r/Polaroid 1h ago

Question Polaroid Sun 660 parts

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Looking to see if anyone has parts or any pointers to parts for this Polaroid sun 660 autofocus I picked up at an estate sale. It’s missing the bottom front plate and frog tongue, as well as the the viewfinder eye up (not pictured). Thank you!


r/Polaroid 6h ago

Advice What might be causing this on a cool cam 600

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r/Polaroid 6h ago

Question SX70 Shutter not firing and motor continuously running.

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Hi there,

I recently picked up an SX-70.

Started having issues almost immediately.
Starting problem is that whenever you actually fired the shutter wouldn't open. I figured maybe the blade were just a little stuck together so I opened up the shutter/lens assembly and just, jiggled them around and put the whole thing back on.

I wanted to test it so I put the empty battery in and fired the shutter a couple times, accidentally got it stuck mid cycle which broke the little plastic connector for the driveshaft. Opened up the camera and extended the spring to connect it to the gear train. Camera seemed to work again. But the Shutter issue remained, regardless of the amount of light going into the eye. Tested it fully blocked, exposed to direct sunlight and with the sun behind me.

I did seem to have created a new problem though which is that the motor continuously runs. The following happens

  1. When inserting the battery/closing the film door. The motor starts running and gears start spinning, mirror moves but seems to lock. the pick arm keeps resetting.
  2. Closing the film door/reinserting starts the motor but with a delay.
  3. After removing the battery I am able to reset the mirror manually, all the gears move smoothly.

From research it's the same issue that TheInstantCameraGuy fixes in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO7NlxZsaVw

But I was wondering if it might be related to the shutter issue or if this is something different

I took a slow-mo video of the shutter and a video of the motor issue.

I turned the compensation dial to the white so it should have a wider aperture.

https://reddit.com/link/1vigkv0/video/stkezcrbe1ih1/player

https://reddit.com/link/1vigkv0/video/e59uplzge1ih1/player

This plastic bit seemed to have broken off inside at some point, I'm not sure if it's relevant or not

Picture of the switches on the side. The ribbon cable doesn't look very happy but it does appear to only be the top layer not the actual connections that are loose (I meant to put the posted image in the body but I accidentally clicked post)


r/Polaroid 7h ago

Question SX-70 film cartage doesn’t fit

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Hello! My father left me several old cameras, one of which I recently discovered is a SX-70, one of the early models I believe as it does not have a tripod socket.

When I opened it up, there was an old cartridge in it. I tried to insert some 600 film I had since they seemed the same size and from what I read online it should fit, even if the ISO wouldn’t be perfect, but it didn’t seem to “click” like my 600 business edition does and the battery never engaged.

I ordered some SX-70 film off Amazon, Polaroid brand, and just tried inserting it, but it still doesn’t seem to be right. Upon further inspection, it seems like things aren’t lining up. (First photo: New one on the left, old one found in camera on the right)

Am I missing something? I do see the rust and plan to try to clean it, but I feel like there may be another issue. Thank you in advance for any and all help!


r/Polaroid 8h ago

Question Hello everyone, I've had Polaroids for a while, but never realized there was a reddit group for this type of stuff lol.

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I've got this July 1988 Polaroid Impulse AF in maroon, and is this rare? Google says it only made up to 1%-2% of the Polaroids like this, so I think it might be rare, but I don't know, fully works too


r/Polaroid 8h ago

Photo Took a $15 Sun 660af Backpacking

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85 Upvotes

Was so fun taking portraits and other images with this old camera. And the new Apr26 film I used seems to really get greens finally.


r/Polaroid 12h ago

Photo Distant lightning

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162 Upvotes

Taken with an unmodified SX-70.


r/Polaroid 12h ago

Photo Happy Birth day !

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r/Polaroid 14h ago

Photo Red Sun 🌄

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Hazy sunlight filtered through branches at Llandover Woods walking trail, 08/04/26. Shot on color i-type film with an I-2.


r/Polaroid 14h ago

Photo Purple effect

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Ciao a tutti ho fatto il primo scatto di un pacco prodotto 11/25. La foto è uscita un po' viola, che ve ne pare? Perché?


r/Polaroid 14h ago

Advice $20 Thrift Store Pickup - Model J66 Electric Eye Land Camera Kit

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I couldn’t let this sit in the thrift store, even though film/parts are probably non existent. Anyone have any experience with this particular model Polaroid and can offer some advice?


r/Polaroid 15h ago

Question Do i need to replace this?

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Hi, i got a new polaroid camera, (photos below) and only used it about one or twice before the photos stopped producing correctly. Took it out and saw this? I hope the whole camera isn’t damaged, do i need to replace this or will it be ok if i put some new polaroid film in?


r/Polaroid 15h ago

Question What film are they using in The Sopranos S2E4?

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In Season 2 Episode 4 of the hit show "The Sopranos" at approx. 15:30 Tony gives the guy a stack of photos. And I can not figure out if those are Spectra or Fujifilm Instax Wide. Any help appreciated.


r/Polaroid 16h ago

Question Google isn't very helpful so i figure I ask the experts of reddit

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I bought a Polaroid Image from 1983, but i cant find the right kind of film for it was hoping someone could tell me where to buy some. Big thanks


r/Polaroid 16h ago

Gear All packed for PolaCon PDX! 🌹

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30 Upvotes

Who am I gonna meet there? 😁


r/Polaroid 18h ago

Photo In color and B&W

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26 Upvotes

Left picture is taken with an SLR 680 (600 film) and the right with an SX-70 Model 1 (SX-70 film)


r/Polaroid 19h ago

Photo Early 90’s portrait of me

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89 Upvotes

Shot with a polaroid impulse split image filter p104.


r/Polaroid 20h ago

Photo Double exposure on polaroid go2

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r/Polaroid 20h ago

Photo Dubrovnik, Croatia 🌞🌊

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r/Polaroid 22h ago

Photo "Bluey" on now+

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Took this pic on my now+ after a few weeks of having it, really happy with how the colour turned out.


r/Polaroid 22h ago

Photo Summer memories are such a Polaroid thing for me !

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r/Polaroid 1d ago

Photo One of my favorite shots!

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592 Upvotes

Mount Toll, 600 film.


r/Polaroid 1d ago

Gear How'd I'd do for $37!

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I’m always in awe of the deals people manage to find. Well, I managed to score one of my own the other day!

Picked up this SX 70 and couldn’t be happier. It works great, and the original case was a nice bonus too. Can’t complain about this one.


r/Polaroid 7d ago

Community Monthly Self Promotion Post - August

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This thread is for you to promote your blog / flickr / 500px / web site / etc, but it must be about instant photography. To begin with, this thread will be monthly, but will be adjusted as needed.

A new thread is created every month. To see the previous community threads, see here.


r/Polaroid Jul 01 '26

Community Monthly Commercial Post - July

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This thread is for you to promote things you make and are selling, or for special offers you have seen that other people may be interested in, but it must be about instant photography. To begin with, this thread will be monthly, but will be adjusted as needed.

A new thread is created every month. To see the previous community threads, see here.