This SX-70 was crusty junk. Now it's an i-Type-ready beast!

I'm back baby!
The new workshop is in a functional state, and I'm slowly cranking through my backlog of client repairs. Before I finish the workshop completely and shoot a video on that subject, I figured I'd go back to my roots and show off a complete restoration of a clients camera from the ground up.
In today's episode I overhaul an incredibly crusty SX-70 Model 2.
This video demonstrates the de-skinning process, opening the camera up, viewfinder panel repair, electric eye cleaning, 600 conversion, motor refurbishing and i-Type modification.
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Chapters:
00:25 - Intro - I've been super busy! Cursed cameras
06:05 - The next camera on my bench is just as cursed
08:49 - Deskinning the camera
20:04 - Disassembly and beginning the overhaul
27:12 - Finding and repairing a broken viewfinder lug
43:06 - Servicing the body
1:01:46 - Wiring in the PolaVolt
1:25:48 - Coming back to the viewfinder the next day
1:36:40 - Working on the shutter
1:59:43 - Reassembly montage
2:00:48 - Fixing the door rivet
2:07:50 - Testing the camera
2:10:00 - Finishing wiring the PolaVolt
2:12:52 - Final results!
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Released as a cost-reduced variant of the standard SX-70, the Model 2 is basically the exact same camera, but with ABS plastic body panels and synthetic leather instead of genuine leather.
It is just as capable as its chrome brothers and sisters, and can often be purchased cheap due to the leather always crumbling away over time.
In this video, I emphasize the need to properly refurbish these cameras, not merely just re-skin them, as mechanical issues are deeper than just the superficial appearance!
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