Like what I make? Want fewer sponsorship ad reads? Consider contributing to my Patreon at https://patreon.com/OurOwnDevices In which our 3-part series on Polaroid finally comes to a close. In 1972, Polaroid released an iconic product that finally realized founder Edwin Land's ultimate vision for instant, hassle-free photography: the SX-70. The first camera designed to use completely automatic integral film, the SX-70 would set the template for instant analog photography until the present day. But while the 1970s were a high water mark for Polaroid, they were also the beginning of the end, as a series of financial blunders and a rapidly changing market conspired to take down the innovative giant by the end of the millennium. Thank you to Mr. Julian Horn for his diligent assistance in preparing this video. Video on Camera Flashes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XRA84_1K5M 0:00 Introduction 2:25 How Integral Film Works 5:43 SX-70 Camera: External Features 10:43 How the SX-70 Works 12:55 SX-70 Accessories 13:51 SX-70 Development, Launch, and Teething Problems 17:50 Model 1000 OneStep Camera and Late Model SX-70s 19:20 Kodak Instant Cameras and the Polaroid Patent Lawsuit 21:04 PolaVision and the Fall of Polaroid 24:45 Polaroid Reborn 25:27 Outro SOURCES: https://medium.com/@bertan.tarakcioglu/story-of-the-polaroid-cef3605860d4 https://books.google.ca/books?id=e9QDAAAAMBAJ&q=Polaroid+SX-70&pg=RA1-PA104&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.manualslib.com/manual/799832/Polaroid-690-Slr.html?page=5#manual http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Polaroid_SX-70_Model_3 http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Polaroid_SX-70 https://technologizer.com/2011/06/08/polaroid/ http://lateralscience.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-polapulse-battery.html https://opensx70.com/posts/2021/07/design https://www.butkus.org/chinon/polaroid_cameras/polaroid_cameras.htm