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SX-70 and 600 FilmThis is what happens when you try to do a multiple exposure in an SX70 camera - the film jams and all sorts of things go haywire. I did not achieve a multiple exposure but despite that, this is another one of those beautiful mistakes that I love.
2009 © Kristin Randall
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what an interesting result! Finally I see it...
I really love it...amazing! Red lines give movement to the whole picture which looks like going away.
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Yes, finally!
I'm glad you like it. Thank you Salvo!
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I was sure I would love it...
as I said! 
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How would you even do a multiple exposure on a Polaroid?
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Well, if you are using Spectra film, there are a couple of cameras that are capable of being programmed to do multiple exposures. An example of this would be the Minolta Pro Polaroid Camera that has a multiple exposure function. If using pack film, than you can take multiple exposures by just leaving that frame in the camera without pulling it out until you've taken all the exposures you want.
However, if using an SX70, it gets trickier because there are various methods on how to produce multiple exposures. A couple of the methods I tried basically failed but the other day I managed to somehow accidentally achieve a double exposure with the SX70. The only thing I can think of is that I somehow prevented the polaroid from being ejected by the camera after taking the first exposure. How I accomplished that, I have no idea but I'll try to do it again.
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Huh, neat. I’m not terribly familiar with all of the iterations of Polaroid cameras; my mother has one that uses 600 film, and I’ve worked with pro photogs when they still used polaroid backs on their Hasselblads, etc. (back before most of them switched over to Phase One backs).
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I'm still learning each day what you can and cannot do with a Polaroid camera but it is amazing to know just what those cameras are capable of doing. That's my dream - to get my hands on a medium format camera with a Polaroid back.
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Craigslist. Or, if there’s one close by, try a camera repair shop. I bought two lenses – a 45mm and a 210mm – for my Mamiya at a repair shop and paid about $450 for the pair of them. If I’d bought them new it would probably have cost in the range of $800-1000. Unfortunately I can’t get a Polaroid back for this camera; I don’t think Mamiya started making Polaroid backs for the 645s until the mid-80s, and this camera is much older than that.
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I stalk Craigslist avidly but missed my chance on some back in February/March because I'd already spent too much money stocking up on Polaroid film and buying a Holgaroid. Still keeping my eyes open though because my tax return is coming to me soon, though it's only half of what somebody would want for a Mamiya. Not too many camera repair shops around me and I have to wait another year for the local camera show (though their prices - I checked this year - are higher than those on Craigslist even.) That's a great deal on the two lenses though! Have you researched Polaroid backs for your Mamiya though? It might be possible that some of the first Polaroid backs made for it might be usable with the older models...
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I haven’t gone to great lengths to research it, but the way this camera is built, it doesn’t look like it’s made to have swappable backs.
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No sense wasting time to research if it doesn't appear to have a swappable back. That's really too bad though that it doesn't have a swappable back.
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It’s a minor annoyance, but I can live with it. If anything, it preserves the “Christmas morning” effect that I like about shooting film: not knowing until I get it back from the lab how it’s going to turn out.
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True, very true and that "Christmas morning" effect is quite nice. I get that same feeling waiting for my instant films to develop. I think that's the best part of analog - not knowing how it will turn out until you get it back from the lab or develop it your self or it develops instantly.
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Funny, I was just talking to another deviant about that as well. He’s just started using a Mamiya as well after spending quite some time using a Nikon DSLR and his comment was something to the effect of, “it makes me give a fuck again, if you know what I mean.”
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I know my reply to this is old but still felt like adding that I agree with your friend. Digital's all point, shoot, and delete. It is boring - it bores me. I never use my digital and the sad thing, I couldn't wait to go digital because I thought it was important to upgrade and stay with the times. That was until I realized that digital isn't any better really, not in my opinion anyway. Give me my films and my fuckups please!
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lol so you violently stopped your innocent sx 70 from ejecting its picture. Im gonna try it with my 600 series! But, forcing a double exposure like that its so... Violent! lol the cage pola i have has 5 exposures, I was in one of them and I dont see myself anywhere there which means theres probably a limit to exposures´efficiency on 125 pack film.
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In my defense, I did not realize how violent it was when reading Kathleen Carr's tips on how to do it. I thought it was easy until I realized I was on the verge of hurting my camera beyond replacement or repair. (Although the other day I managed to create a double exposure in the SX70 and I have no idea how because I wasn't trying to.) I think you get a limit of exposures' efficiency on any film though. Like the more exposures you get, the more muddled and hard it is to figure out which exposure is which and what is in that exposure. The best bet is probably around two or three most of the time on any film. But I want to see more of your multiple exposures on the 125 film!
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Ill try that in my guinea pig 600 series polaroid from 1988 which I use for all sorts of -Photo-Macabre- experiments. This week ill upload some new polas!
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Yes, try it! I would love to see what results you get. Here's another double-exposure technique that I haven't tried yet that might be easier and kindest to our cameras: [link] and I look forward to seeing those new polas!
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yeah the darkrom reinsertions seemed like the only physically possible idea other than preventing the ejection. well see I guess. Im going off now too look for some less expired 779. BTW the 125 I have is 125i, is that any different than the 125?
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And the safest bet too and as I think preventing the ejection might eventually mess up the camera. Good luck with the search for less expired 779! I'm not sure... the only difference I'm aware of in the 125 film is that there's a gloss version and a silk version, and some packs have 11 shots while others have the standard 10.
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