Thomas Wong Matthews7h ago

Polaroid 690s are equipped with a manual focus switch. Inside the front plate chassis is a little spring and a clip, which is just a tiny plastic bit and is prone to failure. Mine broke today. I'm not much of a repair wizard, so I won't open the case, but have MacGuyvered it instead. Jamming this toothpick into the switch while it's toggled does the trick!

#Polaroid #Photography #Camera #AnalogPhotography

Show threadvga2567h ago
@thomaswm i've always wondered: is that golden grille on the front a part of the sonar a/f system?
Show threadThomas Wong Matthews6h ago
@vga256 Yes! That's exactly what it is.
Show threadvga256

@thomaswm that's such a crazy futuristic system to me even now.

😆 that's quite the focusing hack. i do something kinda similar with my DSLRs that don't have trustworthy AF... i focus on an object at the right approximate distance, lock the focus, and quickly repoint at my subject

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