Using i-Type Film In Your Polaroid SX-70

[@joecunningham_mpls]

Thanks so much for putting this out there. I've been shooting an SX-70 for years and doing this never occurred to me. And I just bought 10 packs of black frame I-type. Will definitely be doing this with that. People like you are why I pay for internet.

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

Thanks man! I appreciate it a lot, I hope you have a lot of successes with your iType. Happy shooting!

[@ryandavis8045]

I just wanna write in that I tried the battery mod, but I think there are better options. I could never get it thin enough to fit comfortably in the camera. I didn't wanna force the cartridge in. Your best bet in my opinion is to reload old SX-70 film packs. I just did it in my basement with all the lights turned off (even forgot to tape over the smoke detector LED and that doesn't seem to have affected it at all). It took a few tries to get perfect (practice with some already shot pictures a few times just so you know where things could get stuck). Took about 10 minutes and worked perfectly. I had some I type lying around from when I owned a new Polaroid body before I got my SX-70 that I didn't want to go to waste. To me shooting with a plastic lens ruins the whole experience. The quality of the SX-70 lens is a must-have. Also remember that the dark slide goes in one specific way (you can tell by the tab at the bottom. There's a slot for it in the film pack). I think reloading old film packs is a far less risky method IMO.

[@starboy5177]

I appreciate the video. It's cool to see us young guys operate this model cam that was once hip in the 70's and 80's. As you can see, it still is hip. 😂😉

[@jordan.7]

Really cool, never thought of physically taking the battery out and taping onto another cartridge. I'll have to try that. If anybody wants to know another way to do this, you can take an I-Type cartridge and a standard SX-70 cart into a dark changing bag or a darkroom (whichever is available) and just load each I-Type frames into the Sx-70 cart 1 by 1. I usually do this with anti-static gloves to not mess up the unexposed frames with my fingers. Make sure put the dark slide too. Its a good way to save some $ on Polaroid film.

[@pretendpaisley]

saving this idea.

[@renelender3522]

Bin froh dieses Video entdeckt zu haben,sehr gut erklärt.Ich habe seit ein paar Tagen eine sx 70 und werde das auf jeden Fall ausprobieren.Vielen Dank für deine Mühe 👍

[@bikermansl3]

Dude you da man! I would love to find a hack for Fuji packs

[@hikarujamiemasamiya]

can't believe there's this kind of genius right here... I was looking for a B&W film for important project but find out it's ended production... but this saved my ass, truly thank you brother!

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

Hey man thank you! I’m glad ya like the video! Good luck on trying this out for yourself!

[@AnAvgJoe]

I just did this and I'm not a fan of it. Couple tips, BEFORE INSERTING THE PACK make sure to take a razor blade and cut the 3 plastic protruding tabs on the bottom of the itype pack. Be sure to cut them completely off so the bottom is completely flush. There should be 2 small tabs, and 1 big tab in the middle. These tabs can bump something internal, not allowing the pack to slide in all the way. When inserting, it's a very VERY tight fit. When removing it, it pulled out 1/3 of the way before getting stuck. I broke open the flap where the film exits on the pack, then removed the large spring. This allowed me to squeeze the top and bottom, compressing the plastic pack. It was still difficult, but I finally got it out. Investigating, I found the circle cutouts on the remaining cardboard where the battery contacts are, got clipped by the cameras metal contacts. I will not repeat this as it will definitely bend this camera contacts eventually. Next time I'll be unpacking the itype film, and reinserting them into the sx70 pack.

[@michael_177]

thanks so much, just tried this, worked first time. B&W i-type film in a 670AF ! Thanks for saving me money!!

[@DerangedMallard]

This... changes everything. They don't even sell 600 film in stores around where I live, only i-type. Now I can go like "Hey can we stop by this store so I can get some film?" for any event instead of ordering online in advance, and it's cheaper on top of that! Thanks so much! Pro tip: This works for 600 cameras as well, but it'll be a tighter fit. Especially if you're using a one600. You need to make sure it's flush as HELL for it to go in, and no matter how well you do it you will have to force it in the last bit

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

No problem, man. I'm glad I could help and thanks you as well! Happy shooting!

[@885818499]

I just bought a polaroid SX-70, this is so gangster.. thank you for the hack.

[@taylerobstacle2063]

Wow so simple yet brilliant!

[@brettwood737]

Great hack, absolutely will try this with my SX

[@Filmandmusicdegenerate]

the powerbar who is made by Dennis from Chromatic Parts sells one that you put on the camera's flash socket its easier and very plug and play!

[@stuartwilliamjohnson7549]

Very cool video - well done! Very helpful - I will try it myself soon.. Thanks a bunch and keep up the good work - chow baby !!

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

Much love! Thanks!

