Polaroid 636 Close Up - 1996

Found today this very comun Polaroid 636 Close Up  from 1996.

Normally O should not  buy it but this one was in his collector metal box from Polaroid

Very , Very Vintage

POLAROID STILL ALIVE

SFOMAX produced by SFOAM ( Société Française d'Optique Mécanique ) -1949

SFOMAX is  a sub miniature camera  made in France, produced by 

SFOAM ( Société Française d'Optique Mécanique )

Original military models were transformed to the civil market

Arrived to the public around 1949, just after the 2nd WW, was official commercialized till 1955

Build in aluminium  It’s a rangefinder focus, allowing the possibility to match 2 pictures

Lens SFOMAR  30mm /3.5, including the possibility to slide a yellow filter for mountain photos

Shutter speeds from 1/30 until 1/400

It was prepared to take 20 photos in a format 14x23mm on un-perforated 16mm film.

Serial number : B 30