Exploring Zurich with the Polaroid SX-70 (Review)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มิ.ย. 2021
- In this episode, Simon and I met up in Zurich, Switzerland for a Sunday photo walk with various Polaroid SX-70 cameras and a couple of packs of film. We discuss the camera's history (from Edwin Land to Andy Warhol) and our personal impressions. We hope you enjoy our little review and overview of the different versions available. Find more about MiNT cameras here: mint-camera.com/en/polaroid-s...
Gear used:
Polaroid SX-70 Original
Polaroid SX-70 Sonar OneStep
Polaroid MiNT Ming Edition
Films used:
Polaroid SX-70 black and white
Polaroid SX-70 color
Polaroid 600 color round
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Industrial Design in perfection.
I love my SX70. It is a shame that the film available today is not up to scratch, still we should be grateful that someone managed to make some sort of film for SX70.
Hopefully, Polaroid will manage to stabilize its production quality and stability, especially compared to Fuji Instax.
@@SimonGarnier This. Sure $20 for 8 shots isn't bad..but back in the day, the images were sharper, you got 2 more, and you didn't spend money only to shoot lomo purple or have some other issues.
Have you thought about having yours converted to take 600 film instead of SX-70 film? That's what I did, and I've found it much easier to work with.
Great timing!! i just purchased an Sx-70 at a pawn shop!! $20!!! They told me it was so cheap because you cant get any film for it anymore :D.
Not only can you find film for it, but the offering is - slowly but surely - increasing over time.
@@SimonGarnier Hey i wasnt about to argue with the salesguy lol. I told him i would use it as a Paperweight lol.
@@maxwellwellmax878 You're bad ;-)
@@SimonGarnier :D Thank you.
I love the vibe you create in your videos. Music seems to set the mood for the time the camera was popular. Most enjoyable. Charlie in Virginia
Really enjoyed this video! I do SX-70 repairs and contribute to the software side of the OpenSX-70 project.
One thing to keep in mind for those with Mint cameras is that the times listed on the time machine are actually only EV equivalents at F8. The shutter physically cannot reach speeds of 1/2000 at f8 due to the shutter and aperture being one in the same and I really wish mint would be more clear about that in their marketing.
Woah. Yeah that should be disclosed.
Thank you for your very interesting comment. Really appreciate it.
That's interesting. Would you mind elaborating on this or pointing me toward an explanation of this online? What does 1/2000 mean exactly then? Thanks for that.
@@SimonGarnier Sure! The easiest way to explain is that the shutter and aperture are the same blades. As the shutter opens the aperture opens wider and wider.
What the mint camera’s speeds truly represent are EV values. The value exposed for at 1/2000 is EV17 and 1/2000 at f8 is an equivalent EV value. The actual average aperture over the exposure as well as the shutter speed is much less.
@@SimonGarnier My friend Joaquín wrote a good article on it.
opensx70.com/posts/2018/11/sx70-shutter
Hard to compare film prices. 35 mm slows me down from digital, 120mm slow down from 35mm and the 120mm slows down to 4X5. If I get 10 good shots from a roll of 35mm it's a good day, 3 shots from the 120 roll I smile and maybe 1 good 4x5. It all works out the same. Excellent channel.
awesome design up there with Leica, hassie, and rollei .. one of the all time classics
You are always a creative inspiration to watch and listen to. Beautful pictures. Thank-you for the great videos...
As usual, a first class production! You guys are great!
wow, I love this very much, thank you for sharing and enjoy with it!!!
Beautiful video. Love you guys!
Another great video review, and yet again I finish the video wanting to spend $ on another camera! Thanks Max and team!
Phantastic video and nice pictures. Photo history.
Loved the video, I wish I had seen you in Zürich as I was visiting and shooting film myself just a week ago! Keep the great content coming too 😊🙏🏻
Great review and photos!
Still using my Polaroid SX-70 Sonar model' until my granddaughter took a liking to it' Thank you for making this great video . Cheers 😊🙏🏻
Nice post about these cameras with some great pictures.
Had the SX-70 Sonar for a few years and really loved it, until it died in an accident. I'm looking at another Sonar, or the Mint version as well. Enjoyed your video!
Fantastic video, thank you!
I was amazed a few years ago to find that there was such a market for these old cameras!
The perfect intro!
Another great video 👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.
Thank you for the interesting video, the pictures are beautiful….
