REALLY!!!!! A stock Polaroid (eBay)

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Wow!!! and it's not even a L.............. Well you know who I mean.

Unmodified (or as we say in the unrestored original car market...unmolested)

Don't let L......... get his hands on this one..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-RA...157?pt=US_Vintage_Cameras&hash=item4ab3e2e83d

And then one that is the 2000 rehash, but much nicer looking, also unmolested (stock):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/POLAROID-18...360?pt=US_Vintage_Cameras&hash=item3f22e200e8

I like the 2000 model... It looks great in black, and it's way more affordable. Now... film??? "The Impossible Project"???? perhaps

OH YES and they are both rangefinders.
 
film is readily available from fuji in both colour and B&W. no need for that impossible project stuff. id love to get my hands on one of those ‘2000’ models, or an npc195. would be much easer to do a large format lens swap than trying to molest an auto model or hacking up an older pathfinder for pack film use.

the brand new 185 is extremely rare. i don’t know if its worth’ that much, but you can’t really price it, since it was never built for sale to the public. they were built as gifts for close friends of Dr. land. to see one anywhere in any shape is rare, but one in brand new condition is incredible. likely one of the rarest polaroids there is to be honest.
 
The Fuji film is readily available and priced quite reasonable too. The nice thing about the 180 & 185 cameras is that they are manual exposure. I can't imagine $10,000 because a good model 250 goes for less than the shipping and can be modded to manual exposure quite inexpensively. I have one of those modded Pathfinders and it is an awesome camera, every bit as good as the 185 or 180 series.
Pete
 
I love my old Polaroid's and would love to own a 185 but the used ones are to expensive for me. I did convert a 110A to pack film but sold it and regretted every since. And have never found another one I can afford to buy. So I am doing the conversion to a 150, a poor man's conversion.
 
Those are extremely rare cameras, so the prices aren't surprising to me. They are collector's items, not shooters. I'm not saying he'll get them, but if they were MY cameras, that's pretty much how I'd price them.

There are plenty of alternatives for those who want a good quality pack film camera with manual controls. If one can't afford a 180 or 195, we have a guy who makes excellent 110 conversions, which are excellent cameras. There is also this guy: http://www.polaroidconversions.com/electromod/
 
Hi Vince!
You mean you don't have one of these yet?

I was thinking the same thing though- you need to price this as a collectible, not a working camera. The price can be justified by the rarity and the condition (new in box!).

-Brian
 
To maintain the collectibility (?), this should be left sealed and x-rayed to verify it is indeed a 185. Though silly, it is the way to go.
 
BTMarcais said:
Hi Vince!
You mean you don't have one of these yet?

I was thinking the same thing though- you need to price this as a collectible, not a working camera. The price can be justified by the rarity and the condition (new in box!).

-Brian
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Yo Brian! You know I don't like to pay more than $10 for a camera, especially a Polaroid! BTW did you hear about the mint condition CONVERTED Polaroid 110a that I found in a pile of junk at the Oakland Museum of California White Elephant Sale? I made an exception in that case and shelled out $30.
 
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