What to do if your Polaroid SX-70 isn't closing - Troubleshooting Tips

In this series of troubleshooting tips, we walk through common issues with the Polaroid SX-70. Our team at Brooklyn Film Camera are specially trained Polaroid experts and these tips can help you out in a pinch!
If you're still having issues, you can order your repair here: brooklynfilmca...
This video is brought to you by Polaroid.

[@andrewjriley_]

Thank you for this video! One thing to note, once you hear a 'click' the mirror is down. If you continue past that point it will trigger a photo and be upright again.

[@arianagunderson7795]

THANK YOU!!!!!

[@brettkramer]

Great video, concise and to the point !! Thank you so much, got my SX-70 closed again, now I need to figure out which service to use to restore it back to it's original glory !!

[@woolydrake]

I was getting ready tear apart mine to fix it. You saved me a lot of trouble thx

[@LBAW]

Thanks. Just got an SX-70 online for VERY cheap with this specific problem. Hopefully that's all that's wrong with it.

[@lukulele_101]

That did it for me, thanks so much!!

[@fuentessteph]

You're the man! Thank you! Simple and to the point

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

🤘🤘🤘

[@x100ed]

Great to know! Loving this series!

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Glad you're enjoying the videos, Ed!

[@violetedwin5656]

Omg, you genuinely saved me! I thought I had broken my SX-70 😅

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

So glad we could help!

[@SonOfAssasin]

Fantastic series of informative videos Ben! Great stuff. I wish I had something like this a few years ago when I started my journey down the Sx-70/slr 680 rabbit hole. I was scouring decades old forums for precisely these kinds of tips and tricks.

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

We’re here to help! So glad you’re digging this series ♥️

[@jaredmtennant]

Thank you so very much for this!

[@christosbirboutsakis5889]

😍😍😍😍😍😍 made my day, I thought my SX-70 is broken 😁😁

[@snapjacksonphotography]

Thank you. This worked :)

[@Flitttix]

solved! thank you

[@daltonrothchild6569]

I love this camera more than I love myself

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Same tbh

[@shepi9453]

thanks for this.. forgot about it.. nearly broke my sx 70 trying to force it like a moron.. just changed the leather and then nearly fucked up :D

Thank you!!!!

[@WLNUTS]

life saviours

[@slyfawkes7772]

And what if I need to put the mirror back inside the camera, in the event that it snagged on the film cartridge and got pulled out of the film door?
Any idea how much it would cost just to send it to you guys?

[@christineccorea152]

What if you accidentally rotated it the wrong way ?

[@d1llp1ckl3zz5]

I can open and close my camera but my shutter is half way closed making it hard for me see through the viewfinder. Do you have any tip to open the shutter?

[@mongchacha]

i might be the only one. but even after doing this...mine still exhibiting a bit of resistance when i try to close it...

[@lamentable.mp3]

The gear fights me, it will roll back into its original position before I can make any progress, any help?