Polaroid has still got it after all these years. As proof, and for some Friday fun, check out this 1970’s retro how-to video/advert/documentary. Still cool and amazingly poignant.
Polaroid – the original social network.
Snap a picture, show your friends = Create. Share Sustain.
Note the range, accessibility and the diversity.
Pretty impressive.
Reminder to check out the Impossible Project, plus one of my recent Polaroid snapshots after the jump.
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I WANT ONE!
Seems very similar to the “best camera” idea. I mean, it was a camera that eliminated a lot of the technical aspects so that, as stated, you could focus your attention on the things you were photographing.
It’s amazing that in a day and age where there is so much technology and such we are finding that it is enjoyable to get back to the simplicity of just taking pictures, but isn’t that what its all about?
What a great video. Love the look of the SX-70 and very cool images. Thanks for sharing.
So I have this exact camera. SX-70. And I got it from a antique shop.
Ive shot a few pictures with it and they are all turning out with an overwhelming orange tint.
Any ideas as to why? Just old?
What kind of film are you using? I’ve found old sx-70 film to turn out very cyan-colored, some with leaks and weird stripes etc. (check the rollers after you’ve used up the pack, there might be paste sticking all over them, you want to clean them before using new film)
My old 600 polaroids turned orangy reddish brown. If you’re using the new Impossible film, PX 100, however, you might have used the film in too hot conditions, they then turn out orange brown too.
super camera!
Just it could have a selftimer 😉
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