Conversion of a
Vintage Polaroid
Models • 95 • 150 • 110A/B • 900 • a100 • a250 • a350 • a450 • SX-70 • Holgaroid
Odds n Ends
If you'd like the front of the camera to "spring" open, there needs to be something for the spring to press against. Originally, the roll-film spool thing covered the area. The original screws that held that metal piece down will now come in handy.
I would have reused the original metal piece, trimmed and drilled to fit, but without proper tools it was impossible. I chose a piece of an empty packfilm as an easy and readily available alternative. It can be cut with scissors and drilled with a screwdriver tip.
Place the pin, with the short nub facing up, and then the spring into the hole. Use the original, or appropriated, screws to hold down the metal. Make sure the spring is fully flush; opening the front of the camera, allowing the pin to fall, makes this easier.
If you used the original screws, they are too long now. If you look from the front of the camera they are protruding. Grind them off, or find shorter screws of the same thread diameter. I found that the screws that held the bellows to the Automatic Packfilm camera work perfectly...
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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.
