Two things bring me happiness: 1) getting an alert that my film scans are ready to be downloaded and 2) getting an alert that a new grainydays video has been uploaded. Thank you for making high quality (and hilariously low energy) film photography content.

Ok, since no one is talking about it, i’ll point it out: at 10:20 when Jason stands up, the frame behind him reads “Live, Laugh, Hard Drugs” 😂😂😂

I visited my long-distant girlfriend and I only used polaroid to photograph the trip. The pictures of us and the trip. The pictures make me feel so much closer to her when we are apart, and looking at them almost make me tear up every time

The lesson here is, always wear safety glasses. Like all the time.

big thing about these color Polas is to definetly, from the first second it comes out, completely protect it from light, and no, putting it in the shirt pocket or upside down on the table is mostly not enough, they need to develop for at least 15min at normal temperature in a completely dark environment, wether that be a film changing bag or something like your desk drawer. Also, NEVER shoot backlit scenes, always shoot with the direction of light. And in very bright situations it helps to use the exposure dial by just one notch towards the darken side to increase contrast and saturation. I constantly get amazing results out of my SX70 and even shoot fashion editorials with it. :)

“I have never had a Polaroid come out that good” was so relatable and spoke to my soul

Baxter appearences: - NONE Impostors: - 7:27 - 11:44

The "Loki Visualization Crew" shirt was a hard flex.

It is so weird, after having it restored, the outcome still varies a lot in quality. My SX-70 lets me down, when i use it in the cold, during winter. Most of the time, i leave the compensation dial in the middle. Two weeks ago in Brussels, during the evening, i took a picture of a bus station and it turned out overexposed and shaky, and that was despite all of my attempts to "darken" it. Even better, pretty much every picture on my black and white cartridge was overexposed, even when shot in a dark region. The same settings, but with color film, worked perfectly, even better. Closeups of people/friends/family is where the SX-70 really shines and in that regard, SX-70 looks imho better than 600. Pretty much always, 600 film is much more saturated than SX-70. For me, SX-70 film has a "Portra"-touch. And whoever shoots a gas station with Portra 160 should be ashamed. However, once i have arrived in UK and took a few pictures, pretty much all of them turned out fine, and i have similar high standards. Maybe i am just lucky with my second SX-70, which always worked fine. Maybe it is because the film doesn't have a long way from the Netherlands to Germany, unlike all the way to the US and degrading over there in the shelfs, instead of being fresh. I've had multiple Polaroid cameras, by far the best were the Spectras (RIP) and second, Polaroid One, were the best. The one exposes well, has a great flash (unlike the "Now") and is sleak as a Spectra, albeit not as advanced inside. The SX-70, outside during the daytime, is unbeaten, at least for me.

You could really use a frog tongue. It keeps the color from getting washed out when shooting outdoors / strong light.

1. Polaroid for the nostalgia 2. Fuji instax wide for the results

I exclusively shoot black and white Polaroids and it honestly is a different ballgame

You throwing the darkslide into your eye was that unexpected extra laugh that i really needed tonight. Thank you 😂

Great video, I love seeing other photographers using instant film! I love shooting Polaroids, but I use a back that attaches to my Mamiya RB67 instead. While my brown leather SX-70 land camera is fun and quirky, I like having more exposure control, and the Mamiya glass is so pleasantly sharp that it's a perfect combo with the SX-70 film. Definitely try out the b&w version, it is a game-changer!

OMG the dark slides are the best part of this!

I got an older OneStep about a year ago and it’s just been an obsession since. I now also have a Sun 600 I bought off a coworker, a folding SX-70 that I gambled and bought untested off eBay (it works perfectly, I’m so happy, I got it for so cheap.), an Automatic 100 (still haven’t tested.), and my newest one, a OneStep+. The full manual control with the app for the OneStep+ is a complete game changer.

