The Lubitel is a very old TLR camera that is still made today in a different fashion by Lomography. The camera shot 120 film but there were tinkerers that made it into a Polaroid shooting machine. Photographer Ed Cole posted on Reddit about unearthing his father’s old hacked Lubitel. He asked George Cole, his father, if he had any photos available from when the camera was still brand new. Unfortunately, George stated that he doesn’t have anything. And while Ed tried to run some film through it, it wasn’t very much of a success due to the fact that the Polaroid used the old 88 film. Not even the Impossible Project makes that stuff anymore.
Still, it’s a very cool and notable find. More photos are after the jump.
