The Ultimate Guide to Polaroid i-Type Adapters for SX-70 and SLR680 Cameras (as of 2024!)

Okay guys - this video is going to be quite a monster - so I have broken everything up into chapters to make navigation easier. Each battery solution I discuss has its own summary slide - so if you are the kind of person that just wants to read a quick summary - then these are for you.

In this episode I dive deep into pretty much every available 'mainstream' i-Type battery solution for SX-70 cameras

*Please see my pinned comments below. I made a mistake when I described the original Polaroid 600 film packs as alkaline. They are another kind of lithium ion battery that is designed to be disposable rather than recharged. But the main points in the video still stand :)

Chapters:
00:15 - Introduction - let's talk about i-Type adapters.
02:12 - Why use i-Type?
06:50 - The benefit of lithium ion batteries over alkaline
09:53 - The benefits of 600 speed film
11:41 - Removing the metal film stopper
12:18 - GET YOUR CAMERA SERVICED!
13:45 - Stop wasting time with ND filters!
16:48 - Pros and cons of different adapters
18:03 - "Hack" i-Type techniques
27:12 - "Hack" i-Type techniques Summary Slide
27:20 - Retrospekt "Power Pack"
38:18 - Retrospekt "Power Pack" Summary Slide
38:26 - Rezivot "Power Ranger"
46:53 - Rezivot "Power Ranger" Summary Slide
47:04 - PolaStudio "Power Kit S"
54:21 - PolaStudio "Power Kit S" Summary Slide
54:30 - Chromatic Parts "Powerbar"
01:13:36 - Chromatic Parts "Powerbar" Summary Slide
01:13:46 - SX-70R "Evo"
01:18:50 - SX-70R "Evo" Summary Slide
01:18:59 - TICG "PolaVolt"
01:32:30 - TICG "PolaVolt" Summary Slide
01:32:40 - AAA battery mods for box cameras
01:35:33 - Outro

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Adapting your SX-70 or SLR680 to take i-Type film is a great way to not only save money in the long-term, but also improve the performance of your camera, the availability of film and prevent batteries from ending up in the landfill.

Unfortunately, it's also one of the areas sorely lacking in decent information.

Like a lot of things in Polaroid-land, advice online is sparse, filled with confusion, half-truths or plain misinformation and my job here is to try and educate as best as I possibly can.

This video was an absolute monster to make and edit together, and there is still lots I could have dived into on the topic. I've tried to add as much supplemental information as possible through in-video text boxes and hopefully I haven't made too many mistakes.



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