Thursday, August 2, 2012

Polaroid: Life Continues Part II

Wow! I haven’t blogged since Easter. Where did the summer go? It’s August!

I have a few new additions to my vintage Polaroid collection -  an original WORKING Rainbow SX-70 OneStep Polaroid c. 1970

Where did I obtain such an awesomely vintage and cool camera, you ask? Oh, and it was free. Did I mention that? Go check out Listia.com – it’s a free ebay style auction site, but you bid with points instead of money. Some of the items people will even ship free! I auctioned a 1g mini sd memory card – shipped for free – and someone ‘paid’ 2000 points for it… A week later, I won this baby for just 800 points! I have auctioned off old jewelry I had sitting around, a hat, a dvd… anything – used or new!

70's polaroid

Isn’t it beautiful?
(Aside from the cell phone photo lol)

I also have this beefy looking Polaroid Sonar OneStep Land Camera circa 1972-77 (also from Listia.com!) I love it the look, but haven’t had a chance to test it yet.

 60s polaroid

The box it’s sitting on is actually a Wink Light 250 for my 330 Land Camera. It’s the ‘electric’ version of my flashgun – and no bulbs required! I imagine one flash per bulb got a little expensive after a while.

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it’s a Polaroid Wink-Light Model 250 that I *think* will fit my 330 c. 1957-1960.. Found it at the Cotton Yard Market in my hometown for $5.00!

I have fallen in love with these old cameras. One of these days I am going to scan in some of the Polaroid photos I have taken. I think that’s why I enjoy the Instagram app on my phone. I use another iPhone app called PostalPix – I can upload my Instagram pics directly to their site and they print them in neat little 3x3 or 4x4 squares. The prints look just like old photos!

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Love them! More to come later! Or sooner, rather.. hopefully! =]

 

 

2 comments:

  1. Hmm, you must be lucky! I've never heard of that auction.. I must try my luck out there too! I dream of having a polaroid, too! Thanks for the inspiration!
    Eidine Lubbs

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    1. Not lucky.. just cheap! LOL Go check it out, Listia.com - it's amazing! Type "Polaroid" in the search bar (or whatever else you fancy) - if you join, go fan me - http://www.listia.com/profile/1376692

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