Box Cameras
Polaroid Camera

 

Code Number: 6A70.30

Demo Title: Camera

Condition: Good

Principle: Image Formation, Focal Lengths, and Stops

Area of Study: Optics

Equipment:

Box Camera's and Polaroid Camera's, Other digital, Single Lens Reflex, and Instamatic Cameras are available.

Procedure:

All the elements on the box camera's still work.  Polaroid pictures can still be taken with the camera not shown in the pictures.  We also have some single reflex Pentax cameras and other types of cameras that may be used for demonstration.

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