Hypebeast Magazine Issue 02

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After delving into the story behind T HE IM POSSIBLE PROJECT and the man partly responsible for breathing life back into Polaroid film, we’ve put together a timeline of selected Polaroid cameras. Each presented model was picked by THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT team, chosen as standout pieces that best represented their era. Included are popular retro models like the OneStep and Supercolor, as well as pioneering models that helped mould the culture of instant photography.

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Polaroid Land Model 250

1957

Polaroid Pathfinder Dating back to the mid ’50s, the vintage Polaroid Pathfinders came with a classic folding viewfinder, and utilized a 125mm lens with a collapsible manuallyset wire frame. Made mostly from polished steel, these models paved the way for amateur photographers the world-over.

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The Polaroid 250 model, known as the “Automatic 250” used a flipup single-window view/rangefinder. Its development saw a few changes to it, but ultimately the 250 served as a stable Polaroid land camera.


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