DIY 6x9 on a Polaroid chassis

[DannL]

I recently finished up a personal project for a 6x9 roll fim back on a Polaroid chassis. I started with a model 210, and it now resides on a model 340, soon to be transferred to a Model 100. I figured someone might get a chuckle out of this, especially since it has a rangefinder, electronic shutter, bellows draw, and is very light weight. It's really just a novelty, but it works much better than I could have imagined. If you attempt this at home I suggest you use a Polaroid that has glass lens elements. Plastic elements such as those found on the 210, are bad news.

For those who venture into this "How to" . . . click on a specific image and then the "all sizes" icon to get to the big version of that image. It's easier to read the text. I will try to answer all inquiries. It's made mostly from wood, which makes this a simple project. Enjoy! 😀

to the "How to: Basics">> http://www.flickr.com/photos/7487667@N06/sets/72157600298855070/

A sample image (scanned negative) from Arista.EDU 120 ISO 100 film

 

[murrayatuptown]

Ah, the notorious DannL, of half-3A Kodak lens fame!

Keep up the good work. It's inspiring. I have a bunch of Polaroid 95B/150/160/800 types I overzealously took the rear doors & rivets off of before deciding what I was going to do with them.

 

[DannL]

Ah, the notorious DannL, of half-3A Kodak lens fame!

Keep up the good work. It's inspiring. I have a bunch of Polaroid 95B/150/160/800 types I overzealously took the rear doors & rivets off of before deciding what I was going to do with them.

I know how it goes, Murray. I tossed a camera similar to the 150 a while back, soon to find myself sorry about it. I was overzealous in my garage cleaning. Oh well, easy come, easy go. They always crop up, here and there.

I figure Edwin Land really was a "roll film type of guy" (as when he started out), but he got side tracked . . . and now it's too late. I like roll film prices vs. that of Polaroid.

There are literally millions of Polaroid folders out there that need a "120 roll film retrofit". At my current rate it'll take me months to do all of them. Are you busy?

 

[bmattock]

The king of wacko roll-film camera adaption is razzledog, and our own grayhoundman has some premier work with polaroids, including a 4x5 conversion. Fun stuff. Wish I was more talented with mechanical things. Congrats on your conversion!

 

[DannL]

The king of wacko roll-film camera adaption is razzledog, and our own grayhoundman has some premier work with polaroids, including a 4x5 conversion. Fun stuff. Wish I was more talented with mechanical things. Congrats on your conversion!

Thanks. I really have enjoyed "fiddle farting" with camera gear like this, modifications and such, simply because there "is" a tangible reward if everything goes as planned. One, you have camera the "does more" and two, you can really get some strange photographs.

Don't feel bad about talent with mechanical things. I was cutting foam for my Kiev 60's carrying case last night with a new razor blade. Did you know if the razor blade is really new, you can't feel it as you're cutting into your thumb? Hell, at the moment I thought I was still cutting foam. 😱

 

[murrayatuptown]

That's why they use sharp scalpels for surgery instead of dull ones :O)

I can't commit to helping you convert the rest of the Polarollers...I have a problem finishing anything before I get distracted... by something else...uh, what was I talking about?

BMattock, nothing to do with your countenance tagline, but I momentarily mistook your avatar for someone else, but I guess it really is you...

 

[bmattock]

Really? Do I resemble someone else?

 

[murrayatuptown]

Your alter-ego