Camera - Polaroid, 'Pathfinder Land 120', Japan, 1961-1965
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1961-1965
Pathfinder Land 120 camera, folding type, manufactured by Yashica and Polaroid, Japan, 1961-1965. Features a Seikosha SLV shutter, 127mm, f/4.7, Yashinon lens. Polaroid worked with Yashica to release the 120 model for the non U.S. market. There were three other Pathfinder models manufactured prior to this between 1952-1964. They were made exclusively by Polaroid for the U.S. market.
The Pathfinder cameras used Polaroid's picture roll Land film that ceased being used by 1992, however some models have been successfully converted to use modern films. Grey covered steel body with silver trim. Collapsible bellows. Front of camera forms a sliding bed for the lens plate when open. Has leather hand strap. Instructions on label affixed to back of camera.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 265 mm (Width), 260 mm (Depth), 200 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Brand recorded
- Polaroid
- Maker recorded
- Yashica
Design
- Inscription
- Around lens: 'SEIKOSHA-SLV / POLAROID / PATHFINDER LAND CAMERA / 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 EV'. Lens frame: 'YASHICA - YASHINON 1:4.7 f=127mm No. 10922206'.
Identification
- Candidate id
- mv-385781
- Museum object number
- ST 33255
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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