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There’s a well-written homage to the SX-70 in the March issue of Smithsonian magazine. (I suspect we’ll see a few appreciations like this in the spring, because April marks the fortieth anniversary of the product introduction.) Online version here; good thread of comments about it at Boing Boing.
Since I started using an SX-70 camera, I’ve found one thing particularly frustrating: the flash situation. SX-70s were designed to use disposable Flashbars, which are long out of production. If you want to shoot indoors, you have three choices: (a) find vintage Flashbars, probably on eBay, for something like $10 apiece once you factor […]
Yes, there was a 24-karat-gold-plated SX-70.
A little silly, but if you’re into Polaroid, completely within bounds; this is a cult object, and cults like their icons precious. (I wouldn’t put it past Apple to produce a platinum iPad someday, either.) The Land List calls it a “(very) limited edition,” though how limited I don’t […]
I carry a Polaroid camera with me most days, and this is, hands-down, everyone’s favorite conversation-starter. The short answer is… it depends.
Briefly: Over the decades, Polaroid used nine* principal film formats, and although the company no longer makes any film, other manufacturers have picked up production for three of those. Fortunately, they are the ones […]
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