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Revision as of 05:54, 8 October 2006
Polaroid introduced the Spectra system of cameras in the early 1980s. It was intended to be an all-new line of cameras, and had a corresponding new film. Spectra, or Image, film is different from 600 integral film in that it has a different image format: a rectangular 9.2 x 7.3cm rather than 600 film's square format. The Spectra also sports a better lens and takes higher-quality pictures than a conventional 600 Polaroid camera, due to the camera's higher build quality and larger print area.
Over time, Polaroid has introduced many variants of the Spectra, but most include a glass lens, self-timer, automatic exposure, and sonar autofocus. The Spectra also has many optional accessories, such as closeup kits and law enforcement kits.
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Spectra Variants
Spectra Onyx
Sports a semi-translucent grey body
Spectra 1200FF
Different folding mechanism, including plastic bellows.
ProCam
Sideways folding mechanism, wider focal length lens, time/date stamp capability
Macro 5 SLR
Single-lens-reflex design, made for use in the law enforcment and medical fields. Has 5 focal lengths and four flashes arranged around the lens to give complete control over zoom and lighting.
Spectra Pro
The camera itself is THE warlock of all Spectra cameras.
This camera was first introduced in the year 1990.
The key features of this camera:
- Manual Focusing
- Time Exposures
- Programmed Time Exposures
- Manual Time Exposures
- Back-lighting
- Sequential pictures
- Self-timed sequential pictures
- Variable sequential pictures
- Multiple exposures
Before Polaroid produced the Spectra pro, Minolta licensed and marketed the same camera under the name of the Minolta Instant Pro.
