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The Mint Camera SLR670-S Classic Uses Both ISO 100 and 600 Polaroid Film Formats

Chris Gampat
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08/29/2017
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Mint Camera has been the creator of a whole lot of fantastic cameras over the past few years, and now they’re launching their flagship–the Mint Camera SLR670-S Classic! This new camera is a lot like the other SLR-670 cameras in that they can use the Mint Time Machine to get manual control over the shutter speeds, the flash attachment, and use Impossible Project film. But the new really cool thing about the Mint Camera SLR670-S Classic is that it takes both ISO 100 and ISO 600 film formats. Many of the more modern cameras could only do one or the other, but this one can do both with the same body.

The Mint Camera SLR670-S Classic has the same style of body as the Polaroid SX-70 camera. Plus it has a lens that is fixed at f8. When you consider just how large the film plane is though, that’s pretty shallow. The Mint Camera SLR670-S Classic has manual focusing abilities and it can shoot anywhere between half a second and 1/2000th. Then there’s a bulb mode and automatic modes. The camera folds down just like the SX-70 and the SLR-670 series cameras with a viewfinder that is pretty accurate, crisp and bright. In fact, Mint Camera is calling this the finest Polaroid camera ever made–and they may be right.

For this one though, there is no tripod mounting hole and no neck strap eyelets. So I’m not sure how you’re supposed to tote it around lest you drop it.

Mint Camera SLR670-S Classic Tech Specs

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  • SLR670-S Classic: No tripod mounting hole and neck strap eyelets
  • Lens: 4-element 116mm lens
  • Manual focus: 25.4 cm (10 inches) to infinity
  • Aperture: Fixed at f/8
  • Shutter speeds: 1/2000, 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/125,1/60,1/30, 1/15,1/8,1/4,1/2
  • Long exposure: B-mode, T-mode
  • Auto modes: A100, A600
  • Dimension: Folded 17.5 x 10 x 2.5 cm (6.89 x 3.93 x 0.98 inches)
  • Film: All Impossible 600 and SX-70-type films (see sample shots ➞)
  • Takes Impossible film with no extra batteries required.
  • 3 year warranty and lifelong membership

The new Mint Camera SLR-670-S Classic flagship camera is going to cost you a pretty penny at $649. But the VIP pricing is a bit lower. However, you’re getting a solid glass lens, the ability to manual focus, manually control the shutter speeds, and you’ve got a massive film plane. So when you consider that, there’s a whole lot of good stuff in the purchase including a three year warranty. Be sure to also check out our review of the TL70 2.0 and the Mint Camera SLR-670-S with Time Machine

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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