The Instant Camera Guy
Polaroid One Step Plus SX-70 - With Matching Q-Light Flash
One of the most famous of all rigid-bodied SX-70 cameras, the Polaroid Onestep Plus was released in the late 1970's as an alternative to the incredibly expensive folding SLR SX-70 cameras.
It features a single-element, fixed focus lens, an electronic shutter, programmed auto exposure and a socket for flashbars or electronic flash attachments. Most importantly, it features the iconic rainbow stripe.
This one is shown with the matching 'Q-Light' electronic flash. This flash, purchased seperately, allowed you to use the camera indoors or at night time without the need to buy the bulb style flash bars. Although the Q-light is desirable due to its matching rainbow stripe, they are actually a very unreliable flash unit for use these days, as they do not stand the test of time very well. Many of the Q-light flashes today are broken, due to previous owners leaving alkaline batteries in them, which leak and corrode the electronics. Many of the flashes that do still work suffer from worn, leaky capacitors, meaning the flash can take ages to charge, and will chew through batteries very quickly.
Polaroid One Step Plus SX-70 - With Matching Q-Light Flash
One of the most famous of all rigid-bodied SX-70 cameras, the Polaroid Onestep Plus was released in the late 1970's as an alternative to the incredibly expensive folding SLR SX-70 cameras.
It features a single-element, fixed focus lens, an electronic shutter, programmed auto exposure and a socket for flashbars or electronic flash attachments. Most importantly, it features the iconic rainbow stripe.
This one is shown with the matching 'Q-Light' electronic flash. This flash, purchased seperately, allowed you to use the camera indoors or at night time without the need to buy the bulb style flash bars. Although the Q-light is desirable due to its matching rainbow stripe, they are actually a very unreliable flash unit for use these days, as they do not stand the test of time very well. Many of the Q-light flashes today are broken, due to previous owners leaving alkaline batteries in them, which leak and corrode the electronics. Many of the flashes that do still work suffer from worn, leaky capacitors, meaning the flash can take ages to charge, and will chew through batteries very quickly.