I made the world's most advanced Polaroid Amigo 600

[@deltacx1059]

The 90s definitely seems to be where the blobification of everything really kicked in, even the cars have been amorphous blobs for almost 35 years now

[@theinstantcameraguy]

100% With a few exceptions, it's by far the most ugly and uninspired period of design humanity has ever come up with

[@deltacx1059]

@@theinstantcameraguy I prefer the more angular or smooth shapes from the eras before that, I'm quite young but I still really prefer some of the older stuff, my only car is a 1963 corvair Monza if that says anything.

[@changjiangli]

完美的改造，太棒了

[@AnAvgJoe]

Ok, the flash always on for these bubbly cameras (as I call them) makes so much more sense now. I was confused why they had dual shutters like the box cameras, but the flash never disables. Thank you for that tid bit of information!

[@theinstantcameraguy]

@@AnAvgJoe usually I'd have a go and tell people to stop being lazy and just read the manual... But honestly it's really hard to find info on these cameras!

[@lmlolxl]

Okay thank you for clearing this up. I was wondering what “wink” was for my ONE600 Panna. I was wondering how this thing focuses at all. Saw stuff on Reddit but I didn’t get it haha. Ty.

[@monochromebluess]

Excellent review. Very enjoyable story that was a pleasure to watch and listen to. I certainly learned a lot. You’re back on form after the last couple of videos.

[@itogi]

Speaking of Impulse, I noticed that there are test points that are hidden by rubber grip surface, so something like Retrospekt's Power Pack is a possible for this model.

[@AnAvgJoe]

That's interesting!

[@theinstantcameraguy]

@@itogi yes this is true You can add battery power here I haven't put any effort into figuring out the best way of doing it though since I just don't like the camera very much

[@MCFinest2013]

You are insanely talented! Keep making these please. If only there was a way to make these mass accessible, it would unlock a whole new level of accessibility for 609 series cameras (which a lot of newcomers struggle with the focus)

[@MtnSoul89]

This is awesome! Look forward to a follow up video one day. Another great video.

[@Ducatista749s]

Thanks for sharing!

[@darkeye77]

I would love to see a tutorial of a mod like this. I have a red Cool Cam that I would love to turn into a "wink" autofocus. Thanks for sharing!

[@twinfactor]

That title has me intrigued.

[@briansegarra9312]

I would love to see a more in deep video of this mod specially doing it from the whale bodies to the 90s model, i have my original one step close up 90s camera that dosent work properly anymore that i would like to revive and upgrade

[@evan6978]

This is so great! I had a similar idea a while back, but scrapped it when I discovered the port on the face plate for the electric eye had different dimensions on the 636 AF vs the 636 close up. Did you have to modify that all?

[@theinstantcameraguy]

@@evan6978 I didn't have to mod this part But I did mod the flash lens and internal shutter plastic housing

[@TheAntonioBrand]

You might've just made the greatest Polaroid 600 ever. I do have a semi related question though. Do the newer i-Type cameras like the Polaroid Now also use the wink-auto focus system, or is it something completely different?

[@theinstantcameraguy]

@@TheAntonioBrand I'm not actually sure what the new cameras use! I know the I-2 uses LIDAR

[@virus7g7]

Did you get the repair manual for the 600 AF model from Learn Camera Repair?

[@theinstantcameraguy]

@@virus7g7 someone sent it to me several years ago

[@virus7g7]

@@theinstantcameraguy Any way or possibility you could share it with those interested in taking on a repair and or a mod like this themselves?

[@theinstantcameraguy]

@@virus7g7 to be honest i think it's already publicly available But honestly it's not very helpful for the actual mod itself - and not even I can be bothered totally dismantling the shutter on one of these things. You need factory jigs etc The repair manuals for Polaroids I find to be nearly useless - other than documenting the theory side of how the camera operates

[@virus7g7]

@@theinstantcameraguy That's fair, But I always found that (at least for me) even if a manual doesn't help me repair a camera and or shutter (even though that's what it should be doing haha) I always found that it sheds light on how it works and helps me understand it better. I recently got a old copy "Repair Manual" for a Yashica camera hoping that it would shed some light and information on the shutter that I had to do some work on. Sadly, but later gratefully, upon arrival I soon learned that it was a repair manual only for the cds light meter system for the camera. I was upset at first and even though it didn't help me with a repair, it did give me insight and information that was going to help me with a problem I didn't know I had yet.

