Comments on: Tan is the new black http://www.cyanblue.co.uk/2009/12/tan-is-the-new-black/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:57:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: mat http://www.cyanblue.co.uk/2009/12/tan-is-the-new-black/comment-page-1/#comment-41 mat Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:06:17 +0000 http://www.cyanblue.co.uk/?p=193#comment-41 Hi Viola - SX70 cameras were designed to use Time Zero/SX70 films, and these are no longer made. You can however use type 600 film which was made for the later 600 series cameras. You will need to modify your film pack to fit in your SX70 though - there are some little plastic bumps on the bottom of the pack which stop you loading the pack. You can either use a thin piece of card (e.g. a playing card) as a sort of shoe-horn (cover the bumps as you slide the pack in, then pull it out once it starts going in), or you can use a sharp knife to cut the bumps off. I use the playing card method. The second thing to be aware of is that the new type 600 films are a lot more sensitive to light (faster) than the original film packs, so if you take a shot it will be overexposed. You can adjust for this by covering the lens with a neutral density filter (buy one <a href="http://www.polapremium.com/shop/accessories/ac_ndfilter" rel="nofollow">here</a>) I buy my polaroid films from www.polapremium.com - you'll want type 600 film (though type 779 and Artistic TZ will fit in the SX70 too). You may also be lucky enough to find some expired "Time Zero" film on eBay, but be aware that the chemical pod in the film pack dries out over time, so you can't guarantee that it will still work Good luck! Hi Viola – SX70 cameras were designed to use Time Zero/SX70 films, and these are no longer made. You can however use type 600 film which was made for the later 600 series cameras. You will need to modify your film pack to fit in your SX70 though – there are some little plastic bumps on the bottom of the pack which stop you loading the pack. You can either use a thin piece of card (e.g. a playing card) as a sort of shoe-horn (cover the bumps as you slide the pack in, then pull it out once it starts going in), or you can use a sharp knife to cut the bumps off. I use the playing card method.
The second thing to be aware of is that the new type 600 films are a lot more sensitive to light (faster) than the original film packs, so if you take a shot it will be overexposed. You can adjust for this by covering the lens with a neutral density filter (buy one here)

I buy my polaroid films from http://www.polapremium.com – you’ll want type 600 film (though type 779 and Artistic TZ will fit in the SX70 too). You may also be lucky enough to find some expired “Time Zero” film on eBay, but be aware that the chemical pod in the film pack dries out over time, so you can’t guarantee that it will still work

Good luck!

]]> By: Viola http://www.cyanblue.co.uk/2009/12/tan-is-the-new-black/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Viola Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:32:34 +0000 http://www.cyanblue.co.uk/?p=193#comment-32 Hello, I came across your blog and as it happens that I have a SX-70 Land Camera Alpha and was told there is no way to get Polaroid films for it. Now I read your Blog and wanted to ask you if you can help me and tell me about the films you use and where you purchase them. many Many Thanks Viola Hello,

I came across your blog and as it happens that I have a SX-70 Land Camera Alpha and was told there is no way to get Polaroid films for it.
Now I read your Blog and wanted to ask you if you can help me and tell me about the films you use and where you purchase them.

many Many Thanks
Viola

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