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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.rwhirled.com/landlist/landdcam-pack.htm#185 Polaroid Model 185] (original and 2000 version) at [http://www.rwhirled.com/landlist/landhome.htm The Land List]
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*[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]
  
  
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Latest revision as of 06:35, 14 September 2021

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].


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