[@bytesabre]

Ok that is i credible. If I spot one of those autofocus cameras I’m going to buy it and absolutely try this

[@bfargthesquat8504]

This guy is like the retro future but for Polaroids instead of Gameboys

[@ariswang4922]

will it be able to do macro if you had the autofocus focusing really close then use the original closeup lens？

[@theinstantcameraguy]

@@ariswang4922 theoretically, yes

[@evoelias6035]

right, nice mod. Now you have got a unique polaroid camera with those specific upgrades. So how does this fact improve your life exactly?

[@theinstantcameraguy]

I genuinely cannot tell if this is a nice comment suffering from being lost in translation, or the one of the most bitter and salty comments I've ever come across on my channel...

[@WhoIsSerafin]

Is that how the Polaroid One works with its auto focus? Or a more basic version? I recently bought two of them still sealed in there plastic packaging and at first I thought it was defective out of the packaging. So I took the second one out of its packaging and it was doing the same thing. Let me explain. With the flash on or off you press the shutter button it wasn’t doing anything. But after playing with it for a while I realized you just need to to hold down that shutter button and it seems to be doing some calculations for a second or two or long three no matter the light levels and then finally a photo. Just wondering almost zero information about that camera. I also two brand new Polaroid One600 Ultra I managed to get and they don’t give that delay like they are thinking. They almost look like identical cameras except for a few things.

[@theinstantcameraguy]

@@WhoIsSerafin I believe the ONE series use a similar system - in at least SOME of its models. Technical info on those cameras is unobtainable at the moment though. No schematics or documents are publicly available

[@TheEnclavesPhotographer]

Hay i love your content and i find it really useful but i just got a new SX 70 model 1 it works but it makes a loud sqeeking noise and it sounds like the gears are rubbing on something so i was wondering if you know any solution or the cause of the noise

[@theinstantcameraguy]

could be any number of the moving parts of the driveshaft being rusty Anything from the driveshaft, to the motor, one of the cogs etc

[@andrewharrington795]

Is the manual focus zone switch simply disconnected? Does it do anything or move?

[@AnAvgJoe]

I was wondering the same thing

[@theinstantcameraguy]

You mean the little grey button under the flash housing like on the 660AF? Or the secondary trigger that usually creates a flash-less photo On this type of AF camera, there is no under-flash button, and the secondary trigger also fires the flash I THINK that perhaps secondary trigger in this instance forces infinity focus... But flash/exposure mode does not alter

[@andrewharrington795]

​@@theinstantcameraguy I was referring to the red tab that switches from 2-4ft and 4ft-infinity.

[@theinstantcameraguy]

@@andrewharrington795 red tab?

[@andrewharrington795]

​@@theinstantcameraguy to the left of the lens, the little lever that normally slides an element in front of the lens to allow for focusing at 2-4ft.

[@deltacx1059]

23:39 what type of dog is this?

[@theinstantcameraguy]

Luna is a black greyhound

[@deltacx1059]

@@theinstantcameraguy I knew they had long snouts but I don't think I've ever seen one at that angle, cool dogs but I definitely see where the Concord jet meme came from now.

[@raamenstallings]

I just purchased like 5 of them in an estate sale! If you need one to review or repair

[@theinstantcameraguy]

@@raamenstallings feel free to donate one!

[@andrewharrington795]

23:44 LUNA SNOOT

[@jimmyschwarz9075]

Hey i have a broken 600 AF somewhere in my basement… Hey there should be a 630 lightmixer somewhere New project for this Weekend Found!

[@theinstantcameraguy]

@@jimmyschwarz9075 don't electrocute yourself!

[@jimmyschwarz9075]

@@theinstantcameraguy always trying my best! But First i have to get the 600AF working, it seemed Dead After testing when i got it. I originaly kept it for parts but i think a AF 630 lightmixer could be worth the hassle

[@ashleetough]

I demand more Luna 😤

[@theinstantcameraguy]

100%

[@PuncherOfSharks]

honestly if I had that frankenroid, I would probably sell my slr680

[@davidhunternyc1]

OMG! At 21:24, who's that handsome man? Can I marry him? ♥

[@theinstantcameraguy]

@@davidhunternyc1 I'm taken :(

[@davidhunternyc1]

@@theinstantcameraguy Of course you are. There's a lot to fall in love with. 💕