Polaroid 80A Land camera
Polaroid
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1957 - 1959
Materials
Metal, Plastic, Leather, Chrome, Glass
Measurements
190 x 118 x 150 mm (bellows extended)
Place of origin
Cambridge
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524686
Summary
A Polaroid 80A land camera with metal and plastic body, folding-bed style with light brown moulded covering. The aperture is set by rotating a knurled wheel graded with EV settings from 11-18. There is a built-in viewfinder, and hot shoe for flash. On the camera front is marked Polaroid Land camera Model 80A. Behind the aperture wheel on the back of the camera front plate are instructions for setting the aperture. Inside the camera body are patent numbers, and instructions for loading the camera. The bellows are black leather. There is a leather carrying strap.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Polaroid , manufacturer