Rebuilt Polaroid SX70 Alpha SE - Updated to use 600 Film Cartridges and With Fun Blue Skins

This is a fully rebuilt SX70 Alpha SE. Unique to the SE line was the black body and blue shutter button, as well the blue "SE" on the print door. The blue skins are something I added.

After rebuilding this Polaroid SX-70, it has had it’s electronics updated for the use of 600 Style instant film from Polaroid Originals. Why would you want that update?

The normal SX-70 uses the SX70 Style film, it is fine. But, the 600 film is much faster (and currently Polaroid Originals offers a lot of frame choices for the 600 line only). The need to use 600 film is why most people move from a SX-70 to the SLR680. The update only impacts the use of the camera without a flash. Working best in well lit areas, indoors and outdoors. When using a flash with this camera, the disposable flash bar is too bright for the 600 speed film so you should use a Mint Electronic Flash at 1/2 power.

The SX-70 Alpha SE offers a famous package of features:
- You see exactly what your taking a picture of, the view finder looks through the front photo lens
- The manual focus dial will let you photograph items down to a foot out to infinity using a split circle alignment.
- The shutter auto adjusts from 1/175 second to 5+ seconds
- Auto aperture adjusts from f8 to f22.
- Glass lens is 116mm f8, 4 element

The Polaroid Originals film cartridges have a battery built in so there is no worries of leaking batteries or more things to buy.

This model has a built in tripod mount threaded hole and neck strap connectors.

I have scans of the original manuals available on my site: http://www.upcycledclassic.com/manuals/ (ret)