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The first model in the [[Polaroid_100-400_series|100-400 series]] of folding rangefinder [[Polaroid]] cameras, the ''Polaroid Automatic Land Camera Model 100'' has a set of standard features that are shared by all following models in this range:
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The '''Land Camera 100''', or '''Land Camera Automatic 100''' is a folding coupled rangefinder camera for [[Polaroid]] 100-series instant pack film, made from 1963 to 1966 in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is the first model in the [[Polaroid_100-400_series|100-400 series]] of folding [[Polaroid]] cameras. Some features are common to all the cameras in the series:
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* Folding bellows
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* Automatic exposure; the electric eye controls the shutter between 10 seconds and 1/1200 second.
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* 100-series pack film; this new type of pack film was introduced for this series of cameras. The pack simply drops into the camera back, so loading is simpler than with previous Polaroid cameras.
  
The 100 also introduced most of the features that would become common across the higher-end models in this range, though it lacks the [[Zeiss-Ikon]] designed combination rangefinder/viewer assembly the later models would adopt. Instead it features separate windows for composition and focusing, a style that would become common across much of the mid-tier range of folding Packfilm cameras. The features it has in common with high-end models such as the [[Polaroid Land Model 250|250]] and [[Polaroid Land Model 350|350]] are:
 
  
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The 100 also introduced some of the features that characterise only the ''high end'' models in this range:
 
* Tripod mount on all-metal body
 
* Tripod mount on all-metal body
* Folding optical system, allowing all delicate parts of the camera to be collapsed into cover.
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* Fold-away viewfinder and rangefinder unit, allowing this to be stored inside the cover. When folded out, the unit is held in place with a magnetic catch.
* 3 element glass lens (114mm f8.8)
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* Three-element glass lens (114mm f/8.8)
  
The 100 was produced from 1963 until 1966 (when it was replaced by the [[Polaroid Land Model 250|250]]), retailing on release for $165.
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The 100 has separate viewfinder and rangefinder windows; a feature of mid-range models in its series. Some of the later high-end cameras in the range (such as the [[Polaroid Land Model 250|model 250]] and [[Polaroid Land Model 350|350]]) have these combined, in a viewfinder/rangefinder unit designed by [[Zeiss Ikon]].
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The Land Camera 100 was replaced by the 240, though the [[Polaroid Land Model 250|250]], with the Zeiss-Ikon finder and costing $165, proved more popular than the 240.
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
* [http://www.rwhirled.com/landlist/landdcam-pack.htm#100 The Land List] - The Land List's article on the 100.
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*[https://www.cameramanuals.org/polaroid_pdf/polaroid_100.pdf Polaroid Model 100 user manual (pdf)] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
* [http://www.polaroid.com/media/com/pdfs/userguides/photographic/packfilms_guide_v2_m56577569830476845.pdf Polaroid.com] - Polaroid's User Guide for folding packfilm cameras (.pdf)
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*[http://www.landlist.ch/landlist/landdcam-pack.htm#100 The Land List] - The Land List's article on the 100.
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/polaroid/html/polaroid_100.php Polaroid 100] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
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*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10253 Polaroid 100] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
* [http://www.picturenoise.com/landpage.html Picture Gallery using Polaroid Land 100-400 Series] picturenoise.com
 
  
 
[[Category: Polaroid|100]]
 
[[Category: Polaroid|100]]
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[[Category: L|Land]]
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Latest revision as of 06:53, 13 September 2021

The Land Camera 100, or Land Camera Automatic 100 is a folding coupled rangefinder camera for Polaroid 100-series instant pack film, made from 1963 to 1966 in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is the first model in the 100-400 series of folding Polaroid cameras. Some features are common to all the cameras in the series:

  • Folding bellows
  • Automatic exposure; the electric eye controls the shutter between 10 seconds and 1/1200 second.
  • 100-series pack film; this new type of pack film was introduced for this series of cameras. The pack simply drops into the camera back, so loading is simpler than with previous Polaroid cameras.


The 100 also introduced some of the features that characterise only the high end models in this range:

  • Tripod mount on all-metal body
  • Fold-away viewfinder and rangefinder unit, allowing this to be stored inside the cover. When folded out, the unit is held in place with a magnetic catch.
  • Three-element glass lens (114mm f/8.8)


The 100 has separate viewfinder and rangefinder windows; a feature of mid-range models in its series. Some of the later high-end cameras in the range (such as the model 250 and 350) have these combined, in a viewfinder/rangefinder unit designed by Zeiss Ikon.

The Land Camera 100 was replaced by the 240, though the 250, with the Zeiss-Ikon finder and costing $165, proved more popular than the 240.

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