Camera Information - Automatic 350

Camera Info - Automatic 350

The following information was taken from "The Land List".

Polaroid Land Camera Automatic 250

Produced: 1969-1971
Original Retail: $149.95
Estimated Production: 380,000 - (500,000)

Lens: 114mm f/8.8 3-element glass
Shutter: Electronic; 10 seconds - 1/1200
Has flip-up single-window view/rangefinder made by Zeiss Ikon. Finder has projected framelines and automatic parallax compensation.
Viewfinder has projected framelines and automatic parallax compensation.
Aperture-priority automatic exposure only
Has settings for film speeds of 75, 150, 300, and 3000 ASA.
Has "scene selector" switch which gives choice of two different aperture settings for each film speed setting; lens can be used at full aperture with 3000 ASA film.
Has exposure compensation dial with range of -1/+2 stops ("Lighten/Darken" control).
Has metal body and metal shutter/lens housing; has tripod socket
Built-in electronic development timer

The 350 was the successor of the 250. It kept the same body, and the Zeiss finder that made the 250 so special. However, the 350 only has the smaller viewing window whereas the 250 could have a larger one.

There was no way you can make a new line of an already great model without adding something spectacular. The automatic electronic development timer is found on few models and the 350 was first.

Polaroid has used mechanical development timers in the past and future, these you set and tripped yourself, either handheld or part of the actual camera back.

The 350 electronic timer is tripped when a sheet of film is pulled through the rollers, making the entire process automatic. A small light illuminates the time you have set with the dial, and a nice BEEP accompanies the end. A very nice luxury which can be used on other models if you were to swap backs. Just don't forget that the timer requires its own 3v battery!

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