Great video on the SX-70! I just purchased an original version and I can’t wait to run some film through it on my channel!
SX70 and Canon P shooter. You're a photographer after my own heart :-)
@@SimonGarnier hahaha I aim to please
Tolle Kameras und schöne Impressionen aus Zürich.😍
BEAUTIFUL polaroids! can I see them all pls?? :-))))
The sx70 to me, is the Herman Miller Eames lounge chair of cameras
Thank you for this fantastic video once again!
I absolutely love my SX-70, its such a fun camera to take with you when you get out with friends! The film is not the best (not as it was), and not the cheapest... However, it does make you think about how and what you shoot a bit more. ISO160 is enough during daylight, but I'm planning on getting an polaroid 600 camera for the evenings.
For evening shots, I've used the Mint flashbar with SX70 film and it works pretty well for portraits for instance.
@@SimonGarnier that's one to keep in mind, although it isn't as cheap as an old Polaroid box, it might give more flexibility
@@MatthijsLangerman Not cheap, like everything Mint makes. But I must say that I haven't had cause for complaining with it either.
I have the mint version. Old Polaroid film was best but still can get good shots with mine.
I used to love shooting my Spectra. I still have it but can’t find film. 😢 I wish I were in Zurich. What a beautiful looking city.
Can't wait to get my refurbished sx-70 from mint :) I work at a photostore/filmlab so I'll get about 50% off the film, will be super nice
Crazy good channel
Thank you, this means a lot to me.
Only Polaroids I’ve shot is on the back of my RB67, not even sure you can buy those packs anymore.
I literally tried my new sx70 today !!!
What a timing
Great, hope you enjoy it. :)
@@AnalogInsights excellent like always!
Still waiting for the M5 review 😉
Haha Same here. My SX-70 arrived today.
@@wrekabuddy you should try the sonar too it an amazing camera
@@zahouda It is a Sonar! I've got an Alpha 1 arriving next week too...I've gone a bit SX-70 crazed since watching this--->th-cam.com/video/6oHrNuXPVck/w-d-xo.html
Can you please confirm that the Ming version is made from black metal or is it black plastic? I am a little confused by that because there is also a silver version and there is a price difference...
Zurich.. a very expensive city to shoot very expensive film! 🎞😆
10:30 Ok… corrected for inflation, it’s still a “good deal” to be able to shoot these cameras and film!
I am from jaipur Rajasthan India, film for sx70 is not available here or nearby Delhi also pl inform me where from I got from
Polaroid are really not my cup of tea, but this review video is quite interesting
Looks like some great weather in Zürich Germany! 🌞
When did Zurich become German 🤔😉
@@roostermotion oh my bad! They’re in Switzerland aren’t they? 😳
@@MikeFilancPhotography they still are ;-)
I got myself a SX-70 Camera at a Pawnbroker in Oakland, CA, in 1980 as I use it during my time in Art School, and now that I am 65 that I still have it, just wish that Polaroid WOULD MAKE a 10 shot Cartridge Film Pack again, and You do not shake the film when it comes out of the camera - Whoever said that??? As I remember in making SX-70 Pillows by placing a match over the print and how it seperated, and see the layers of Colors Dyes. Had a great, and good times using my SX-70 camera.... I now use the Instax Line..
Chemicals they have to make today, causes the film to be thicker, hence why they can't fit more than 8 shots into a pack.
SX-70 are cool but the new Polaroid film is very underwhelming. The quality is not up to the original and it's not even consistent among different batches. Not to mention we only get 8 out of a pack.
As we mention in the video, the price of a shot in today's dollars is not much different from what it was at the time (maybe even cheaper actually). But I agree that the results vary a lot between packs. I sometimes get stunning colors, sometimes crappy results. I don't know if it's a batch issue or because the packs are not kept in good conditions by the resellers. There is also the problem of the development temperature that seems to have a huge impact on the color balance of the final result.
@@SimonGarnier Well, it does have the solution to correct the magenta cast, some people release the filter holder for the SX70 with the 37mm thread mount, you can attache the IR cut filter to correct the magenta cast. And I tried, it works very well on my SLR690.
@@viciousshinn I will give it a try, thanks for the tip!
Thank you for your fantastic video. I am wondering which BGM you used at th-cam.com/video/m27JrD_ipGY/w-d-xo.html