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<blockquote data-quote="desmobob" data-source="post: 790688" data-attributes="member: 45742">When I was 13 or 14, I saved up money from working at my dad's little seasonal general store to buy a Polaroid 420.&nbsp; It was a big, fold-out camera that featured a &quot;focused flash&quot; unit that took the common-at-the-time Flash Cubes and had a linkage connected to the focusing rack that adjusted louvers on the flash head to adjust the flash output for distance.&nbsp; From then on, a lot of my pay and allowance went towards the pricey Polaroid instant film.&nbsp; My older sister later got the stainless-steel-and-leather Polaroid SX-70 for Christmas and I was very jealous.&nbsp; A few years later, I bought a more automated Kodak brand instant camera.&nbsp; I used it quite a bit until a lawsuit from Polaroid forced the instant Kodak, and the film for them, off the market.&nbsp; If I remember correctly, Kodak sent me a check to reimburse me for the camera as part of the settlement.At that point, I moved up to my first SLR... a Yashica FRII.&nbsp; I had the classic 1970's kit: 28, 50 and 135mm lenses and a big Sunpak 411 flash.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="desmobob, post: 790688, member: 45742"] When I was 13 or 14, I saved up money from working at my dad's little seasonal general store to buy a Polaroid 420. It was a big, fold-out camera that featured a "focused flash" unit that took the common-at-the-time Flash Cubes and had a linkage connected to the focusing rack that adjusted louvers on the flash head to adjust the flash output for distance. From then on, a lot of my pay and allowance went towards the pricey Polaroid instant film. My older sister later got the stainless-steel-and-leather Polaroid SX-70 for Christmas and I was very jealous. A few years later, I bought a more automated Kodak brand instant camera. I used it quite a bit until a lawsuit from Polaroid forced the instant Kodak, and the film for them, off the market. If I remember correctly, Kodak sent me a check to reimburse me for the camera as part of the settlement. At that point, I moved up to my first SLR... a Yashica FRII. I had the classic 1970's kit: 28, 50 and 135mm lenses and a big Sunpak 411 flash. :cool: [/QUOTE]

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