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<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 507130" data-attributes="member: 12257">Purchases recently...&nbsp; well...&nbsp; other than the new washing machine we're buying this weekend (goodbye lens fund again), nothing as of late.&nbsp; I did get GIFTED something recently though!&nbsp; My mom came across and old gunny sack full of old camera gear.&nbsp; Most of it isn't worth much, as it wasn't protected in any way, but there were a couple of old Kodak Brownie models in there, one of which I think might be restored with a bit of effort....and then there was the gem (to me), and old Polaroid 250 Land Camera in pretty damn good shape!&nbsp; Complete with warming plate and flash!&nbsp; The carrying case is rough, but everything inside was well preserved, including the actual camera casing and collapsible bellows, which don't look to have any holes or decaying bits at all!&nbsp; The battery was left in the camera, so there's a little corrosion there, but I've got a sneaking suspicion that this thing can EASILY be restored back to an operable condition, and I'm looking forward to giving it a go in the near future (probably Spring, since the self-developing film is sensitive to colder temps).Pics will follow soon.&nbsp; (tonight, tomorrow, sometime...)&nbsp; Until then, it's back to the sweat factory.(Here's a <a href="http://polaroids.theskeltons.org/img/250.jpg" target="_blank">link</a> to a pic of the same model camera without the flash kit)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 507130, member: 12257"] Purchases recently... well... other than the new washing machine we're buying this weekend (goodbye lens fund again), nothing as of late. I did get GIFTED something recently though! My mom came across and old gunny sack full of old camera gear. Most of it isn't worth much, as it wasn't protected in any way, but there were a couple of old Kodak Brownie models in there, one of which I think might be restored with a bit of effort. ...and then there was the gem (to me), and old Polaroid 250 Land Camera in pretty damn good shape! Complete with warming plate and flash! The carrying case is rough, but everything inside was well preserved, including the actual camera casing and collapsible bellows, which don't look to have any holes or decaying bits at all! The battery was left in the camera, so there's a little corrosion there, but I've got a sneaking suspicion that this thing can EASILY be restored back to an operable condition, and I'm looking forward to giving it a go in the near future (probably Spring, since the self-developing film is sensitive to colder temps). Pics will follow soon. (tonight, tomorrow, sometime...) Until then, it's back to the sweat factory. (Here's a [URL="http://polaroids.theskeltons.org/img/250.jpg"]link[/URL] to a pic of the same model camera without the flash kit) [/QUOTE]

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