Saturday, November 22, 2008

Ad: Polaroid Land Cameras

During some housekeeping on my Mac, I found a New Yorker magazine ad from the 70s (I didn't note the issue) for Polaroid Land (I assume it means "landscape") Cameras, ranging in price from $200 for the top-of-the-line camera with a f/3.8 lens and 1/500s shutter speed (top right), down to the $25 el cheapo (bottom left).

Update Sun Nov 23 09:58:56 2008: Land does not refer to 'landscape'; it's named after the founder of Polaroid, Edwin Land. When I did a Wikipedia search for Polaroid Land Cameras, there was no entry that redirected to Land Camera.

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