The Land Camera 1000 is an

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manufactured by

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. In the United States, it was marketed as the OneStep. Based on the

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, the camera includes a one element 103mm f/14.6 plastic lens, fixed focus and an exposure compensation dial knob. It uses the SX-70 time zero film. There is a

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specifically made for this model: the Q-light flash. They had two unique shutter colors: red and green.

History

The Polaroid SX-70, while popular upon release in 1972, was considered expensive at a cost of $180. Polaroid eventually created significantly less expensive alternatives: rigid plastic Presto, and the OneStep series. With a release price of $40 (), the Land Camera 1000 became the best-selling camera of the 1977

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. Later, Polaroid released Type 600 integral series cameras, utilizing the same

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and cartridge but with a different film formulation.

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