A stripped Pola 360, what lens/shutter

[Jani_from_Finland]

I got one stripped Polaroid Land-Camera 360 with that CZ finder that i intend to get in nice working clean stripped down camera w/o electronic for at least some remaining packfilm. What lens and shutter that is small and suitable for this camera, i think that a 120-130mm lens is suitable or what do you think?
The camera in case hase been stripped down to all metal (expect for the folder).

 

[GarageBoy]

Something like a 105 4.5 Xenar would work
I think anything with a #0 shutter with a small rear element would work

 

[kuzano]

Look at the Chamonix Sabre

Look at the Chamonix Sabre

That's the same Polaroid that Chamonix (of 4X5 folding field camera fame) modified and sold for a short time as their Sabre model. They modded the frame enough that many of their fanboys defend the move as a Chamonix only development. Once you see one, you'll recognize your Polaroid folding Automatic series.

Just Google or Yahoo Chamonix Sabre. I have enough Polaroid Automatics and Pathfinders laying around to recognize a Polaroid when I see. They even used and calibrated that great but plentiful CZ rangefinder for their Sabre.

There are pictures on the internet of the Sabre... enough to give you some ideas and answers to your question.

Their prices reflected their prices on their folding field cameras.

I'm not knocking them. It looks like they build a nice field camera. Am not buying however that their Sabre was really all that special, and it appears they only made a couple of runs at the camera. When you find them for sale, they are fairly high priced.

 

[hamradio]

I've got a Polaroid 340 that I'm in this process with. I happened upon a SK Radionar 105/4.5 in an old Prontor #0 shutter, I assume which was grabbed from some 6x9 folder. I hacked the front standard of the 340 up a bit, to the point where I could get the lens on––and it's really, really close to focusing at infinity. Some shimming and it would be spot on. The RF is actually surprisingly close as well; I think with a few hours of adjusting, one could make it work. 105mm is a bit wider than the original framelines of the VF, but if I recall, the full viewfinder window is about equal to 105mm.

 

[Crazy Fedya]

I think that original lens in those Polaroid folder is 127mm. I happen to have one, and it is wIting for a camera with rangefinder in horrible condition. I found Polaroid 250, but it is too nice to dismantle, and it works too.

 

[Ezzie]

A 114mm/f4.5 Tominon, or a 127mm/f4.7 Tominon, Rodenstock Ysarex, Kodak Ektar or similar. Anything shorter than a 105mm and you will get coverage problems. Also the rangefinder cam will be off for anything but a 114mm, so you will get inaccurate focusing, at least close up at wide apertures.