Polanthropy

31/12/2023

Rushing into 2024 …

As 2023 comes to a close, we’d like to take this time to thank YOU - all our wonderful followers. Without you, none of this would be possible.

2024 will bring some very exciting news from us and you’ll be the first to find out. We absolutely can’t wait to share it with you so stay tuned. We promise this one is BIG.

Until then here’s a bit of eye candy to enjoy.

We wish you all a happy new year with plenty of awesome exposures to come.

Stay creative out there.

SX-70 Bulb mode 6s exposure.

27/07/2023

The Model 1, the OG, the granddaddy of the SX-70. A camera built while Polaroid was still figuring out how to make the SX-70, but before cost saving really hit the family. If you’re planning on buying an SX-70 and find a model 1 to buy we generally recommend you set aside a bit of repair money in case the normal issues crop up over its life. However, there’s nothing a good service won’t fix.

sent us her neglected model 1 for a 600 conversion. It quite quickly became apparent that the camera required a bit more work than just a conversion having been dropped in its previous life.

Fully rebuilt, 600 converted and bearing the scars of its former battle with the ground, this one is a survivor. This beautiful camera has been fully repaired, service bulletin items addressed, given a complete serviced, cleaned and put back to its original state.

Ready to continue its journey covered in perhaps one of our favorite leather skin. This skin was cut specifically for Verity.

26/07/2023

This beautiful Alpha 1 came in for a 600 conversion and reskin. We converted the camera, gave it a general tube up to make sure everything runs smoothly and reskinned it.

Its owner wanted something different to our traditional leather skins, so we made him a wooden skin.

We love the combo of wood on the silver body.

What do you think? Would you pick a leather or wooden cover for you SX-70?

21/07/2023

17/07/2023

Morning …

SX70 film; 1/1000; direct sunlight

10/07/2023

We dislike robbing Peter just to pay Paul, however this is often the case when fixing 50 year old cameras. So we set out to change that by remaking the original door latch for the Sx-70.

Door latches - especially on early SX-70s - are a common point of failure. They are quite brittle and after many years of use or mistreatment they have a tendency to shear leading to a film door that won’t stay closed. We’ve replaced several door latches over the years, sadly rendering several latch less cameras to the parts bin.

Enough is enough. We redesigned the original latch and had it built from high grade stainless steel. This means we can bring down the cost for this repairs, keeps a few more cameras from unnecessarily ending up in the parts bin and use replacent parts that will most likely outlast your camera.

Apart for using them in our repairs we will also be offering these up for sale. If you’re fixing your own camera and need a replacement door latch, just let us know.

16/06/2023

Summer dreaming …

SX-70 film; Auto exposure; direct sunlight

08/06/2023

Go on take the red one. Stay in Wonderland, and see how deep the rabbit hole goes…

Both fully stripped back, fixed, lens fungus removed, recalibrated for 600 film these two have been fully refurbished and are in much better state than they arrived.

Which one would you choose?

25/03/2023

Relax and watch us refurbish camera. With those speedy hands it only took 7 minutes!

Rebuilt, converted to 600 film, given brand new circuitry and a beautiful leather skin. Now ready to shoot another day.

06/03/2023

Peek-a-boo! A sneak peak at the Polanthropy mini-Assistant. A rechargeable battery for your sonar camera.

This tiny device is what we use to film test all of your sonar cameras. It allows us to use iType film making repairs cheaper and more sustainable. It has taken several iterations over the last few years, however we were never quite happy with its form factor - until now.

Let us know what you think in the comments and if you want to be the first to try one out get in contact. We have a limited run available with official release in April.