Conversion of a
Vintage Polaroid
Models • 95 • 150 • 110A/B • 900 • a100 • a250 • a350 • a450 • SX-70 • Holgaroid
Putting It All Together
The rangefinder's various mirrors and glass were quite dirty. Time to give em a good cleaning. Don't forget the pieces removed earlier that aren't within the housing. The largest piece, is not easily removed, just ignore it for now.
Each piece is held in place with a metal tension clip. Keep them together and you will have a nice pile like this.
I used some Q-Tips, rubbing alcohol, and, to finish, a lens cloth to get the glass back to that factory shine.
Set everything aside for now, it's gonna get dirty again.
If you get lost at anytime, you can always click the link at the bottom of the page to come back here.
The Steps
parts & labor
what's needed to get the job done
basics of function
how does the camera usually operate; what parts do what and go where
the back, the strap, the flash
taking off useless vintage roll-film parts
the rangefinder
removing, taking apart and cleaning
cutter-bar & inner parts
more useless vintage parts that have to go
ready the donor
removal of all nonessential parts from a packfilm donor
hack to pieces
make the back fit
odds n' ends
tidying up; side door
putting it all together
replace rangefinder, fix flash; paint
reset infinity
setting the focus stop
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The Models
These are the models I have personal experience with and are used within this site.
