Polaroid Land Model 104

With wind-up development timer image by kayris06 (Image rights)

One of the 100-400 series of Polaroid cameras that began with the Automatic Land Camera 100 and finished with the Automatic Land Camera 450, this camera shares a common set of features with all models in this line:

• Folding Bellows
• Automatic Exposure using a CdS photocell alongside the lens
• Uses 100-series 3¼×4¼ "peel-apart" instant packfilm

The 104 was one of the earliest 'consumer' folding Packfilm Land Cameras, similar to many other models; this model features a non-folding, Polaroid-designed zone focusing system and a 2 element plastic lens. It was available with a black leather case as pictured below.

The 104 was produced from 1965 until 1967, retailing on release for $60.

Links

• Polaroid Model 104 user manual (pdf) at Butkus.org
• The Land List - The Land List's article on the 104.
• Automatic 104 on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand (in French)

Carrying case image by Tim Williams (Image rights)

image by Tim Williams (Image rights)

image by Tim Williams (Image rights)