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a) dark and light gray plastic case (one of the claps is broken, open carefully) b) portrait attachment (held by the dark gray half of the case) c) portrait lens #581/581A (held by the light gray half of the case) Only polaroids that had glass lenses could use the close-up lens kit, which included an adapter [b] that attached to the viewfinder to adjust the rangefinder for closeup use, a close-up lens[c] which attached to the lens, and a diffuser for the flash unit to reduce the intensity of the flash. The viewfinder/rangefinder attachment actually tips the rangefinder forward to compensate for vertical parallax which occurs when the camera is so close to the subject. This kit was made for taking portraits, which allowed one to focus from 19 to 42 inches. The directions printed on the top of the attachment say "Slip this attachment over viewfinder and place portrait lens over camera lens... then focus and view carefully."

This camera set was used by the history department of the Oakland Museum of California to document the collections in the late 1960's.

Used: Oakland Museum of California | History department