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My name is Jake. I have been overhauling Polaroid cameras for clients professionally as The Instant Camera Guy for over a decade. Got something that needs repair? Get in touch with the links below!
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In todays episode of The Instant Camera Guy, I do a deep dive into the single most over-rated SLR Polaroid ever produced; the SLR690.
The last SLR 600 film camera made by Polaroid, and sold mainly in Japan, the 690 is effectively an SLR680, but with completely different - and woefully unreliable - electronics inside.
Please note I've tried to keep my description of how transistors work as simple as possible. If you have a Phd in electronic engineering you will likely take issue with my brief description. Transistors can be used to do a lot of things - more than what I describe here. The main issue with the 690 is not necessarily that is uses transistors - after all the ICs on an original SX-70 used them too - but its the implementation of the design, where many transistors stay constantly powered, despite the camera having two built in kill-switches that should ideally cut ALL power to the camera.
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The SLR690 is perhaps the single most over-hyped instant camera there is. Although a good performer when working, the 690's baffling electronic design means it will be forever be one of the least reliable cameras ever made. It's not a matter of if but when they fail.
In this video, I am to discuss why this camera should NOT be on your "must own" list.
Search for reviews, forum posts and blog articles on this camera and you will often see it being referred to as "the best" Polaroid SLR camera one can buy. Prices for them are ludicrously high, and for no good reason.
In this video, I offer a unique perspective on the SLR690 as a repairman, and hope that this video will change peoples opinions on the camera.
If your rational for a owning a camera like this is simply the performance gains of 600 type film, then I'd argue you are better off having a regular SX-70 refurbished and 600 converted. For the same price as a 690 will sell for, you can purchase an SX-70, pay to have it refurbed by a tech like myself, AND still have money left over for a MiNT Flashbar 2.0 and some film!
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