Polaroid Land Camera Automatic 250

2014.11.18

My first experience with Polaroid peel-apart film - Polaroid Automatic 250 Land Camera.

This camera is like an enlarged version of a 135 format rangefinder camera. Although it's quite large, it features a bellows extension lens and a collapsible rangefinder viewfinder, making it fold up neatly like a lunchbox for convenient portability.

The camera I have at hand, after testing, exhibits obvious underexposure in the photos. In other words, the light meter treats ISO 100 sensitivity as ISO 200-400 sensitivity. My solution is to attach an unexposed film sheet in front of the metering window (the small circular hole on the left side of the lens). This reduces the amount of light entering the metering sensor, allowing the automatic exposure function to increase the exposure time, resulting in properly exposed photos.



我的第一次拍立得撕拉片體驗 Polaroid Automatic 250 Land Camera。

這台相機就像是大一號的135底片RF測距相機，雖然很大，但採用蛇腹伸縮鏡頭與可摺疊測距觀景窗，所以收納起來就像是一個大便當盒，外出攜帶還算便利。

手邊這台經測試後，相片曝光明顯不足。換句話說，測光表把ISO 100的感光度當成ISO 200~400的感光度了。我的解決方法是在測光窗(鏡頭左邊的小圓孔)前貼上未曝光的底片，可以降低進到測光感應元件的光源，讓自動曝光功能相對增加曝光(快門開啟時間)時間，使得相片正常曝光。



Polaroid Automatic 250 Land Camera




Attaching an unexposed film sheet in front of the metering window to reduce the amount of light entering the metering sensor
貼上未曝光的底片，可以降低進到測光感應元件的光源



Fold up neatly like a lunchbox
收納起來就像是一個大便當盒


It's a pity that in 2016, Fujifilm, the last remaining manufacturer of peel-apart film, ceased production. Enjoying the instant joy of peel-apart film photography has become increasingly luxurious as peel-apart film becomes more expensive.

In 2018, there was a glimmer of hope for peel-apart film photography again. Supersense introduced the One-Instant single-sheet peel-apart film, but the cost of taking one photo is 10 euros. Link to Supersense One-Instant Packfilm Type 100 P7 Color



很可惜，在2016年，業界僅存的 Fujifilm 撕拉片也陸續停產了，想要好好享受撕拉片的即拍即影樂趣也變得越來越奢侈，因為撕拉片越來越貴。

在2018年撕拉片又有了一線曙光，Supersense One-Instant 開發了單張斯拉片，但是拍一張成本要10歐元。 https://the.supersense.com/collections/packfilm/products/one-instant



ONE INSTANT PACKFILM TYPE 100 P7 COLOR

Rollei 35TE ^_^ Mr. Hoffman's Giant Yellow Rubber Duck 霍夫曼先生的黃色小鴨

This Rollei 35TE can be considered a "boomerang camera." The last time it was in my collection was around 1997. I remember taking it to shoot in downtown London. Later, after purchasing the Contax T2, I temporarily let go of this camera. The Rollei 35TE is a mechanical camera. Its predecessors are the Rollei 35 and Rollei 35T. The metering on the earlier models was done with a needle on the top, while the 35TE has LED lights inside the viewfinder, indicating underexposure, normal exposure, and overexposure. I prefer the latter.

This is an extremely lightweight manual camera with excellent lens quality. The focal length is 40mm, with a Tessar lens consisting of 4 elements in 3 groups and an aperture of f/3.5. Due to its age, the metering may not be accurate. It's recommended to calibrate it using a SLR camera metering (such as a white wall, preferably with a gray card) before use, and then it can be used for an extended period.

The focusing function is simple visual focusing, so you need to practice your ability to estimate distances. Generally, as long as you have a rough idea of distances from 1m to 10m, you should be able to handle it well. The photos taken on the streets of London (in the evening) on the website were taken in this manner, with shutter speeds of 1/30 or 1/60 seconds, using the smallest aperture and the maximum depth of field to avoid focusing errors.


這台 Rollei 35TE 算是回鍋相機，上次在我的收藏裏應該是1997年左右吧，記得我還帶去倫敦市區拍攝，後來因為購入了Contax T2，就暫時出脫了這台相機。Rollei 35TE是台機械相機，她的前兩代分別是 Rollei 35和Rollei 35T，其測光表是位於機頂指針式的，35TE已經變更為觀景窗內的LED燈號, 可顯示曝光不足、正常、過量，我比較習慣後者。

這是一台非常輕便的手動相機, 鏡頭品質沒話說, 焦距40mm, 鏡組4片3群, 光圈3.5的Tessar鏡頭. 測光表可能因為年代久遠會有些不準, 建議使用前先以單眼相機測光(如白牆, 有灰卡更好)進行校正, 之後就可長期使用了.

對焦功能是很陽春的目測對焦, 所以要先練一下自己的目測能力, 一般只要對1M到10M的距離有些概念就可得心應手, 網站所拍攝的倫敦街頭(傍晚)就是以這種方式拍攝, 快門1/30或1/60秒, 以求使用最小光圈與最大景深, 避免目測對焦的失誤.


During the test period with the film loaded, Mr. Hoffman's giant yellow rubber duck happened to arrive at the Glory Pier in Kaohsiung for an exhibition, so I casually took a few shots.

裝上底片測試期間正好與上了霍夫曼先生的黃色小鴨到高雄光榮碼頭出展，隨興拍了幾張。





"The giant yellow rubber duck "Rubber Duck" arrived in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong in May this year, immediately causing a craze. It even attracted many Taiwanese tourists to Hong Kong to witness its appearance. At that time, Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman, when interviewed, revealed his idea of wanting to visit Taiwan. With the efforts of Keelung Port, Taichung Port, and Kaohsiung Port, yes! The Rubber Duck is finally coming to Taiwan!

With the strong efforts of Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung, it was confirmed that the Rubber Duck would first meet with everyone at the Glory Pier in Kaohsiung. Mayor Chen Chu announced on August 5th that Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman has signed a contract with Kaohsiung City. It was confirmed that from September 19th (Mid-Autumn Festival) to October 30th, 2013, the yellow Rubber Duck will be exhibited at the Glory Pier near the exit of Love River in Kaohsiung. After the news was released, it excited many people who learned about it."

-- The above excerpt is taken from https://www.vogue.com.tw/feature/content-11212


"巨型黃色小鴨Rubber Duck 今年5月「游」進香港維多利亞港Victoria Harbour時，便立即造成一股澡盆鴨風潮，甚至吸引許多台灣觀光客前往香港一睹鴨鴨風采。當時，荷蘭概念藝術大師弗洛倫泰因霍夫曼Florentijn Hofman受訪就曾透露過「想來台灣」的想法，加上基隆港、台中港以及高雄港前陣子的極力爭取之下，沒錯！黃色小鴨Rubber Duck終於要來台灣啦！

就在台北、台中、高雄的極力爭取之下，黃色小鴨Rubber Duck確定先將在高雄光榮碼頭和大家見面。高雄市長陳菊8月5日宣布，荷蘭概念藝術大師弗洛倫泰因霍夫曼Florentijn Hofman目前已與高雄市簽約，並確定將在2013年9月19日（中秋節）至10月30日，於高雄市愛河出海口一帶的光榮碼頭展出黃色小鴨Rubber Duck，消息一出後，也讓得知消息的民眾興奮不已。"

-- 以上文章節錄自 https://www.vogue.com.tw/feature/content-11212