Polaroid SX70 synching problems

silvercloud2323

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Hi all,

On my polaroid sx-70 (Alpha model), i would like to add some flash. I bought the Realfilmreel Flash adapter , but the images come out black with the flash.
As if not synching togheter?

An one knows what to do ?
 

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Try a different flash.

AFAIK, if you put a cable or an old flash bar, the SX 70 chooses a fixed speed of ~1/40 and an aperture depending on the distance. So there should not be a sync problem. There are plenty of strobe flashes that work fine with the SX 70. Your adapter is said to work as well. So the flash might be the problem...
 
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Thx
I don't know bout the flash has a problem. It flashes when i test flash with the flash test button.
 
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I also tested with another flash (Canon 188A Speedlite)
But with same unsatisfying results . A black print.
 

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So this seems to point towards a camera problem. Your adapter is connected and triggered by the camera as it fires the flash. A second flash does the same. I'm not an expert in SX 70 at all. So let's wait for someone more instructed. I only had a problem once with a flash adapter for a Sonar model, which was not compatible with the ordinary SX 70.
 
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