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How to modify a Polaroid SX-70 to shoot 600 film

Posted September 12, 2009 in Camera Hacking & DIY

This is a more advanced modification that requires disassembling part of the camera and doing some soldering to switch out a capacitor, but the instructions are clear and have good photos of each step. Check it out at Holgablog

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Hope for Polaroid 8×10 instant films in 2010?

Posted August 19, 2009 in Kit/Equipment

The Impossible Project—the people behind NOS Polaroid film resellers Polapremium and Polaroid photo sharing site Polanoid—bought the equipment necessary to make Polaroid 8×10 instant film, and hopes to start production in 2010. New successful prototypes of black and white integral film for SX-70 and 600 Polaroid cameras have also been completed. Awesome. More details in [...]

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SX-70 Blend film in North America + free shipping!

Posted December 5, 2006 in Product News

The new SX-70 Blend film for Polaroid SX-70s [see previous post] is now shipping from North America! Free shipping until 10 December, 2006! The seller writes: Hey everyone, SX-70 Blend is the brand new film for all SX-70 format Polaroid cameras. It uses an integrated neutral-density filter and optimized chemistry to yield more vibrant colors [...]

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New "SX-70 Blend" Polaroid film

Posted November 10, 2006 in Random

Since Polaroid discontinued Time-Zero film, shooting SX-70 cameras hasn’t been possible without some hacking. The folks at Unsaleable.com, purveyors of Polaroid products, have introduced SX-70 Blend film that works in unmodified SX-70s, no exposure compensation required. Specs Film Speed: ISO 640 / DIN 29 Format: 3.5 x 4.25 in. (8,9 x 10,8 cm) Image Area: [...]

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How to modify a Polaroid SX-70 for 600 film

Posted September 11, 2006 in Camera Hacking & DIY

Adrian Hanft (of Lego pinhole camera fame) wrote a nice, step-by-step tutorial on converting a Polaroid SX-70 camera—whose Time Zero film has been discontinued—to take the still-available 600 film. He writes: Polaroid 600 film actually fits in an SX-70 camera pretty easily. The problem with using 600 film in the SX-70 is that it is [...]

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