[@AlecInstant]

I love the i-type daydream frames. Really nice in Arizona

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

Sure is!!

[@klausphotobaer5754]

Really great idea 💡! Have to try this , tnx for sharing!

[@jarlsoars1150]

Thanks for the demo...will be trying this. Any changes to note since you originally posted this? Thank you!

[@ThaiNguyen-in4yo]

This is really cool, I've wanted to try the unique I-types for a while and the rezovit kit seems like too much so you're a lifesaver! Also what are those baggies you use to make your wall of polaroids? Thanks for making dope content!

[@Nataliarnedo]

Thank you so much for this great hack. I will to use it on my 636 close up (without the ND filter, of course).

[@christianbarre]

Thanks a lot what a nice workaround !

[@nitrousman8882]

good for you! you're obviously creative and a smart guy! you have another subscriber!

[@shahidchohan9392]

Fantastic Video!

[@DougDiLaura]

Thanks very much, great information and presentation.

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

You’re welcome and thanks!

[@K1n1c]

Thumbnail is 🔥

[@brineb58]

Brilliant!!! I have to try this!!!

[@rudysagastume7246]

Thanks so much for this! Which video is the one where you talk about your remote that you made? Thank you!

[@cashionsikes9320]

Thank you for this! Smart Man!

[@OPAZM]

Great idea

[@naforul]

Bety clever, many thanks for sharing

[@JOYBREAK]

Soo good man thank you for this!

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

No problem!

[@m4nif3stor]

This video is super useful! Qq: if you are using a MiNT SLR670 do you still need to use the ND filter on the iType film pack? Thanks!

[@slicktoroid]

Nice work thank you for sharing this!!

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

Thanks and I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

[@slicktoroid]

@@InstantAnalogAdventures Do you know how long you can re-use a single battery before it goes? It would suck if it died mid pack

[@999killerchris]

Nice vid!

[@jonasyip]

this is great, thanks. how many packs can one battery handle before it dies? I only have a few sx70 packs left

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

I usually exchange it after 4 or 5 packs so that the battery is refreshed often!

[@jonasyip]

@@InstantAnalogAdventures thanks! i’m going to try it

[@giovannimichelucci821]

Hello! Where did you find the black filter? Thanks

[@burntoutelectronics]

At first I thought it was going to be on rezivots new piece of kit!

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

Haha. Sorry for the disappointment, but I plan on trying to snag one of those once they put em up for sale!

[@bobakdota]

Hmm what if we go into a very very dark room and just pull out the films from iType and put them inside the empty SX-70 or 600 pack ?

[@TheEigylyte]

very intresting i have battery and i dont want throw away if it powerful inuff , i wondering how bad photos willbe if i wont use nd filter ? is it very nesesery to have nd filter?

[@peredefoix]

Thanks a lot for this great tip!

[@jermujorma]

New to these cameras... If I use this method for and old OneStep camera (which has no battery inside), should i use the ND filter?

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

Depends on what kind of OneStep! If it’s a 600 OneStep camera then you won’t need an ND filter since they both shoot at 640 ISO. If you’re shooting with an SX70 OneStep then yes, using an ND filter will help with the ISO difference!

[@Ohyehah]

Exactly what I was looking for! One question: Is it actually necessary to remove the cardboard? Seems to me like the thickness ends up pretty much the same either way? I've been trying a few times to transfer the film from i-type to a regular 600 cartridge, but there's always been strange artifacts on the images afterwards, probably because I press down on the wrong place in the dark 😛 I was looking into battery holder systems, but I've already spent too much on a 600-type conversion and service of my camera at Retrospekt for me to drill holes or tape something onto it 😛

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

I find it easier to remove the black cardboard piece, even just a little thickness taken out helps a lot when taking and inserting the film in the sx70 :)

[@doubleexposed3830]

A quick question. Could you take the battery from the empty cartridge and simply tape the entire battery section to the base of the I-type cartridge?

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

I’ve tried it before, I assume you mean without trimming, if so, I tried it before and it worked but it made it super hard to pull out of my camera which resulted in it almost getting stuck so I found it easier to trim it down so that there’s less thickness to it!

[@michaelgarciamendoza9797]

Amazing

[@brenobarros3192]

Amazing!!! What material do you use as filter?

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

I use an ND filter from Polaroid.

[@dmitrypetrichenko1081]

Nice job))) thanks🎉

[@mtalam777]

How did You build your polaroid wall?

[@pnasium]

tried it with a monochrome i-type cartridge, it won't go further than almost the middle in my '72 SX-70... don't want to put more force and possibly damage the camera... perhaps the later models had more space in?

[@kenzieandcurtis]

Wow really love your content this is awesome . What is your preferred editing software you use for videomaking , I'd love to have a conversation and maybe even collaborate on different ways in telling stories through video !

