![]() ![]() This aircraft was so different and novel that maybe it was an inspiration for the angular ID form language of the 80s. This also speaks to the military roots of the Polaroid company that got its roots from developing stereo-image bomber cameras during World War II. It appears to draw a bunch of design inspiration from the F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter which was introduced to the public just three years prior to the release of the Spectra, well within a reasonable product development cycle for a new Polaroid format camera. Its form and finish set it apart from the simple to use 600 line into a serious tool for professionals. Overall, the Spectra is very nicely designed with a sturdy build quality and attention to detail that draws a comparison to the build quality of the SX-70 Land camera. Polaroid made serious photography easy with built in flash, sonar autofocus, access to a large amount of controls, and a sharp lens. The Spectra had accessories available for law enforcement and dentistry industries as well as macro and creative photography lens effects for photographers. ![]() This camera was targeted to prosumers who wanted to take Polaroid photography to the next level and push the limits of the format. Different from the 600 film, the Spectra Film is not a perfectly square frame but has a larger and wider frame comparable to a traditional 35mm photo frame, giving the pictures it produces a more cinematic feel. Like other Polaroid cameras before it, it folds and pops open like a simple version of the Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera but is styled like a relative of the Polaroid 600 Impulse AF. Since then the OneStep 2 was released in 2017 by Polaroid Originals (formerly The Impossible Project) was the first step in bringing back Polaroid branded film cameras. The Polaroid Spectra was one of the last camera models produced by Polaroid and was released in 1986. ![]()
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