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!

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.

 

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.

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!

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