It should work out-of-the-box, as-is, in all conditions. What is baffling to me, is that this is the TL70 2.0 version, so I would've expected that it would function properly without the need of spending another 100 euros. after a whole packet of Fuji film ruined, and a couple of hours of googling, I came up on an article which kindly enlightened me: for outdoors pictures you WILL need the ND filter set, otherwise you're going to deal with burned out pictures only. You won't need ND filters even if you're using 600 Polaroid film, compatibility with Flash Bar and Time Machine, altogether 100% satisfied. If you're considering buying an SX70 anyway, save up some more and go with Mint's step-up. So I've been looking at Mint's webpage since I was a broke and aspiring hobby-photographer, then decided to bite the bullet this year - because let's face it, while the price to quality ratio is really good, and you can see clearly they've put a lot of technical effort into restoring and enhancing these devices, they are pricey.įor the SLR670 (ex SX70-Alpha) I have only praises to sing. To sum up: 670-x is a premium product for a premium user, who wants to take Instant photography to a new level. Also, make sure the hook is positioned low enough to grab the film properly, since it tends to squeeze too high, resulting in missed ejection. Maintenance: Clean the rollers after each pack of film and blow out the dust. I have yet to try the external flash feature.ģ. Concerning studio or controlled environments, rules remain the same, though, one can expect far better results with a tripod. This is predominantly an issue of the film itself. Whenever in-between, go for a longer exposure, 1 or even 2 stops if light is missing. However, this is no major issue, for the film itself prefers more light anyways. Stops on the "time machine" are quite far apart, which makes hitting the exact value somewhat of a challenge.
Manual mode: This, of course, requires a light meter. In situations where strong contrasts, shadows or a lack of light are obvious, results are unpredictable at best, thus leaving manual mode as the only option.Ģ. Automatic mode: This option works well, yet only in "perfect" conditions - lots of well distributed and even lighting (exterior).
Note: I was working only with 600 film so far.ġ. Was it worth it? In short yes, however, one has to be disciplined to get the best results. At that moment I decided to go one step further and get a Mint.
My first camera was a 1973 SX-70 which, although riddled with some issues, performed well and promising.