p.1 #1 · Sold: Polaroid 110b 4x5 Rangefinder Camera and Lomographlok and Fujifilm Instax Wide Film and Light Meter OMG
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Price: $800.00 Payment method: PayPal Item condition: 9 Shows signs of use, but very clean Shipping instructions: US shipping included.
Days were you’d pay $3000 for a custom Polaroid roll film camera from the paleolithic era that had a graflok back grafted onto it. And then, there was endless acrimony over whose idea it all was. Now, because of the democratization of modification made possible by 3d printing and the internet, anyone can buy a Polaroid and pretty easily convert it. That’s what I did. You need a kit, a camera, and some technical competence.
I converted this Polaroid 110b roll-film camera with a kit sold on ebay by a kindly Norwegian gent with a 3d printer and a passion for making old obsolete stuff usable again. It’s a great kit. It takes any 4x5 film back. Backs are held in place by an elastic It has a ground glass for critical focus, which is not the highest quality but works fine.
But wait, this is a rangefinder, so you can focus while looking through the viewfinder. I calibrated it to the best of my ability, and the results with Instax film (not exactly the higher resolution stress test) are good. If you’re going to shoot 4x5 film you might want to check/adjust it. Which is pretty easy: you just adjust the little infinity stop at the end of the front standard.
The shutter sounds good, the speeds seem reasonable and ascend as they should. Aperture is clean, lens in general is very clean. Bellows are light-tight. Rangefinder is clean with some internal dust but works well. You’ll have to learn how to frame with the Instax back…I was going to make a mask for the VF to help but never did.
Also included in this kit: The Lomographlok. This really is something Lomography has contributed to the world: an easy way to take photos with 4x5 cameras using readily available and charming Instax Wide film. It works well. Has a dark slide just like a real film back. Load film, put the Lomographlok on the camera, pull out the dark slide, do your photo-taking magic, push the button and the film pops out and develops before your very eyes. You don’t need to shake it, but you will if you grew up with polaroids. It helps with circulation.
Also included: a little Gossen Pilot selenium light meter. These things are great. This one still reads pretty accurately against my iphone light meter app. Helps you nail the exposure.
Also included: 7 “rolls” of Fuji Instax Wide film, 4 boxed monochrome, and 3 “mystery” packs out of their boxes. They might be monochrome, they might be color. You’ll find out. Fun.
Also included: a mess of extra parts for the 4x5 back on the Polaroid and the card of the nice Norwegian guy. If you have questions you can ask him. Basically there are different pieces to allow for easier attachment of different kinds of backs. Screws, springs, extra infinity stops.
I think that’s it. It’s a fanstasic kit. Start shooting out of the box, and graduate to 4x5 film. Or attach a digital back? Or pay a bazillion dollars for some peel-apart pack film, that stuff was the bomb before it was over $100 per pack. But there’s nothing like it.
How about $800 for the whole lot? I think that’s a good deal. US shipping included. If you’re new to the whole Polaroid 110b/4x5 thing, I’m happy to help you through the initial set-up and first shots.
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