C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The Polaroid Spectra (1986, sold as **Image** in Europe and Asia) is a Polaroid instant camera using a unique **Spectra/Image format film** — wider than SX-70/600 (9.2×7.3 cm vs 7.9×7.9 cm), with a more landscape-oriented aspect ratio. Sonar autofocus, programmed exposure, built-in flash, in-pack battery. Body is polycarbonate, folding-style design. Variants over 21 years included Spectra Pro (1991, manual exposure compensation) and Image Pro.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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About this camera
The wide-format Polaroid. 9.2×7.3 cm prints, sonar autofocus, made for 21 years — but the film is gone.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | Polaroid Spectra/Image (9.2×7.3 cm image) |
| Lens | 125mm f/10, 3 elements |
| Years | 1986–2007 |
| Shutter | 30s – 1/200s, electronic leaf |
| Modes | Program (Pro variants add exposure comp) |
| Focus | Sonar autofocus |
| Weight | 700 g |
| Battery | In every film pack |
Released 1986 to address the SX-70/600 series' limitations: too-square format, no autofocus on basic models. Spectra/Image film was its own integral chemistry, separate from SX-70/600. Production ran 21 years until 2007. Spectra/Image film stopped production around 2008 — the format died with Polaroid's bankruptcies.
In 2018, Polaroid Originals (now Polaroid B.V.) considered reviving Spectra film but ultimately did not — the format is essentially extinct. Surviving stocks of expired Spectra film are collector items.
For 2026 buyers, the Spectra is a curiosity rather than a usable camera. The film is no longer made. Polaroid Originals revived SX-70 and 600 formats but not Spectra. Used Spectra bodies are cheap ($60–180) but require expired film stock or contemporary art-stock revivals (extremely limited).
The wide-format negatives produced were genuinely beautiful — landscape orientation suited many subjects better than the SX-70's square. If Polaroid revives Spectra film someday, used bodies would become valuable; until then, the Spectra is a wall hanging.
Lens fixed. No accessories beyond original case.
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