Jason, I'm curious if you're getting your Polaroid film from Polaroid directly. I'm been shooting Polaroid for a while now and I have found that the SX-70 film is really sensitive to poor storage. Amazon packs are terrible in my experience. Those from Polaroid directly are usually far better and look more like what we all hope for when shooting Polaroids.

The SX-70 Sonar is one of my favorite cameras. I've learned to be a little strict about what light I'll shoot without a flash, and only darken the SX-70 by exactly one notch or not at all, but generally prefer the SX-70 colors to the 600. But also, shooting with my great crappy old K-Mart flash is kind of golden.

Great video as always. I have lots of inconsistencies with the colour film, but the B&W is beautiful. I guess one of the main things I've learned about my SX-70 is that it takes a lot of wasted shots to get used to its meter. Even though it was a restored one from Impossible Project several years ago, I still find the exposure adjustment is a bit of a dark art.

There's two things I use the SX-70 for. 1). Freaking out people with the fact that it's a fold-out mechanical device like we're in some 70's future space-age fantasy. 2). Taking photos of people together to give to them as memories of good times. Anything else I've tried with it has always turned out a bit mediocre.

10:20 the fact that you really spent time adding that little ~Hard Drugs~ into the background, matching the font, masking your body and everything, just for one tiny joke most people probably didn't even notice

"Anyway, after a requested cavity search, we were through security" had me rolling 😂

My wife brought one of these home from an estate auction, years ago. I promptly flogged it on Ebay. Best decision I ever made.

I really unironically like the circular polaroid shots.

“Live, laugh, hard drugs”

Thank you for your content. It inspired me to shoot film and my dad gave me his old nikon f80 for that. It felt like a bounding moment, and he was very interested in shoots that i took. That you for that.

Most Polaroid sx70 photos (from the 1970s SPECIFICALLY) fell under one of these 8 examples: 1.) Casual pics of family/friends 2.) Pics of romantic couples 3.) Iconic holiday items like Xmas tree, Thanksgiving table, etc. 4.) Pics during vacations and other outings 5.) Moments related to cherished celebrations 6.) Pics for professional documentation and other purposes 7.) Pics of your favorite car 8.) Pics of something snow covered. The main differences from today is that there were no frivolous or wasteful photos, no pics on the fly (like capturing spontaneous moments), and rarely were Polaroids used for artistic attempts at photography.

What I find with both Polaroids and Instax is that you really have to re-evaluate the exposure meter's decision in many situation. Since highlights will pretty much always be blown out, I tend to accept that fact and overexpose a bit when I want details in the shadows. You don't have to turn the exposure wheel all the way to the max to see an improvement.

Where did you get those dark plates? its funny AF

The photo of you with the Leica M6 is my favorite photo. Great video!

Agree about how hit and miss they are! But when you get it right, boy do they feel special

First of all. Get a Frog Tongue. It really makes a difference. Second of all, the 600 converted camera is a mistake to be honest. I had both and SX-70 and an SX-70 Sonar converted and realized there is a huge drawback. ~1/250 shutter and f/16 is not dark enough for shooting 600 film outdoors. Anything remotely sunny will over expose and there is nothing to do about it. By comparison, the SLR680 stops down to f/90.

We already are grateful for existence

I'm more of a SX-70 enjoyer than a 600 user. I like the saturation and contrast compared to the latter but I agree it is a little more difficult to learn especially with the comp wheel. The more you shoot Polaroid the easier it gets to find really good compositions

Now if they only bring Time Zero film I will be very happy

The dude in charge of custom messages on polaroid cartridges must’ve had a laugh with the ones you bought. A nice break from ‘happy birthday Tina’ and ‘BFF’s 5ever OMGGG’ i’m sure

Thank you for releasing this episode on my birthday! What a treat!

aaah yes, another grainydays video... gobblegobblegobble

Just moved back to Missouri, glad you didn’t drown from the humidity

Hey, Jason. First: Thanks to your videos. I have been shooting SX70 quite a bit over the last months, and I have been sometimes happy and sometimes pissed about the outcome. (Also because the best pictures were the ones somebody else took - lol). I experienced the best images, when I shot in broad daylight with the sun in the back. It gives sharp and well colored pictures. As soon as it s a bit too dark or shadowy, it starting to suck. Also shadow light contrasts are not well taken - one always too dark or bright. Maybe this helps. (Shoot like the one at the airport with the sky and clouds) TLDR: Shoot in broad daylight, sun in the back. No strong contrasts.

