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Get yourself a gift... Polaroid SX-70!!
What a romantic... bathroom :-)
The camera itself looks really romantic already. Look how slim it is when folded. The blue cartilages on its right are one-time only flash. Each flash bar has ten bulbs. But I wonder who would use these already rare flashes now? It also comes with a leather case!
When opened, the view finder will pop up, and all of a sudden it becomes an SLR!! So cool... too bad focuing is a bit difficult because of how the lens is oriented. So most of the time you need to focus on the subject first, and then recompose.
You can put on the flash in a slot right above the lens. The flash bulb is one-time use only, and the flash bar has five bulbs on each side. I tried once, and it works!! The flash is not sophisticated, but it does the job pretty well.
Operation is super easy, and apart from focuing, what you need to do is to adjust the lightness/darness (EV) knob. Oh well, most of the time it needs a bit trial and error.
Once you press the shutter, it is up to the camera to decide how long to expose the film. Once it's done exposing, the motor will roll out the film.
This camera doesn't have any compartment to hold a battery. So where does the power come from?
The secret is in the film cartilage. Each of it has a 6v zinc battery buried inside the cartilage. So every time you put in a new pack of film, you get fresh power. Smart, isn't it?
The SX-70 uses its own films-- Time Zero and SX-70 blend. The Time Zero is famous for the ability to manipulate the photo even after a few days it is developed. How so? The emulsion wont' settled down until a few days. Alternative potographers usually use tools like a crochet hook, cuiticle pusher, rounded dental tool, burnisher or any other thin, but not sharp tool and start to 'draw' on the print a few minutes after it develops.
Too bad Polaroid has decided to stop producing Time Zero since last year...
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Went to the Facing East Taiwanese Restaurant, and turned out to be pretty good. We had a little bummer because of the table, but overall the food is good!
標籤： Photography, Restaurant
posted by euqus @ 10:07 下午
6 comments
6 Comments:
A very interesting and, like you said, romantic-looking camera! Though I would say the camera looks more pretty in pictures than the pictures it itself produces bor... 8)
- AN
Hee... I think it's my problem more than the camera. One of the reasons I bought it was becasue the image it produces impressed me. Here's one of the flickr sets I like: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_kit/sets/72157594202168187/
That bathroom shot was taken accidentally, since I was still trying to figure out the correct way to use it :-)
Wow, cool camera! Is it hard to find film for this? I remember seeing a bin of bargain expired pack films at glazers..not sure if it works with yours though.
Jim, it's pretty easy to get films for it, there are still plenty of Time Zero on Ebay, and you can use Polaroid 600 as an replacement. Of course, you lose the fun of manipulating the picture, and the weird color shift that comes from Time Zero is gone.
But that's a personal taste really. I think 600 looks prettier to my eyes :-)
Dude you're right about the picture quality! I just looked at the flickr set and they're quite impressive. Looking forward to seeing the images you'll take with this interesting camera! 8)
- AN
Glad you like the pics!
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