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mll0ll says:

The SX-70 cameras were designed to use SX-70 or TimeZero instant film, which came in a pack which was inserted into the camera, and had 10 exposures per pack. SX-70 film had an ISO (film speed) rating of 125, and was prized by art photographers for a unique quality which allowed the emulsion to be manipulated by pressing on the photo using a blunt object - these "SX-70 manipulations" often have a surrealistic quality.

Unfortunately, Polaroid discontinued manufacturing SX-70 film in 2006, so the film is no longer available. This was very sad news to the legion of devoted SX-70 users who prized their unique folding cameras.

Fortunately, there are alternatives that allow one to use Polaroid 600 film in an SX-70 camera - 600 film is widely available at drugstores, so this is indeed good news.

The larger problem with using 600 film in an SX-70 is that it has a much faster film speed rating of ISO 640, and the SX-70 cameras were designed to expose for the original film which had an ISO of 125. What this means is that simply using 600 film in an SX-70 camera will cause the photos to be overexposed. Fortunately there are ways to make the SX-70 expose 600 film correctly

This ND filter basically acts like sunglasses for the camera, and darkens the image by two stops so that the camera exposure is correct.

The advantage of using this type of filter is that it is a very simple modification to the camera, as the filter simply sticks on the front of the lens.

Put your opinion and some examples =)
Originally posted at 1:00PM, 1 March 2009 PDT (permalink)
mll0ll edited this topic 39 months ago.