Only 50 of these fully-functional 24K gold Polaroid SX-70 cameras are available.
cameras, says that each Anniversary Edition camera is built using components from vintage Polaroid SX-70 cameras that have been “completely deconstructed and restored.” The exterior is then plated in 24K gold and individually numbered as part of an extremely limited run of 50 total fully-functional cameras.
“The cameras are then reassembled with the freshly refurbished internals and finished with the application of new, genuine leather coverings embossed with the anniversary emblem and individual unit number. After being calibrated to ensure their functionality for another lifetime of use, they are encased in special 50th Anniversary Edition packaging.”
“On stage at Polaroid Corporation’s annual company meeting in 1972, founder Edwin H. Land pulled a folded SX-70 camera from his suit pocket, opened it up and took five pictures in ten seconds. This was the world’s first introduction to instant photography as we know it today. While Polaroid had been making instant cameras and film for decades prior to the release of the SX-70 camera, the new device was an engineering marvel at the time of its release,” Retrospekt explains.
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