The Polaroid SX-70, one of my favorite cameras turns 50 today. The compact, foldable camera that you could put in your pocket (provided you have HUGE pockets) was a masterpiece of engineering. The image at a press of a button made instant photography truly instant (well after about 3 minutes wait). The film was far less wasteful and messy and anyone who used the older Polaroid pack film, with its sheets of wet emulsion that were lightly acidic.
I still have my Silver and brown leather camera. Polaroid is now selling used models of these on their website for 400 bucks! Makes me wish I could find my 600 series with the sonar focus and flash, as these are fetching more!
I bought some of the film recently and noticed the cartridge was labeled “impossible”. Makes me wonder if when polaroid was reformed did they absorb the impossible project, or is this just impossible under a different name. The film was fun, but if my memory servers me right, the new film is a bit slower than the original counterpart.
Check out this great article on the the SX-70:
https://www.fastcompany.com/90744347/polaroid-sx-70