Bro these messages that they leave him in the film packs are so hilarious 😂😂

nothin gets me moister than an oyster like an sx-70 video

I love SX70. I get great results shooting with my back to the light source. Shooting portraits indoors with my back to the window and the subject facing the light always results in superb exposures.

9:30 polaroid sells frog tongues for folding cameras, they're on the accessories page. maybe it's just me but they did jam the camera twice

Word to Zane, I am glad that you hit him up man!! His work is awesome, love the cameras he's built for me.

We love you Jason

Best instant film content creator

100% the black and white 600 film is amazing. please see the text i just sent you for examples.

The Marin Headlands are amazing for hiking and photos!

Sorry - it's just super interesting to see you tromping around a ton of the same spots I think are cool here; as well as seeing your perspective in some exact spots I've tried capturing as well. Inspiring.

My question is, at 1:41, how is there Carpobrotus glaucescens (Native to Eastern Australia) happily and healthy growing in North America where wild Polaroid wielding Jason’s live…

Your dry humor has the spectrum of unicorn dysentary, which is why I've subbed today!

11:36 - kitty cat

polaroid sells the frog tongue (official name: film shield), but the shield cannot by placed fully inside the camera body: it will hang out as a roll when the camera is folded, so basically adding a bump on the flap camera body and the shield itself might get damaged when it is in your bag. so think before you buy this accessory - I bought it but merely use it after I learnt the above lesson the hard way.

Hi Jason, if you don’t succes as a photographer, stand up comedian is an option for sure. Today arrives an SX70 that I bought on eBay, and your video showed up, what a coincidence, or is because are we being surveilled through our devices? Great video, very entertaining.

Just ordered sx70

Dude that camera leather is dope.

sx70 black and white film is so good. Ive just shot a pack and when underexposed by a stop the pictures look so damn nice. Also the bw pics seem a lot sharper

LIVE, LAUGH, HARD DRUGS. I love visiting grandparents.

"anyway, after a requested cavity search..." XD these bits crack me up fair play

Loved it! You really, really need to use an frog tongue to protect the film from light. The first 5 seconds are super important and letting the film eject straight in the sun is already too much. The only way to make sure all photo’s turn out perfect is to use the frog tongue. And taking 160 ISO photo’s inside is a no no. 600 is possible but it tends to go orange. Polaroid film is daylight balanced

Not only are you a hard-working KZfaqr, but you're also a kind and caring grand-son. 😊😊😊

U need to diy make a lens hood,for bright outdoors. I used a hood from a rollieflex rigged it to thin strap of metal other end bend into the flash port,improves pics.

Jason your pictures are so strong they must be on polaROIDS haha jk they're fine

You can actually buy the Frog tongues and attached them to any polaroid now. I've seen them on analogue resurgence i'm pretty sure in the episode about SX-70s

7:26 best part of the video

B&W is where it’s at. The film is just better and it’s so fun to shoot on Polaroid

Cool! Jason was at Marin Headlands!

I'm surprised at how under exposed and messed up they all turned out. I have an Instax Mini Neo 90, and the photos off that thing blow the Polaroid out of the water, even though they're only credit card sized. Maybe try Instax in a future occasion?

Thanks but how come you have all Jason edition films 😂. I do love sx70 but recently I bought slr 680 to use 600 films! (waiting for delivery).

i absolutely love polaroid.

