SX-70, Black & White Film, and Dealing With Slow Shutter Speeds

Andrew O'Neill said:

@Truzi, take some shots of your cats! The first pack that I shot in the video was over a year old, and it was fine.

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Truzi said:

The cats are too fast under indoor lighting, even when they just sit there only moving their heads. Our dogs were the same way. Even with my cell phone, I often get a little blurring because they won't sit completely still. I use the flash because the colors are better that way, though it throws off the contrast & saturation, and the pre-flash leads to closed eyes. They're not good pics either way, lol. I do have a few rolls from my GS-1 I've not developed yet, and I'm confident those pictures will be quite good.

I do have a good flash bar for the SX-70 that I found at a thrift store, but I'm saving that.

I've seen people take really good pictures with an SX-70 regardless of situation, but those people have skills (as shown in the OPs video).
Otherwise, I find the older Polaroids are best used as intended - quick little snapshots. They are fun cameras, and you can't beat the reactions and smiles you get when you hand someone an instant photo.

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Truzi said:

Somewhere I have those ND filters that go over the film pack. They were okay for casual usage - I probably should have just cut one to go over the lens (or just buy a proper lens filter, lol).

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Andrew O'Neill said:

Wow I've never heard of ones that go over the film pack.

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