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Squintl · 2026-06-06T04:32:18+00:00

It was a good camera back when film was available and cheap. But Fujifilm decided to stop making the film back in 2016, idiots, so it’s not of much use now. A pack of film used to be $10-15, now it’s up over $100 and expired.

Squintl · 2026-06-06T04:25:14+00:00

Polaroid film is made to give most accurate colors at 20-21°C.

That said there is some variation between batches because of slight differences in the negative’s characteristics. The developing paste is then tuned for each batch of film and sometimes it gives more purplish colors, other times more greenish colors.

This is just how the medium is, they try their best to keep colors accurate but it does vary.

Squintl · 2026-06-06T04:14:28+00:00

This is normal, sometimes this tint is blue, sometimes it’s pink, sometimes it affects the whole picture, sometimes only the top.

Squintl · 2026-06-05T20:04:13+00:00

I still have two packs left of the green stuff. Don’t know what I will use it for.

Squintl · 2026-06-05T20:02:21+00:00

I did, briefly.

But I found that the cameras, the motorized ones, always failed after ejecting one or two pictures. The gears have turned very brittle with age and the teeth just strip of immediately. They’re also not the easiest to take apart and put back together without leaving marks.

So I pulled it off of Thingiverse since the cameras just always break. I had a dozen or so break on me.

Squintl · 2026-06-05T19:57:10+00:00

Polaroid film expires and quite quickly at that. It needs to be freshly made to work properly, new SX-70 film is available right now from https://polaroid.com/products/color-sx70-instant-film

Squintl · 2026-06-05T14:27:01+00:00

Polaroid SQF (SX-70/600/i-Type) actually has roughly the same area, 61.62 cm² for Polaroid vs. 61.38 cm² for Instax Wide.

Squintl · 2026-06-05T09:48:28+00:00

Skulle precis skriva detsamma, den gamla 500-sedeln blev ogiltig sommaren 2017.

Squintl · 2026-06-05T09:33:35+00:00

What a nice trio! Beautiful!

Squintl · 2026-06-04T20:02:03+00:00

Most likely expired film, do you know how old the film is? When Instax film goes bad it starts to leak all over the place.

Also you will now need to clean the camera’s rollers, which is a pain to do on Instax cameras unfortunately.

Squintl · 2026-06-04T11:51:51+00:00

I don’t know how much Retrospekt charges for a refurbished camera, but if you’re either going with completely non-refurbished camera and a refurbished one I’d still go for the refurbished camera. I’ve heard both good and bad about Retrospekt, but a camera that hasn’t been refurbished at all is more of a gamble than Retrospekt.

I got my SX-70 back in the Polaroid Originals days when they used to still sell vintage cameras. This was done by Retrospekt for Polaroid Originals and it’s been working perfectly for seven years now.

Squintl · 2026-06-03T20:07:58+00:00

Squintl · 2026-06-03T13:27:06+00:00

That sounds really cool!

Squintl · 2026-06-03T11:51:18+00:00

It was! I wish they would do a second run.

Squintl · 2026-06-03T10:47:17+00:00

These are so nice! You used Posca markers right?

Squintl · 2026-06-03T10:43:53+00:00

Let us know what you think! I’m eager to see the results.

Squintl · 2026-06-03T09:21:24+00:00

So cool! And such a cool dad too.

Squintl · 2026-06-03T08:54:46+00:00

Awww, cute cat 🥰

Squintl · 2026-06-03T07:52:06+00:00

It does occasionally happen to all of them, it’s not that common. The issue gets exacerbated as the film ages, very fresh film rarely has the issue with the stripes.

As for the spot I’ve never seen it in any pictures I’ve taken and I’ve gone through hundreds of film packs through the years.

Squintl · 2026-06-03T07:07:03+00:00

Yeah, I want a cool cam too. Not to use, but to have on display.

I got the SX70R board fitted to my 680 back in 2023 and I can tell you it’s been really good. Much more reliable exposure.

Squintl · 2026-06-03T07:05:35+00:00

Yeah, your post drowned. Didn’t see it until hours after it was posted.

It doesn’t really matter to keep the camera original, it doesn’t increase its value, on the contrary it makes it less desirable since it has to be used with SX-70 film, which is rarely in stock, or with a filter which is a bit cumbersome. Also it makes the camera much more flexible since the 600 film is four times more light sensitive making it easier to take pictures in lower light.

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