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* #597 UV Filter
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* #628 Polaroid CdS exposure meter mounts on shoe
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== Issues==
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* There may be clearance problems with some accessories because the viewfinder is close to the shoe.
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==Links==
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*[https://www.manualslib.com/manual/870622/Polaroid-180.html Polaroid Model 180 user manual] at [https://www.manualslib.com/ Manualslib]
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*[http://www.landlist.ch/landlist/landdcam-pack.htm#180 Polaroid 180] at the [http://www.landlist.ch/landlist/landhome.htm Land List]
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*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/619819@N20/ Polaroid 180 group] on [http://www.flickr.com/ Flickr]
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[[category:M|Model 180 Polaroid]]
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Latest revision as of 06:40, 14 September 2021

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Polaroid Land Camera 180
image by Graustark (Image rights)

The Polaroid Land Camera 180 looks superficially much like the other folding cameras in the Polaroid 100-400 series. All use the same 3¼×4¼" instant peel-apart instant film. Like Polaroid's higher-end folding models such as the Automatic 250 and 350, the 180 has a metal body with a tripod socket, and similar single-window folding Zeiss rangefinder. So what is different?

First the 180 has a 114mm f/4.5 Tominon lens manufactured by Tomioka, and offers fully manual exposure settings. The aperture settings go from f90 to f4.5 with 18 click stops. The shutter speeds run from 1s to 1/500 with B. The focusing arms also have distance (3.5, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 25 ft and inf.) listed instead of pictograms. On the lensboard a lever selects the flash sync setting, M for bulb or X for electronic flash; "V" is a self-timer setting. An accessory shoe is also mounted on the camera body next to the viewfinder. Also on the lens is an EV window with settings from 5 to 22 EV. The design of the lens rings make it easy to use EV exposure settings on this camera. The EV numbers can be set at 1/2 EV click stops. Once the correct EV setting has been set, It is very easy to twist both the aperture and shutter dials at the same time to maintain a particular EV number; but it is also easy to set the aperture or shutter independently. The EV scale is similar in concept to that used in the Pathfinder series of instant cameras.

Accessories

  • #280 Flash; uses AG-1 bulbs; mounts on the front standard PC flash socket.
  • #591 Portrait Kit
  • #593 Close-Up Kit
  • #595 Filter Kit w/ Lens Shade
  • #596 Orange Filter
  • #597 UV Filter
  • #628 Polaroid CdS exposure meter mounts on shoe

Issues

  • There may be clearance problems with some accessories because the viewfinder is close to the shoe.

Links


4803495171_00025455ce_m.jpg
image by Russ Morris (Image rights)
5934808698_8968e0393a_m.jpg
Different cover compared to
Polaroid 100-400 series
image by joanseda (Image rights)
5934246137_a904bc13e6_m.jpg
EV setting window on lens barrel
image by joanseda (Image rights)
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