![]() The flash can be turned on or off giving the photographer better control over lighting conditions. You can even select whether you want that distance displayed in feet or meters.Ĥ. In the Spectra, the distance to subject is digitally displayed in the viewfinder. The Polaroid Sonar system uses sound waves to calculate the distance to objects. Larger format images gives the photographer more flexibility in selecting whether the subject would be better framed in a portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) configuration.ģ. ![]() The film for the Spectra is a larger rectangular image format of 9.2 x 7.3cm rather than the square image most other Polaroids use (which is 7.9 x 7.9cm). The actual specification for the lens is f10/125mm with focus range specified at 2 feet to infinity and shutter speed at 1/245th - 2.8 second. This is essentially a three lens set-up designed to be compact, but at the same time to provide for a sharper image quality from very small distances to infinity. ![]() This list focuses on the features found in theġ. However, not all of our favourite features are available in every model. During the period of their manufacture, eight models were produced. Packed with useful features, the Spectra found a following amongst both professional and home photographers. *Polaroid Spectra System can be purchased on Amazon and eBay.The release of the Polaroid Spectra System cameras in the late 1980s was the dawning of an era of unparalleled sophistication in Polaroid cameras. Vintage photography enthusiasts shouldn’t have too much trouble finding a camera in functional condition. This particular model is not especially sought after by collectors, but it does have some value– even in non-functional condition. I sold it a few weeks later to a vintage camera collector for $25. I picked this Polaroid Spectra (pictured above) at a local thrift store for $5. While Polaroid no longer produces film for Spectra cameras, the Impossible Project continues to manufacture film for the cameras both in black and white and in color. Spectra cameras are thought to take higher-quality pictures than a conventional 600 Polaroid camera, due to the camera’s higher build quality and a proportionally larger print area. ![]() The Spectra/Image series also has many optional accessories, such as close-up lenses, special effects filters and a “law enforcement” kit. Over time, Polaroid has introduced many variants of the Spectra, but most include a ‘Quintic’ 125mm f/10 3-element plastic lens, self-timer, automatic exposure, and sonar autofocus in many cases the addition or removal of user controls is the only distinguishing characteristic between models. Polaroid Spectra ProCam (pictured to the right), which contains a folding viewfinder mechanism, is one of more desirable variants. Photo by: Tim Williams (Flickr Creative Commons) The Spectra range of cameras are better than the 600-film range, with most of the models utilizing an arc-shaped range of focusing lenses inside the body that swing across the exterior lens element to provide correct focusing, rather than adjusting the distance between internal lens elements. Spectra film (called ‘Image’ outside of North America) is rectangular (9.2 x 7.3 cm) rather than 600 film’s square format. Spectra film is otherwise identical to 600 film ISO speed, development method and operation remain identical. “Extensive control, accurate metering, accurate auto-focus with -get this- an actual readout of how many feet/meters away it focused in the viewfinder! I can’t recommend this camera enough for anybody who wants to use Polaroid or Impossible films.” “This is an amazing instant camera,” notes photography blogger Dan Finnen. The Polaroid Spectra System was an all-new line of cameras and had its own corresponding film. Polaroid introduced the Spectra system of cameras in 1986. ![]()
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