If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
The mysterious packages kept arriving, some from eBay, others from the Home …
Jockeying for Position: How Boxers and Briefs Got Into Men's Pants
Just as underclothes are shielded from public view, the evolution of men's most intimate apparel is shrouded in secrecy. But the story of men's underwear is about more …
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
While researching her book, "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money," Maureen Stanton came across all sorts of characters. For years, she shadowed her antiques-dealer friend …
Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Vintage kites from all over the world hang from the ceiling and walls of Richard Dermer’s popula…
Blood, Sweat, and Steel: My Afternoon with the Ace of Swords
“When I got this sword, it was completely covered in blood rust.” Sword maker Francis Boyd is showing me yet another weapon pulled from yet another …
'The Great Gatsby' Still Gets Flappers Wrong
Have you heard? There’s a new swell in town named Gatsby, and he’s bringing flapper flair back into fashion. Baz Luhrmann’s latest cinematic spectacle—his take on “Th…
Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
It’s not unusual for men of a certain age to have a soft spot in their hearts for the look of vintage guitars and the sound…
Forget TV Pickers, Meet the Real Mavericks of the Antiques World
Long before Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz swaggered into the spotlight with "American Pickers," writer Maureen Stanton …
Coveting The Craziest Cat-People Collectibles
The memes are endless—Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat, Keyboard Cat, Maru, and all the Lolcats. Last year even witnessed the first ever Internet Cat Video Fe…
Polaroid SX-70 Alpha **Amazing! | Polaroid Cameras9 of 34 |  |  |
clockerman loves this.
rniederman loves this.
miKKoChristmas11 loves this.
crabbykins loves this.
amandabuns loves this.
mustangtony loves this.
BELLIN68 loves this.Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate
Posted 4 months ago
Bootson
(64 items)
Love those SX-70s. They were one of the coolest technical marvels of their time.
1. Single Lens Reflex - through the lens view of image
2. Folds down into a small (for the times) package.
3. Auto Exposure.
4. The film was an amazing achievement in photo chemistry.
Create an account or login in order to post a comment.
Polaroid CamerasInstant-gratification photography, embodied by smartphone-app sensations li…
Yes ... this was a marvel of technology that was so interesting, in fact, that Ansel Adams shot SX-70 photos. My CW icon profile currently posted is a manipulated SX-70 image of me shot by the famous photographer Marion Patterson at one of Adams' workshops in Yosemite.
I thought that looked like an altered polaroid.
I keep an eye out for your photo posts, beautiful stuff!
The closest I have to an old view camera is a 4x5 Crown Graphic.
Sounds like an interesting workshop, I'm thinking a post with that pic with some more info would be great. :)
Post the Crown Graphic ... it's a classic.