AKA August break XXVI
I’m sure you’re already well aware of how much I love my Polaroid SX-70 camera. Well, with all the exciting new film being produced by The Impossible Project plus my personal/dwindling stash of 600 and Artistic TZ film I have been pondering getting a second one – that way I wouldn’t have to rush through one lot of film so I could start on a different type.
Well, in a quest to regain my photo-mojo I took a gamble and bought an untested SX-70 camera from ebay for a bargain price (yes, £60 is a bargain for one of these babies)! When I first looked through the viewfinder everything was black – oh no! But, after reading the brilliant and very helpful discussions over on Flickr I sussed that all I needed to do was pop a film in and low-and-behold – vision!
This was last night and it was a bit frustrating as I really wanted to test it there and then out but if there’s one thing an SX-70 really needs to take a decent photo it’s lots of light. After work today there was a bit of light so I tried the old self-portrait-in-a-mirror-test-shot. Considering everything the photo came out great – hip, hip hooray! It’s not a perfect specimen – it needs a bit of coaxing to lock into the open position and it required an oil to open and shut without grating, but it takes photos and that’s the main thing!
(Excuse the rubbish scan – but believe me, I look better in low resolution)!
3 Comments
Susannah
26 August 2010 at 20:11nice one – i’ve invested in a second one too
Ashley Sisk @ Ramblings and Photos
26 August 2010 at 20:18Wooohooo….now I’ll be on ebay all afternoon looking at cameras. Thanks.
Lisa
27 August 2010 at 00:59Congratulations!!
I have 2 of them also, and for the very same reason. I bought both of mine untested, because I’m guessing that as long as the lens is not cracked, there is not a lot that can go wrong with these (or most Polaroids for that matter).
Love this shot!