SX-70 Double Exposures

topic posted Thu, January 13, 2005 - 6:23 AM by  Buzz
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Years ago I figured out how to get double exposures. Great for "Virgin Mary" appearances, etc. Works for sure on Alpha-1's.

1. Take any old sx-70 picture you do not want and cut just the picture out with a razor blade, leaving the bottom and white edges intact.

2. Keep the black cardboard cover thet is ejected when loading a new film pack.

3. After taking at least one picture from a fresh pack (you need the room in the film pack), take the camera and the black cardboard into a totally dark room.

4. In the dark room:
- remove the film pack,
- carefully depress the film pack down and insert the previously cut out picture,
- carefully insert the black cardboard cover and reinsert the film pack,
- the black cardboard will eject. You can leave the dark room now.

5. Take the first exposure. The cutout picture will be ejected. The next picture will have been exposed and still be in the film pack.

6. Take the second exposure. The camera will eject the double-exposed picture.

I don't know if this works with other film packs, but is probably worth a try.
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Buzz
Los Angeles
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    Re: SX-70 Double Exposures

    Fri, February 4, 2005 - 10:49 AM
    OH MY GOD..


    YOU ARE BRILLIANT!@!!


    GAH
    • Re: SX-70 Double Exposures

      Tue, March 1, 2005 - 12:40 PM
      Totally ... you could set up a whole pack of film to do this over and over again.
      • Re: SX-70 Double Exposures

        Fri, April 1, 2005 - 2:32 AM
        ... until you run out of battery in the film pack. A film pack battery is maybe good for about 20-25 ejections.

        Also note that you can take an empty pack and fill it with pictures taken moments before at a party and tell people that it is a special "Time and Space Warp Instant Camera". The pictures will come out of the pack from another time and place (cue theramin music). Works best if everyone is really, really drunk.

        ....(or they are children, or in Michael Jackson's case, drunk children.)

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