MINOLTA INSTANT PRO

The Minolta Instant Pro began production in 1990 when Minolta licensed from Polaroid the technology to build a Spectra/Image film camera. A much rarer camera than its sister the Polaroid Spectra/Image Pro, The Minolta Instant Pro is designed by Minolta from the inside out with its own features, a Minolta lens and coatings that are specific to this camera, and manufactured to Minolta’s quality control standards. The design of the camera was so perfect that Polaroid soon after released their own version, the Polaroid Spectra/Image Pro, coincidently, with a near identical design.

On the back of the camera is an LCD panel that displays the current settings and the number of exposures left. The camera’s controls allow the photographer to choose a wide range of options and adjustments. It has the lighten and darken adjustment that is a common feature among all instant film cameras, but thats as far as it goes in terms of  basic features. An auto-focus camera, but with a manual focus override! It has a backlight compensation mode, does calculated multiple-exposures; you tell it how many exposures you plan to take and it will calculate the proper exposure for each shot so that the final image is exposed to perfection. It has a time-exposure capability which is made even more interesting by a built-in intervalometer. Want to take a photo of a scene every 10 minutes until the pack is gone? This camera will allow you to do that. In addition, the Minolta Instant Pro will mount the Special, Close up and Creative Effects filters that Polaroid released for their Spectra/Image cameras, in fact the Minolta is fully compatible with all of the Spectra/Image Pro accessories, which adds a little bit of fun and creativity to shooting with this camera.

This camera has been refurbished to our highest standards. Choose between purchasing the camera only, or choose the starter pack. The starter pack includes everything you need to get started; two packs of expired Impossible film*, one colour and one black and white**, and a film shield. This camera does have its original box, unfortunately it is just the outer shell, which you can choose to have it delivered in or we can offer you our customised Revival Studio London presentation box.***

MINOLTA INSTANT PRO: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS;

• The Minolta instant pro is the most advanced instant camera, offering an extended range of sophisticated features along with creative programming ability.

• Manual focusing

• Ten zone sonar autofocusing measures subject distance

• Exposure correction for back lighting, exposure is set automatically

• LCD system control panel gives the user ultimate creative control

• Coated glass lens

• Time lapse photography, sequential pictures (self-timed and variable)

• Multiple exposures

• Self timer, timed exposures (programmed and manual)

• Uses ISO 600 wide format Spectra type film

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* Please note the film you will receive has been refrigerated from day one, and has only just reached the one year mark from its production date. The film will only be a few months over the one year production stamp so should function perfectly, although not guaranteed. This is our own stock expired film.
** The film format that you receive depends on stock levels, if we do not have the stock to provide one of each format (colour and black & white), you may receive two of the same. If we do not have one of each format to send you, we will notify you in advance.
*** Unless stated otherwise you will receive a presentation box for your camera.