Ah, Polaroid cameras! My father was a camera enthusiast, used a Leica/Visoflex setup in his dental practice to document the before, during, after of jaw reconstructions, etc... At home, he started using Polaroid roll-film cameras as long ago as 1959. His last was a Polaroid 360, purchased just a year or two before he passed away. He gave me a Swinger right around when I was 10-11 years old... But it was the SX-70 that my uncle bought as soon as it came out in '73 or so that captivated my attention. I'd already gotten my first 35mm SLR and a couple of Leica screw-mount RF cameras ... the SX-70 was just the most fascinating camera ever made at that point. I ended up not having an SX-70 to shoot with until sometime in the 1990s, re-discovered it well into the thirty-forty year mark of my photography, and enjoyed learning and using it for several years. I sold out of the Polaroid gear as I worked on funding new and digital camera gear in the early '00s and became heartbroken when Polaroid cancelled film production after 2005. I thought it was all gone forever. And then The Impossible Project began and simultaneous with that, my aging uncle gave me his Polaroid SX-70 ... purchased all those long years before ... in 2012 and I started up with it once again. For a couple of years, a dozen or more Polaroid SX-70s came my way, most of them given to me by people who no longer saw any point to them, and I also had a collection of Spectra cameras that came my way very inexpensively. I had a couple of thin years there myself and sold off all but my uncle's camera. Then things turned flush again and I acquired an SLR670m, then an SLR670a, and finally an SLR670x from MiNT. And that's where I've stayed. I've acquired a nice collection of all the useful (to me) Polaroid accessories for the SX-70 body as well as a filter holder and MiNT's flash units for them. I continue to buy both SX-70 and 600 films, mostly B&W for the SLR670m and SLR670x, mostly color for the SLR670a and SX-70. I shoot a couple of packs per month at least and am always learning new things with these cameras. I would say my favorites now are the SLR670a and SLR670x models ... the 'a' model preserves what Dr. Land had in mind best as it's really just an SX-70 uprated to the faster film with a better light meter sensor. The SLR670x allows both automatic use of both SX-70 and 600 films, plus manual exposure settings, which makes it much more versatile and capable when I want to do something a little more different than the norm. I learned of Brooklyn Film Camera only relatively recently and haven't yet used services from them; MiNT Camera in Hong Kong has done me very well with their uprated cameras and service work. Good to have both as viable, passionate suppliers in this niche of a niche universe in instant film photography!
Two of my favorite you tube channel photogs together! ❤ Over the years I had several Polaroid cameras including a Swinger. But never an SX 70 until 2018 when I got one of the MInt rebuilds. I LOVE the camera but as ever, PRACTICE with it . You will get to the point where you nail the shot every time. And it is so much fun! Glad to learn about Brooklyn Film Camera, you are reviving a classic! Great video!😊
I love seeing this in my feed. Dr Edwin Land was my cousin, of my grandfather's generation. He was at my dad's bar mitzvah. His father sponsored my grandfather to come to the US.
That was awesome! My favorite Polaroid is the SX-70 Sonar ... I got one for free from a relative years ago, and it's magic. SX-70 film is great, and there are a couple of ND options for using with 600 and i-Type film, too.
Fun fact on the auto focus system, when Polaroid (original) folded, they put the sonar modules out on the market for pennies on the dollar. One of the most famous things that came out of that was the original ParkZone from the early 2000s. I still park my car in the garage using a ParkZone with the legacy Polaroid sensor. Another question, is the pull and peel film for the 4xx series Land cameras still available? I have my grandfather’s 450 and my dad’s 430 from the 1970s.
@@ribsy Polish billionaire Wiaczesław Smołokowski (Polaroid CEO’s dad) described by Bloomberg as “A Soviet-era Ukrainian musician who later amassed a fortune in the energy business”. Forbes Poland explains he made a fortune selling Russian Oil to Poland…
That was an awesome video and awesome camera shop and thank you for sharing!! If your ever in Houston, TX come stop by and check us out @ Houston Camera Exchange.....
We appreciate you coming through Ribs! An honor to be featured on this channel. Long live film 🤘
thanks for the hospitality! i enjoyed the visit
Ah, Polaroid cameras! My father was a camera enthusiast, used a Leica/Visoflex setup in his dental practice to document the before, during, after of jaw reconstructions, etc... At home, he started using Polaroid roll-film cameras as long ago as 1959. His last was a Polaroid 360, purchased just a year or two before he passed away. He gave me a Swinger right around when I was 10-11 years old... But it was the SX-70 that my uncle bought as soon as it came out in '73 or so that captivated my attention. I'd already gotten my first 35mm SLR and a couple of Leica screw-mount RF cameras ... the SX-70 was just the most fascinating camera ever made at that point.
I ended up not having an SX-70 to shoot with until sometime in the 1990s, re-discovered it well into the thirty-forty year mark of my photography, and enjoyed learning and using it for several years. I sold out of the Polaroid gear as I worked on funding new and digital camera gear in the early '00s and became heartbroken when Polaroid cancelled film production after 2005. I thought it was all gone forever.
