Polaroid SX-70

Polaroid SX-70 is the most famous camera in the whole history of the company and, in my view, it is also the most beautiful Polaroid camera. Simply a LEGEND! The gorgeous handicraft is visible at first sight. The combination of stainless steel and leather looks luxurious.

It's quite interesting to follow the history of some cameras and other pieces of technology in general. The story of my Polaroid SX-70 is a great example. Me and my father we bought this beautiful, perfectly kept camera in a second-hand shop in Atlanta in 1994 for no more than 3$. Nowadays its prize would be a bit higher =).

They made the SLR camera SX-70 between 1972 and 1981. The SX-70 photo paper contains PolaPulse 6V battery for powering the camera. Now the films are made by The Impossible Project company and they're marked PX-70. My favorite film for this camera is SX-70 Time Zero. Next time I'll dedicate my article to this film...

Technical parametrs:

Lens: 116 mm, 4 elements

Aperture: f/8

Shutter: 1/175s – more than 10 sec.

Manual focus min. 26.4 cm