Polaroid Big Shot Portrait Camera

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
1971 in United States
maker:
Polaroid Corporation

The Polaroid Portrait Big Shot, an instant film camera that was specially designed to take instant portraits. Focussing is fixed at 1metre - the built-in rangefinder is there simply to tell the photographer that he is the correct distance away from the subject. This model was introduced in 1971 and discontinued about 1973.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/9016
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), white metal (unknown) and glass
Measurements:
overall: 170 mm x 155 mm x 165 mm,
type:
instant camera
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford