C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The Polaroid Automatic 100 (1963) was Polaroid's first **pack-film** camera with **electronic eye automatic exposure**. Folding bellows-style body (collapses for storage), coupled rangefinder, CdS meter, programmed shutter with darken/lighten override. Shoots Polaroid pack film (Type 100/669) — a peel-apart format where you separate the print from the negative material 60 seconds after shooting. Design preceded the SX-70 (1972) which introduced integral instant film.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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About this camera
The first Polaroid with electronic exposure. 1963's pack-film flagship — folding bellows, rangefinder, automatic.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | Polaroid Type 100 pack film (8 frames per pack, 8.5×10.8 cm image) |
| Lens | 114mm f/8.8, 3 elements |
| Years | 1963–1966 |
| Shutter | 10s – 1/1200s, programmed electronic |
| Meter | CdS, coupled |
| Modes | Auto with darken/lighten override |
| Focus | Rangefinder |
| Weight | 1,450 g |
| Battery | 3V (tab; coupling for older bodies) |
The Automatic 100 was the first model in Polaroid's "Automatic" pack-film series. Variants and successors:
Pack-film production by Fujifilm continued until 2016 (FP-100C); after Fuji ended pack film, the One Instant company began making boutique compatible pack film in 2018 — small-batch, expensive, but sufficient to keep Polaroid pack-film cameras shootable in 2026.
For 2026 buyers, the Polaroid 100 series at $80–200 used is the cheapest entry into instant-camera history. The catch is film availability. Fuji FP-100C is gone; One Instant film is expensive and intermittently available. Without film, the camera is a vintage display object. With film, it's a practical instant camera with a competent CdS meter and a coupled rangefinder.
Lens fixed. PolaPan flash gun (uses M3 bulbs, mostly extinct). Original case is leather.
Polaroid 100
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