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The SLR 680 is the Polaroid camera all of the serious Polaroid photographers wanted.
The camera was manufactured in 1982 through to 1987. It has the folding body of the SX70, but with the Sonar Autofocus found on the SX70 Sonar AND a Flash built in too!
The 680 uses the faster Style 600 film, rather than the slower 160 films used in the SX70 and SX70 Sonar. Allowing for a wider variety of photography situations.
This Polaroid SLR 680 SE camera has been fully disassembled, all parts tested, replaced as needed and assembled to return it to it's mid 80's start of life. (Please see below ** for details about the collaboration that made this camera possible)
When you look through the viewfinder, a light pressure activates the autofocus and you see in real time what your focusing on. This allows you to adjust a little if you are looking for something else in focus versus blurry (great for depth photography). You can see next to the camera a shot I just took with this camera using New Impossible Project color film.
You can bypass the automation to manually adjust the exposure, the focus and turn off the flash if needed for your special photo needs.
The lens is a glass 4 element f8 116mm. The auto exposure is capable of a range of f8 to f22. Allowing for photographing items as close as 10 inches away to infinite.
After rebuilding and testing, this SLR680 SE was updated with new red skins. Not only does it work great, it stands out when being used or sitting on a display shelf.
(**) As you may know, I started rebuilding Polaroid cameras in 2005. Particularly the cameras in the Rainbow Box and the full Polaroid 600/660 line. Learning the many unique bits that make each camera special, returning the vintage cameras to full functionality, upcycling with parts and fun colors along the way. In my own Polaroid collection are several of the SX70 Sonar and SLR680 models. I have been seriously exploring adding these cameras to my efforts. First though, I looked around the world at others who had taken on the challenge. Amongst the few that I would consider full rebuilders, one that really stood out was Matt at 2nd Shot SX70 (http://www.2ndshotsx70.com). He does amazing work at returning family hand-me-downs and people's SX70 finds to their original glory. Over many months of exchanging SX70 Sonars, we came up with a plan to collaborate on a line of special customized higher end SX70 Polaroid cameras. I will be offering 2nd Shot SX70 Sonar Polaroids with full warranties. Like the 600 cameras I currently offer, you can now buy with confidence a Polaroid that will work very well. Instead of buying a mystery camera online and wasting your Impossible Project film with a camera that doesn't work with all the features that Dr Land's team had designed it to.