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My mom gave me this today. Are you jealous?

Seriously, though...anyone have any idea how old this camera is? My mom mentioned last using it 20 years ago, and I figure it would be neat to have around if it does still work. It's a nice alternative to the digital camera I have.
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>> Anonymous
>>Are you jealous?
not really, on Ebay you pay more for the shipping costs then for the camera

Polaroids are fun but expensive. try finding cheap, or free, expired Polaroids :)
>> Anonymous
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I could be wrong, and if I am, I know someone will correct me. :)

That particular Polaroid model in the OP was started in 1981, and judging from the shape of it, it's probably one of the original very early 80s models (the shape has changed considerably since then, of course). They sold for around $70, which in today's money is over $150. That's not a cheap camera by any means, and the film is also not cheap. But unlike many companies, Polaroid still makes film for it, which probably explains why you don't see even more of these for sale. Like rotary phones, these cameras might be really outdated, but plenty of people still use them. Like the poster above said, they're lots of fun. They certainly aren't on the cutting edge of photography these days, but they're still quite useful and way more convenient than digital cameras or other film cameras you have to take somewhere to get developed. Nowadays they sell pretty cheap, but keeping them supplied with film won't be cheap at all.

In a world of digital cameras and high end film cameras, sometimes it's nice to just take a plain old picture every now and then. The classic Polaroids are great for that.
>> Anonymous
>>31395
way more convenient than digital camera's?
I don't quite understand that.. IF you just want to take apic to see a small copy of it, just use your LCD..

We have a polaroid at work that looks exactly like that, completely automatic, no creative control at all, Flash always fires,
we use it to take pictures of the shoplifters.

So i suppose it has its uses, but the cost of the paper for it probably makes it inconvenient enough.
>> Anonymous
>>31397
Convenient as in having a photo developed and in your hand in about 1 to 3 minutes. No need for a digital printer or a trip to a dark room. Or even batteries, for that matter.
>> Anonymous
OP here.

Sad news. It looks like the camera doesn't work. I loaded it with film, it spit out that black card thingie, but when I went to take a picture, the camera flashed once. That was it. No picture came out, no more flashes from the other times I tried it. The LEDs on the back indicate that the camera is fine...it just won't take pictures.

;_;
>> ?00 !XBOXgikTFw
I have a newer model of that.. somewhere. Maybe from 1990 or so. It's huegh and the photo cartridges for it were always fuckexpensive :(.
>> Anonymous
>>31551
Yeah, I just wasted $12 just to figure out the camera doesn't work anymore.
>> Quadrain
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Whoa! I have one too!

I believe it's a 1982 model 600 series? Why couldn't they put a model number on it?

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>> Anonymous
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>>31571
They did. It's inside the chamber where you load the film. It should say something like "Film: Polaroid" with a huge 600 underneath.

Ignore the tab in my pic. It's from the TWELVE DOLLAR USELESS FILM. :(

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