Polaroid Highlander Model 80 User manual

C(INGRATULATI(lNS!
 As the owner of a Polaroid Land Camera
 you have one of the finest and most un' usualcameras ever produced. lts shutter                   :,vufgg                   ni{e'utvffi was tested electronically for accuracy
 before  it left the factory, and its lens has                      -ogoeTMl been ground to rigid specifications that
 assure you of needle-sharp pictures. Your
 camera is ruggedly built and will last in'
 definitely if you give it reasonable care.



                                         YOU'RE ANXI0US to start taking pictures with
                                                        this exciting new camera and we don't blame
                                                   you. That's why we've kept these instructions
                                            short- used mostly drawings and few words.
                                           BECAUSE the Land Camera is unlike any other
                                            camera in the world, we can't urge you strongly
                                            enough to spend only 10 short minutes with
                                               these instructions. That's all it takes to learn
                                           the simple   but diflerent  way of operating                                                               - And you will be- delighted with your                                                               this camera.
                                                        pictures  f rom the verY start.

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     Pick the camera up and squeeze it   .'         Putl the leader tab straight out about 12 inches
4.  catchshut byto gripping"close", itmakingas shown.sure Slideboth     5. i#':l'.31"b:'"J"iX"#ii ;%".,.1"'#13"1?F;lJll           sides lock.         )       No. I ReadY to Take."             )

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                        Huw to ctlrrect operating errors     coAT THE PR|NT/u{']1.                                       TAB HARD T0 PUtt-Two things can make the tab hard to pull  : Use the Polaroid Print Coater
 packed with each picture roll. lm-           l. When the tab for the previous picture is not pulled far
 portant: Get the habit of coating       enough, the stop pins won't release the film. Be sure to pullyour pictures right away, before         thetab all the way for each picture. Here's how you tellyou forget. The coater covers your                                                           - prints with a tough, plastic finish
which gives them lasting protection
against print hazards in storingand
handling.



                                                  For pictures 2 through 8 you should For the first picture, where the                                    see about yB inch ot the brown mask doesn't show, the letter "P"                                      paper "mask" on the negative in "Polaroid" should be about                                        beyond the edge of the cutter bar, rl inch past the edge of the cutter                                         (S6e arrow abo"ve.)               bbr.
                                                                 (lf you're sure you've pulled tab far enough, and film  still doesn't re-
                                                    lease, simply close and lock the cutter bar, then reopen  it all the way,)
                                     2. When the tab is not pulled straight out, it will get harder            do. It's    easyto                         seconds.                     only              takes                      lt                                 and harder to pull with each picture. To prevent this, always pull First,                curl      take           the                         of                  out                        the print
 by drawing face up over any handy         thetabstmight  oul, never downward, upward, or to either side.
edge, such as a table edge.                                      FILM TEARS lN CAMERA-  lf either of the above errors are made,
Then, apply print coater according       tab will pull hard and film may tear if you force it. On the other
to instructions on container, being       hand, torn film may result from pulling tab too fastandtearing
careful not to miss any corners or       through stop.holes.
edges.                                           II{CORRECT EXP0SURE-  lf your picture turns out too tight, it is
Allow print to dry. Don't stack pic-       overexposed. Correct it by using a higher shutter number. lf it
tures or handle them until coating          is too dark, it is underexposed, so use a lower shutter number.
                is completely dry.                        ff it is still toodarkat{2, atime exposure is needed. (See page8.)