Photography

Old Crank

(3,681 posts) Wed Mar 1, 2023, 11:42 PM Mar 2023

A film question

While clearing out our house I found an SX70 camera. It had a box of film. Probably no good since it hasn't been kept refrigerated and I believed that the battery wss in the film.
So is the old style film still available? I used to distort the image as it developed. A newer version didn't seem to do that since it was no longer formulated by Polaroid.

Inquiring mind wants to know. If so, I might keep the camera.

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A film question (Original Post) Old Crank Mar 2023 OP

Amazon shows SX-70 film as a product which is available for purchase. Frasier Balzov Mar 2023 #1

I will look to see Old Crank Mar 2023 #2

Bargain? Dear_Prudence Mar 2023 #3

Those manipulated SX70 Polaroids can look like French Impressionist paintings TeamProg Mar 2023 #4

Polaroid sells it Major Nikon Mar 2023 #5

B&H Photo Johnny Noshoes Mar 2023 #6

I can get this in Munich. Old Crank Mar 2023 #7

Frasier Balzov

(2,681 posts)

1. Amazon shows SX-70 film as a product which is available for purchase.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 11:51 PM

Mar 2023

Old Crank

(3,681 posts)

2. I will look to see

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 2, 2023, 12:16 AM

Mar 2023

About German availability. Hope it works like the old stuff and can be manipulated.

Dear_Prudence

(415 posts)

3. Bargain?

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Thu Mar 2, 2023, 12:56 AM

Mar 2023

My dad got some expired film on sale. He used it to take Mt. St. Helen's pictures when she was puffing. Soon after that trip, the mountain blew up. None of my dad's pictures could be developed. 😕 So, toss the old film.

TeamProg

(6,364 posts)

4. Those manipulated SX70 Polaroids can look like French Impressionist paintings

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Thu Mar 2, 2023, 01:02 AM

Mar 2023

If you have access, might as well give it a shot.

Major Nikon

(36,828 posts)

5. Polaroid sells it

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Thu Mar 2, 2023, 10:25 AM

Mar 2023

Quite expensive, though

Johnny Noshoes

(1,979 posts)

6. B&H Photo

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Mar 5, 2023, 11:08 AM

Mar 2023

B&H photo in New York sells an 8 pack color or B&W for $20.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1555711-REG/polaroid_6005_sx_70_black_and_white.html?sts=pi

This is pricey but might be fun to try once or twice.

Old Crank

(3,681 posts)

7. I can get this in Munich.

Reply to Johnny Noshoes (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 5, 2023, 04:26 PM

Mar 2023

About the same price with conversion. If I go the b+H route I'll pay even more with shipping and customes.
I have heard that this doesn't do the manipulation of the image the way the original film did. This is what I'm primarily interested in doing again.

The information about manipulation and SX70 films now seems pretty scant.

I did find that you can do an emulsion transfer of the black and white version. I will look into that.

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