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*[http://www.instantoptions.com/landlist/cameras/packfilm/pro.php#1852000 Model 185 "2000 Version"] entry at Instant Options [http://www.instantoptions.com/landlist/ Optional Land List] | *[http://www.instantoptions.com/landlist/cameras/packfilm/pro.php#1852000 Model 185 "2000 Version"] entry at Instant Options [http://www.instantoptions.com/landlist/ Optional Land List] | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD7pgSFIa9M "Polaroid 185 limited edition 2000 version"] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0dAuoU_kMQ unboxing] video blog post on [http://www.youtube.com/user/Mijonju The Mijonju Show] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD7pgSFIa9M "Polaroid 185 limited edition 2000 version"] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0dAuoU_kMQ unboxing] video blog post on [http://www.youtube.com/user/Mijonju The Mijonju Show] | ||
− | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.landlist.ch/landlist/landdcam-pack.htm#185 Polaroid Model 185] (original and 2000 version) at [http://www.landlist.ch/landlist/landhome.htm The Land List] |
Revision as of 06:18, 2 November 2017
Japanese special-edition Model 185 image by Zokyo Labs (Image rights) |
This article covers the 2000 limited edition Model 185 from Polaroid, Japan. Please see Polaroid Land Camera 185 for the 1970s model, identified by a folding, metal Zeiss viewfinder and Mamiya Sekor lens.
In 2000, the Japanese subsidiary of Polaroid offered a limited edition Polaroid Model 185. This was clearly a nod in the direction of Polaroid's classic "pro" folding cameras for peel-apart packfilm dating from 30 years earlier, such as the Model 180, 185, 190, and 195. Even the lens matched the original model 180, a 114mm f/4.5 Tominon lens by Tomioka. As with all Polaroid models using 3¼×4¼" instant film, compatible film packs from Fujifilm may be used in the camera.
Unlike the vintage 180-195 models, this camera has a non-folding viewfinder unit, with a separate rangefinder eyepiece. This is because the body is based on the NPC 195, manufactured by NPC of Newton, Massachusetts, USA. But the limited-edition 185 includes nameplate typography and a lens-cap logo evoking the graphic design of Polaroid's earlier heyday. A small brass plaque alongside the viewfinder housing is engraved with the serial number of each camera.
The production run for this model was quite small, often stated as 2000 units; but perhaps only 500 were actually completed[1].
Notes
Links
- Model 185 "2000 Version" entry at Instant Options Optional Land List
- "Polaroid 185 limited edition 2000 version" and unboxing video blog post on The Mijonju Show
- Polaroid Model 185 (original and 2000 version) at The Land List
Complete in original packaging, with carrying case image by Zokyo Labs (Image rights) |