[@theindiechicano]

Is your camera a 600 type converted SX70 or have you had any experience using a converted one? Places like Brooklyn Film Camera and Retrospekt do conversion for most SX70 types and this hack would come in handy to almost be able to natively use itype in these cameras.

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

Unfortunately it is not but I want to convert it sometime soon! It would definitely come in handy!

[@theindiechicano]

@@InstantAnalogAdventures Thanks for the reply! I was trying to get a SLR680 but those are rare and way too expensive to cop. Ended up finding an SX70 Sonar that’s been converted for 600 so hoping the conversion really works well.

[@l00tma5ter]

does this also work for the polaroid 1000?

[@nitrousman8882]

does the ND filter directly over the film affect quality of the print? Traditionally, the ND filter would be put over the lens, right?

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

In my experience, the ND filter doesn’t affect the quality of the photos I shoot, there was one instance where there was a small bend in the filter and ended up showing up on the photos, but I just switched it out for a new one. Hope this helps!

[@JaimeGFX]

would gluing it be better? so that its less bulky?

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

I’m not sure, possibly. There are many ways to stick things on. Maybe some kind of adhesive would work but I find clear tape to do the job as I can remove it and stick it on another pack!

[@Zetaphotography]

On the last shot I noticed the same damage that my SX-70 camera produced. I thought it was a film error. Looks to be a camera error or all film has the same error regardless of format.

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

That’s just a film error, I’ve seen it quite a couple time in my time of shooting with Polaroid, it’s just something you get used to after awhile.

[@genquiptyler7128]

Can i also use 600 film type for that?

[@vanessamoraes8370]

Olá! Tudo bem? Você sabe qual filme posso usar na polaroid ee44?

[@cashionsikes9320]

Do i have to have the ND filter or can i swap and tape the battery down and then put it in my sx70?

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

Yes, if you’re going to be shooting any iType in he sx70, using an ND filter will compensate for the ISO difference

[@macbookdieter]

Thanks for the info

[@zachmueller2912]

About how many times can you do this before the battery dies? I dont want the battery to die with half a pack in the camera

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

The most I do is 5 packs then I rotate it out. I’m sure you can do way more but I do five just so my camera is always powered up (fast motor)

[@ChristianMartinez-su3nb]

Where can I buy an ND filter?

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

Unfortunately, they are a little harder to find these days. I would keep a lookout every so often in case anyone is selling any.

[@marciifee]

oh very interesting - thanks!

[@anilsakat9797]

Great......

[@storiesofblue]

subscribed 👏🏻

[@aimlessxx]

Great hack!

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

Thanks!

[@leiphf]

Thx!! 🖤🖤

[@SirFunky]

he really had to think to pause to remember what film the sx70 uses

[@dmitriyfedorov6331]

How many times can you reuse the battery?

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

The one I’m currently using is on its 5th pack of film. These little guys actually have quite the power in them!

[@Zetaphotography]

How. Do you know when to switch batteries. And do you do this in the field? Or do you open all the packs and do this first

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

@@Zetaphotography usually I’ll switch it if the motors start slowing down, you can hear it, a fresh battery powers the camera faster, after awhile that goes down and I just switch it out. I do this when I want to, if I’m feeling like getting crisps photos with my SLR.

[@2.5_jared]

Wait so can you use SX-70 film on an I-type camera?

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

Nope, the other way around actually

[@robertmartinet8459]

Another method is to load the ITYPE film to an empty 600 pack using a portable darkroom bag.

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

I tried this method before and it works just as good, I just don’t want have the risk of messing up the film with my hands. Haha.

[@burntoutelectronics]

@@InstantAnalogAdventures if you just transfer one sheet of film at a time it's a breeze! Believe me it's nerve-racking the first time but you get the swing of it quick

[@DerangedMallard]

Much unsafer if you ask me, I tried once and it didn't go well lol. If you screw up once there's no way to undo it, that's why I like this method better

[@Zetaphotography]

Why to complicated

[@av.punk.801]

As a film photographer already, honestly can't we just dark bag it, transfer the film over to a dud pack and go? Just me?

[@swishpan]

I liked how simply you solved this problem! You can change the capacitor to increase the shutter speed, I just made a video about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4XTpqyagqmFd6M&lc=UgwLkcSeFYfwoe4foRJ4AaABAg

[@InstantAnalogAdventures]

Thanks dude, I’ll check this out!

[@andydreadsbmx]

probably would be easier to just reload an empty SX-70 pack with i-type film in the dark

[@Zetaphotography]

It's not.

[@randykoger4646]

It’s not easier at all to reload the film pak.

[@genquiptyler7128]

Can i also use 600 film type for that?