Polariod instant camera, Super Swinger
Date: 1970-1980
Inventory Number: 2004-1-0092a
Classification: Camera
Subject:
Maker: Polaroid Corporation (1937-present)
Owner: Edwin H. Land (1909 - 1991)
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Dimensions:
15 × 15.2 × 13 cm (5 7/8 × 6 × 5 1/8 in.)
Accessories: instruction manual (in object file)
Description:
Non-folding packfilm camera, named Super Swinger, made of a rigid plastic body. It was made for the international market. It was not sold in the USA. It is very similar to the Zip model (which was produced from 1974 to 1977), which itself was similar to the model 3000, the Big Swinger.
It has a meniscus lens (single element, plastic), a single speed mechanical shutter, a built-in flashgun for AG-1 bulbs (missing here), a fixed focus and a plastic wrist strap. The exposure setting is assisted via a built-in photometer, similar to the one found on the model 20 Swinger. Only Type 87 film can be used in this camera.
It is essentially a Swinger except for the film size. This example here comes in its original packaging, with an instruction manual.
This information and much more is found on the very useful Land List website.
It has a meniscus lens (single element, plastic), a single speed mechanical shutter, a built-in flashgun for AG-1 bulbs (missing here), a fixed focus and a plastic wrist strap. The exposure setting is assisted via a built-in photometer, similar to the one found on the model 20 Swinger. Only Type 87 film can be used in this camera.
It is essentially a Swinger except for the film size. This example here comes in its original packaging, with an instruction manual.
This information and much more is found on the very useful Land List website.
Signedon front: POLAROID LAND CAMERA
FunctionFor an early 1970s advertisement of a similar camera (the Swinger), see the following YouTube movie.
Curatorial RemarksInstruction manual and other papers are in object file and have been scanned.
ProvenanceThis object belonged to Edwin H. Land and came from the Rowland Institute, Harvard University. Gift of the Edwin H. Land Family.