Shoot Polaroid 600 Film in SX-70 With Backlit Scenes

If you know how light a meter works and how film’s dynamic range can affect the quality of your images, you may make your SX-70 use the incompatible Polaroid 600 film without any modifications, accessories, or even touching the exposure dial.

You don’t need an ND filter or a MiNT flash bar to shoot ISO 600 Polaroid film in your SX-70, which typically expects the new ISO 160 film or the defunct ISO 100 film. Instead, choosing a specific scene and lighting will trick your camera into correctly exposing the incompatible film.

In the example above, I exposed a Round Frame Edition Polaroid film meant for the 600-series cameras on my unmodified SX-70 with the typically recommended exposure settings (not that twisting the exposure dial would help). The tree trunks and branches are clearly visible, and the snow appears brilliantly white. Below, is my Polaroid 600 Green Duochrome Edition film exposure.