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Polaroid Automatic 103 |
 Version française |
Manufactured or assembled in USA from 1965 to 1967.
Index of rarity in France: Infrequent (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 21012
See the complete technical specifications
Chronology of cameras Polaroid
The shape and main features of the Automatic series cameras are defined in patent 3,165,043, filed in 1963 and published on January 12, 1965. The inventor is Richard R. Wareham.
We may recognize very well on the drawings of this patent a horizontal camera, bellows (or foldable) with a folding viewfinder. A lid is shown open. It fully protects the camera when not in use. The magnetic hinge between the body and the lid is well represented. The lens, the shutter and the cell are included in a frontal part of rectangular shape. The axis of the lens is well centered in relation to the body of the camera.
A strap with two attachment points allows the camera to be worn around the neck.
Patent 3,205,802 protects the electrical connection of the flash.
From the first to the latest model, these cameras will evolve little in their general form, and the main organs will not change place.
1: Viewfinder with or without rangefinder (depending on model)
2: Shutter release
3: Flash connector(depending on model)
4: Rangefinder pushbutton (depending on model)
5: Flash range indicator
6: Rangefinder pushbutton (depending on model)
7: White tab slot door
8: Film selector
9: Yellow tab slot door
10: Electric Eye (depending on model)
11: Lens
12: Flash outlet (Flashcube only - depending on model)
13: Lighten/Darken control
14: Shuttercocking lever
Cameras in this series are intended for use with the new Pack 100, which produces 8.5 x 10.5 cm photos.
Development is external to the camera and rapid.
The films initially available are Polapan 107 (black and white, 3200 ASA) and Polacolor 108 (Colors, 75 ASA).
| Years | Shutter | Lens | Rangefinder | Price (french francs) | |||
| Automatic 100 |  |
1963-67 | without time limit | Triplet |
Separated | 1080 (1966) | Metal body |
| Automatic 101 |  |
1965-67 | Max. 10 sec | Triplet |
Separated | 849 (1966) | Metal body |
| Automatic 103 |  |
1965-67 | Max. 1 sec | Triplet |
Separated | 572 (1966) | Plastic Body |
| Automatic 104 |  |
1965-67 | Max. 1 sec | Doublet |
No | 399 (1966) | Plastic Body |
| Automatic 125 | No | ||||||
| Automatic 135 | Separated | ||||||
| 180 |  |
1967-69 | 1/500 to 1sec | 4.5/114 mm | 1185 (1968) | No light cell | |
| 185 | Mamiya 5.6/114 mm |
coupled to the viewfinder | Mechanical timer | ||||
| Automatic 210 |  |
1967-69 | 8.8/114 mm |
No | 399 (1968) | Plastic Body | |
| Automatic 215 | 8.8/114 mm Doublet |
No | |||||
| Automatic 220 | 1967-69 | ? to 10 sec | 8.8/114 mm Doublet |
Separated | 515 (1968) | ||
| Automatic 225 |  |
8.8/114 mm Doublet |
Separated | ||||
| Automatic 230 |  |
1967-69 | ? to 10 sec | 8.8/114 mm Triplet |
Separated | 657 (1968) | Plastic Body |
| Automatic 240 | 1967-69 | ? to 10 sec | 8.8/114 mm Triplet |
Separated | 907 (1968) | Metal body | |
| Automatic 250 | 1967-69 | 8.8/114 mm Triplet |
Zeiss Ikon coupled to the viewfinder |
1071 (1968) | Metal body | ||
| Automatic 315 |  |
c.1969 | 8.8/114 mm Doublet |
No | |||
| Automatic 320 |  |
1970-76 | 8.8/114 mm Doublet |
Separated | 350 (1972) | Plastic Body | |
| Automatic 330 |  |
1970-76 | 8.8/114 mm Triplet |
Separated | 475 (1972) | Plastic Body | |
| Automatic 340 |  |
1970-76 | 8.8/114 mm Triplet |
Separated | 668 (1972) | Plastic Body Mechanical timer | |
| Automatic 350 |  |
1970-75 | 8.8/114 mm |
Zeiss Ikon coupled to the viewfinder |
963 (1972) | Metal body Electronic timer |
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| 190 | 1974-75 | Seiko SLV 1/500 to 1, B | 3,8/114 mm 4 éléments |
Zeiss Ikon coupled to the viewfinder |
1351 (1974) | Timer | |
| 195 |  |
1975-1978 | Seiko SLV 1/500 to 1, B | TomiNo 3,8/114 mm |
Separated | 1459 (1975) | Aluminium body Electronic timer |
| Automatic 355 |  |
1975-77 | Zeiss Ikon coupled to the viewfinder |
1156 (1975) | Metal body Electronic timer | ||
| Automatic 360 | 8.8/114 mm |
Zeiss Ikon coupled to the viewfinder |
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| Automatic 420 |  |
c. 1972 | 8.8/114 mm |
Separated | No time | ||
| Automatic 430 | c. 1972 | 8.8/114 mm |
Separated | Mechanical timer | |||
| Automatic 440 |  |
8.8/114 mm Triplet |
coupled to the viewfinderr | Mechanical timer | |||
| Automatic 450 | 8.8/114 mm Triplet |
coupled to the viewfinder | Electronic timer | ||||
When the Polaroid 100 was released, the model was somewhat shunned by the public due to a very high selling price. It was sold for 1,300 francs in 1964, when the hourly wage was 1.92 francs. While the selling price was dropped fairly quickly, that wasn't enough to make it much more affordable.
Polaroid released a series of models, quite similar, but with less small things, which made it possible to lower the price.
The Polaroid Automatic 103 is made of plastic, not metal, and its shutter no longer allows long exposures.
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