Mint flashbar is a wonderful product

Hey Jason, I absolutely love this video and have been viewing your videos for a long time. I have always wondered how you afford to travel so much, it seems as though you've never had a checked bag and only mooch off of your friends while traveling and making these videos. Anyway, last time you were in New York I saw you stealing a bunch of photo equipment from one of my local haunts. I tried to say hello but you were obviously in a rush. Nevertheless, I hope Baxter is doing okay.

Love the Polaroid skin upgrade 💛

You could pull the back of viewfinder all the way up to unfold the camera, that's fine. No need to push the front part ;D it's on the user manual

The 600 converted photos indoors look quite nice (contrast and tones-wise) but your SX-70/600 outdoors look quite overexposed. Either you're really messing with the exposure compensation dial or you aren't covering the pictures from light when they come out of the camera. Get a frog tongue for your SX-70, it makes all the difference in the world (Polaroid has improved this issue quite a lot in the last few years, though). Try getting the dial a couple notches to the dark side to and see if it gets better. Make a couple of tests in the same scene/light conditions. It may seem like a waste of film but once you get the general corrections for different light situations you can get nice pictures. Once you get to know your camera (emphasis in YOUR, as each camera has its own tendencies of exposure), you can get pretty consistent results. Also, Polaroid film loves light, lots and lots of it. The best results you can get will always be with lots of light. If there's not a lot of light you'll either get muddy photos or long exposure times that result in blurry images. My advice is to always use flash when in dim light, whether the SX-70 flash bars (for a classic look) or an electronic option (not the Mint flash bar, it's too weak unless you're taking portraits 2m away from the camera). I shoot only instant film and I'm used to how my cameras meter scenes in different light conditions, and my results are mostly pretty good/consistent, sometimes Polaroid ad good (I'm a shitty photographer but the colors/contrast look great). If you want some more pointers (and look at some shitty Polaroids), drop me a message on Instagram: @Instant.Coyote P.S. SX-70 stands for "Special Experiment 70", this was the project number given to the efforts that ultimately resulted in the camera and the integral film. It was originally "project Aladdin", but it was baptised SX-70 in the end.

yey i was waiting for you to make sx 70 content

btw check Tarkovsky's polaroids, if you didn't already

Yes!!! You finally made an SX-70 video

Another fun video. Missed Baxter. CC

Your Corolla gives you troubles? those things are more reliable than a Nikon FM2!

6:57 - I am dying laughing. Stop making videos...I'm addicted! Just kidding, keep it up.

Thanks jason

I just have a “Polaroid” square film printer and just use my phone to take the pictures. Cheating? Absolutely. Clear photos? Yep.

Here’s to another 90!

ok... so are we just going to ignore 0:48 and 2:08? I looked through the comments foreeeveer looking for some explanation. IT IS BOGGLING MY MIND HOW DID JASON DO THAT

Having shot more Polaroid film, than I care to admit, the one thing, I always do these days is making sure the sun is behind me. If I can't get the shot, I want because of the position of the sun, I don't even try, but return later in the day or the next day, but earlier in the day depending on what it will take to be able to shoot with the sun behind me. I never shoot indoors unless I'm using a tripod and studio lights or one of the flash options for Polaroid cameras like the SX-70. I also clean my rollers religiously before putting in a new pack of film, but that's another matter entirely.

This video had me dying of the Polaroid quotes 😂

Those dark slides had me dying. I love to think of polaroid as this oppressive, all seeing, big brother that perpetually has their hands in our wallets.

Managed to find a working one for 70 bucks pretty hype

I want that "Live Laugh Hard Drugs" sign.

your loki t-shirt is quite cool

Daddy Jason is back

Can't wait until I have adult money to do adult stuff like reskinning my Polaroid SX-70

I've been waiting this video so much (:

One of the most stunning and bizarre camera designs to have ever existed

I like the Polaroid SX-70 because of Memento.

Good Polaroid advice here, dream abandonment is always a good call tbh

This is why I use Inatax film. Never disappoints.

STOP SHOOTING IN THE SUNNY AFTERNOON