And then The Impossible Project began and simultaneous with that, my aging uncle gave me his Polaroid SX-70 ... purchased all those long years before ... in 2012 and I started up with it once again. For a couple of years, a dozen or more Polaroid SX-70s came my way, most of them given to me by people who no longer saw any point to them, and I also had a collection of Spectra cameras that came my way very inexpensively. I had a couple of thin years there myself and sold off all but my uncle's camera. Then things turned flush again and I acquired an SLR670m, then an SLR670a, and finally an SLR670x from MiNT.
And that's where I've stayed. I've acquired a nice collection of all the useful (to me) Polaroid accessories for the SX-70 body as well as a filter holder and MiNT's flash units for them. I continue to buy both SX-70 and 600 films, mostly B&W for the SLR670m and SLR670x, mostly color for the SLR670a and SX-70. I shoot a couple of packs per month at least and am always learning new things with these cameras.
I would say my favorites now are the SLR670a and SLR670x models ... the 'a' model preserves what Dr. Land had in mind best as it's really just an SX-70 uprated to the faster film with a better light meter sensor. The SLR670x allows both automatic use of both SX-70 and 600 films, plus manual exposure settings, which makes it much more versatile and capable when I want to do something a little more different than the norm.
I learned of Brooklyn Film Camera only relatively recently and haven't yet used services from them; MiNT Camera in Hong Kong has done me very well with their uprated cameras and service work. Good to have both as viable, passionate suppliers in this niche of a niche universe in instant film photography!
Nice!
Two of my favorite you tube channel photogs together! ❤ Over the years I had several Polaroid cameras including a Swinger. But never an SX 70 until 2018 when I got one of the MInt rebuilds. I LOVE the camera but as ever, PRACTICE with it . You will get to the point where you nail the shot every time. And it is so much fun! Glad to learn about Brooklyn Film Camera, you are reviving a classic! Great video!😊
How I wish I could go there!!! Thank you so much for this video
I love seeing this in my feed. Dr Edwin Land was my cousin, of my grandfather's generation. He was at my dad's bar mitzvah. His father sponsored my grandfather to come to the US.
wow thats cool!
That was awesome! My favorite Polaroid is the SX-70 Sonar ... I got one for free from a relative years ago, and it's magic. SX-70 film is great, and there are a couple of ND options for using with 600 and i-Type film, too.
fantastic. I’m gonna jump on one next year
I’ll have to visit that brilliant store if I come over on holiday I love my Polaroid SX-70s. A great video.
You def should!
I was there a in October and it was the coolest experience ❤
Yea that place is awesome
I have two SX-70's and an SLR 680. They're all my favorite! ;)
Nice! I now really want an sx70
Brilliant vid Ribsy 🙂 Really good to see Ben and the team 🙂
Thanks for watching!
Hey, its Ben! This was such a cool video, Rib!
Thanks for watching!
Great video man! Always love a good shop spotlight/ tour! Will definitely keep an eye out for BFC if ever over in NYC!
yea thanks for watching 😀
I'm planning on sending my SX-70 to get refurbed by them once I can. They seem to be the best guys in the business for it
Based on what I saw, they get it done!
Fantastic video looking forward to a visit, native New Yorker.
thanks!
Last week I have got my 1st Polaroid, an SX-70 Alpha1. Works like new. Love it!
Sounds dope
gotta love that ranch-finder focusing 👌
Yea! Really makes things easy
Love this video! Thanks for show this space!
Thanks for watching!
Great Video, wish i could visit the store. It seems Like a Polaroid Wonderland 🥰🥰🥰
it definitely is!
Fun fact on the auto focus system, when Polaroid (original) folded, they put the sonar modules out on the market for pennies on the dollar. One of the most famous things that came out of that was the original ParkZone from the early 2000s. I still park my car in the garage using a ParkZone with the legacy Polaroid sensor. Another question, is the pull and peel film for the 4xx series Land cameras still available? I have my grandfather’s 450 and my dad’s 430 from the 1970s.
thats a really interesting fun fact! thanks for sharing
Man, I really need to get me an SX-70 at some point. Loved the video! They're doing great work over there!
Oh yea - same. I need one!
I love Ben!!! I am beginning to hate the fact I moved away fro Brooklyn in 1994!!!
Haha come back
Awesome! I have my dad’s SpectraVision circa mid 1980s. Not making this up: it’s a crime scene camera he bought from a NYC detective
wow thats really cool!
My SX-70 Sonar is there right now. It's been totally overhauled and awaiting the re-skin process. Hurry up BFC! I wanna shoot my camera.
Haha they are working on it 😄
Benny bags!!
yeaaaaaaa
My SX-70 needs to be CLA’D and reskinned
they will do that for you!
Please make an instax wide back for the hasselblad v system that focuses to infinity and doesn't cost $1k.
hmmmm
Fav Polaroid camera? The model 450 pack film camera!
Oh yes def!
I need to get me an SLR 680 or SLR 690 polaroid at some point.
yea!
Polaroid is actually owned by a Billionaire already.
Who is it?
@@ribsy Polish billionaire Wiaczesław Smołokowski (Polaroid CEO’s dad) described by Bloomberg as “A Soviet-era Ukrainian musician who later amassed a fortune in the energy business”. Forbes Poland explains he made a fortune selling Russian Oil to Poland…
That was an awesome video and awesome camera shop and thank you for sharing!!
If your ever in Houston, TX come stop by and check us out @ Houston Camera Exchange.....
thanks for watching! will do