This Posting based on e-mail conversation.
include miniportrait flash , Lense Adapter, focus distance

hi there,
found your address on flickr..
was wondering if u could give me advice on ehich flashlight to use on my polaroid 402 ??

what is your problem.
what is your equip with m402 ?

studio lighting ? or small speed light ?
give more about your shooting circumstance and accessories :)

i got an polaroid miniportrait 402 and have been using it outdoors so far for poeple/portrait etc.
now it’s winter here in berlin/germany but i still wanna make use of the camera. same occasion, mainly poeple.
acctually i intend to take pictures at a wedding…. so i was wondering if you might have an idea on which flash would suit me need best..? also, i dont wanna spend a fortune on the flash. i paid about 10 US dollars for the camera on ebay so i dont intend to pay 120 US dollars for a brand new flash…
i thought about a Agfa Agfatronic 320 CA or something similar….- what do you think?

I usually use studio lighting equip  for miniportrait photoshoots.

400w ~ 600w monohead or other studio lighting. so the LIghting is same in  every picture.

But sometimes I use just sunlight (with no lighting)

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This beast is a Polaroid Miniportrait 202.

It has two lenses so that it can make two copies of the same portrait on the same print. This is so that you can cut it in half and have two photos of the same person for use in documents that require two copies. *later versions can do four!

If you cover one lens at a time, you can make two separate portraits on the same print. That’s about it’s only neat thing. I acquired it mostly for its pack film back which I intend to use in a future setup. A bajillion of these were produced for passport / identity photo-taking.

Other “features”:
– locked focus at 1.2m / 47in
– three shutter speeds: B | 60 | 125
– Three apertures: 8 | 16 | 22
– will fire a flash or trigger through PC terminal

Lighting info:
– Key: speedlight snooted with “bar mask” from camera L
– Rim: speedlight snooted from subject L high
– BG: speedlight snooted with red gel

I blogged more about this creature.

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Meet the newest member in the family: an old Polaroid Miniportrait Model 402. On top of it, is an old Agfatronic 162 flash. Photo taken with yet another old new member: Polaroid Image Elite.

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Via Bouncing Light on 9 Jan 09, 5.54AM KST. on flickr

FP-100C polaroid  film has established a new instant film standard for color accuracy, clarity and creative versatility allowing the professional to do test shots that really mean something. ISO 100 FP-100C performs extremely well under a range of lighting, composition, and depth of focus situations. Its fine grain and rich tonal gradations also make it ideal for professional ID photo applications.

Description

Fuji Instant Color polaroid Film FP-100C is a “peel-apart-type” instant color daylight film with an ISO speed rating of 100.  Fujifilm FP-100C instant color film represents the primary type of instant product used within the professional and ID market places. FP-100C can be used in cameras and other photographic equipment that accept instant film with an image size of 3.25 x 4.25 in., and those provided or fitted with an instant camera back. The FP-100C instant film series has been optimized for shooting under daylight or electronic flash.

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lancephoto says: I just got a miniportrait 454 with a 4×5 back and I have two questions. 1) There doesn’t seem to be any control to make 4 separate pictures at different times. Am I just supposed to cover the lenses except the one I want to be exposed or is there a better way? 2) is there a way to buy a different back and use 100 type film with this that will not cut off the image? Anyone else out there have this camera and can give me some pointers? Thanks for considering my quandries… - Lance Posted at 11:35PM, 19 December 2008 KST ( permalink )

	Bouncing Light says: 1. I cover them (I have a 402) 2. Don’t know the answer to this one, I have 2 backs and both of them take type 100 film Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )
	bambam4236 says: Lance i think with this model you used to get caps to cover the lens’s. heres a link that might lead to a manual thelangolier.com/2008/03/miniportrait-m454m402.html Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )
	bambam4236 says: Lance i just saw one on ebay with 3 caps on the lens’s so that must be the only way to do it. I have a 484, its kind of cool as it has a knob in the middle of the four lens’s that you just turn to take individual shots ;) Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

POLAROID miniportrait M402 MANUAL/USERGUIDE

Polaroid miniportrait [id/passport] camera userguide(manual) ·

M202, M203/M403 M402, M205, M206

User Guide

User Guide	Size
Digital Miniportrait	1.05 MB
Digital Miniportrait (Multi-Language)	1.48 MB
ID-4	1.45 MB
ID-100/ID-100 Pro	448 KB
ID-100/ID-100 Pro (Multi-Language)	8.0 MB
ID-104 Econo/Deluxe (Multi-Language)	876 KB
MiniPortrait 203/403 Quickstart	204 KB
MiniPortrait 203/403	782 KB
MiniPortrait 205 QuickStart	64 KB
MiniPortrait 205	236 KB
MiniPortrait 206 QuickStart	56 KB
MiniPortrait 206	224 KB
MiniPortrait 209	639 KB
MiniPortrait 402b	1.42 MB
SP 350	439 KB
SPd 360	596 KB

*(via Polaroid)

http://www.polaroid.com/service/userguides/photographic/idpassport_ug.html

POLAROID MINIPORTRAIT MODEL M402

shooting sequence

SEE this Q&A for more info

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