Soviet cameras Polaroid 635 and 636

In the article we will talk about Polaroid camerasmodels 635 and 636. They have a single-stage processor, which was produced by the company of the same name in the Soviet Union. Production was set up at a Moscow plant, better known as the "Luminor". There was a release from 1989 to 1999.

Features

The enterprise, which became Soviet-American,was created in the summer of 1989. The initiative of formation was expressed by the vice-president of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union - Evgeny Velikhov. The components were manufactured on the conveyors of defense companies.

The Supercolor 635CL and 636 Closeup models differed only in the shape of the case, the Polaroid cameras do not have any other differences.

These devices were made for ordinary people,who are not very versed in the design and process of creating photographs. In order to use this device, you did not need to have a special theoretical knowledge.

Pretty attractive for buyersit was believed that it was not necessary to process the film. Also, you did not have to work with special paper and print. After the shooting, you could immediately immediately get a finished color photo.

Characteristics

The production was set up at the Svetozor factoryon the territory of Moscow. Produced device 10 years. Type - a camera with a single-processor. For printing, a special material was used, which is called Polaroid 600 film. The size of the resulting photos is 78 × 79 mm.

As a shutter, the centralshutter-diaphragm. Lenses made of plastic are used for the lens. Lens of a non-removable type. There is no focus in automatic mode - the device is set to hyperfocal distance. With regard to metering, the shutter speed and aperture are automatically set. There is a flash on the swing arm. It is, as we already know, built-in type. An optical and parallax viewfinder is installed.

Such characteristics are inherent both to the Polaroid 636 camera and 635.

More about the features

The case of the device is made of plasticshockproof type, installed on the swivel bracket flash. The light that passed through the shooting lens fell on a special detail - a pentaser. Due to this, the image was turned over. The tripod socket and the self-timer were absent.

On the cameras Polaroid 636 and 635 there wasexclusive use strap. It was made of synthetics and served for easy carrying of the device. A special automatic counter was installed. It was thanks to him on the screen of the device you could see how many pictures you can still make. After the flash was brought into the transport state, the lens was removed from the lens. It happened in automatic mode.

A cassette for the Polaroid camera is designed forwork with 10 photos. Processing them is not required. The process of creating a picture began with exposure in the device and ended in natural light a few minutes after the card was removed.

At the bottom of the device you can see a specialcover. It is under it that the place for loading the cassette is located. After the lid is closed, the automatic process of the electric drive begins. Through the crack in it came out protection from exposure. Immediately after that it was already possible to start taking pictures. In the cassette there is also an electric type battery for the flash and electric drive.

The viewfinder is excellent. When working with the lens lens, immediately after its extension, a frame appeared. On it is a visible oval. It was in him that the person's face was visible. This was a portrait type of shooting.

The photo that the device gives out hascolor shades. It consists of thin plastic sheets that have distinguished themselves by their flexibility. They are enclosed in a frame made of cardboard. There is also a paste responsible for the manifestation.

Lens and flash

The lens works with a simple lens. Its focus is set to hyperfocal distance. If we talk about sharpness, the depth is calculated from 1.2 meters to "infinity". If desired, you can change this range by 0.6-1.2 m. This is done by introducing a lens grip on the front panel of the device.

After the flash body moved, andnamely - the bracket turned, charging of the camera began. When it was finished, the green LED was on. As long as the charge was being carried out, the shutter refused to work.

Outcomes

Cameras Polaroid (reviews about models 363 and 365good) are considered to be software automata. They can not change the combination of shutter speed and aperture. If you want, you can change the exposure compensation. This is done at the expense of the handle on the front side of the device. In order to work without the help of the flash, it is necessary to press a certain button.

After pressing the trigger the electric drive instantlygave out a photograph. How did this happen? The photo passed by the rollers, the capsule with the developer was crushed and the seal began to print. It was impossible to expose the newly extracted image to the effect of too bright light in the first few minutes.