Introduced in 1967, the Polaroid 210 Automatic Land Instant Camera is affectionately referred to as the “’67 Plastic Fantastic” by FPP founder Michael Raso. This model Polaroid was one of the first Land Cameras to be sold in the millions at a very affordable price, making it ultra-affordable for the time.
This means that the cameras are also very common. I found this one at a thrift store for $3. In its current, untested condition, it could fetch between $10 and $15, with potential to increase in value in coming years. A tested, fully-functional Polaroid Automatic 210 would fetch at least $20.
I purchased this camera purely for decorative purposes, so I haven’t popped any film in it yet. If you’re interested in using you’re Polaroid Automatic 210, you’ll need to pick up some Fuji FP-3000B film. You can order this film on Amazon right here.
Camera specs:
– Plastic body and plastic shutter/lens housing
– 114mm f/8.8 2-element plastic lens
– Parallax viewfinder with distance estimator in the eyepiece
– Shutter: 1/1200sec to 10sec (automatic)
– Aperture: f8.8 to f42 (automatic)
– Exposure compensation dial with range of -1/+2 stops (Lighten/Darken control)
– Film speed settings of 75asa (for 100asa film) and 3000asa (for BW 3000asa film)
– Camera uses Fujifilm FP-100c, FP-100b, FP-3000b pr Polaroid expired 100 series film
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For more information about decorating with vintage cameras, check out my piece on incorporating vintage cameras into a modern living space. For more information about cameras like this one, check out Brian Coe’s Kodak Cameras: The First Hundred Years.