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The Polaroid Sun 600 series of cameras launched in 1981 when I was twelve. and I wanted one oh-so-badly. I didn't get it because I had a single mom on assistance, and having food on the table and paying rent on time was problematic. Adding insult to injury, my mother had gone blind from diabetic retinopathy and didn't really care that much about my interest in photography.

The Sun 600 LMS dropped in 1983 and I once again felt the pain of having a parent on assistance. This was one of those things that appeared in the Sears Catalogue (remember those?!?) that were not for me.

Now, age fifty-seven, I own one. It's mine, my own, MY PRECIOUS. (Gollum. Gollum.)

I have no idea if it works, it probably doesn't because these cameras were notorious for dying without warning and not being salvageable. I'll risk a pack of film anyhow. It's a Needful Thing and now it is mine to play with, or at least look at if it's DOA. $30 at an antique shop is worth the risk for the good feelings that came with it.