The Steps

parts & labor
what's needed to get the job done

basics of function
how does the camera usually operate; what parts do what and go where

the lensboard
removal, gutting & measuring

fitting the lens
cutting, sizing; infinity focus

final touches
painting and assembly

does it focus?
test focusing

completed
in all its glory

Polaroid Automatic 250 Mechanical Conversion 2

First off, I highly recommend at least glancing through my previous attempt at this type of conversion. Because the last one ended in failure, I wanted to try again.

Because both projects are very similar, I will be referring to a few photos from the last project, as well as copying some of the content directly. So don't hate me for being lazy.

With this project I felt that the shorter than 114mm stock lens I used before, made the project more complicated than I wanted. So I found a 127mm which actually works almost perfectly with little hacking.

This time around I tried to keep it simple and clean. I learned alot of how the 250 functions from the last attempt that allowed me to really get it done this time.

Enjoy!

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