Kimmy M.
I had been wanting to refurbish my Polaroid SX-70 for a while now but had been scared to send it away- I'm deeply emotionally attached to it. It was my grandfather's and he gave it to me over 30 years ago when I was a kid wanting to explore the world of photography and that was his contribution. He really loved Polaroid and the concept of instant photography. So many of my childhood pictures were taken by him with this camera. It's a family heirloom at this point. Anyway. What convinced me to finally send it out was getting to hear from Retrospekt during a Polacon and getting to see a tour of their shop. I was extremely impressed by their devotion to restoring vintage tech and knowing that they had the specific made-for-Polaroid tools and trained technicians to handle my cameras. I could not be happier with their care and work. My SX-70 (and my 680 eBay find- I sent off 2 cameras) came back to me in beautiful new packing fit for a store shelf and a detailed list of parts replaced, fixed, and cleaned. I'm can't lie; I cried hard when I saw my SX-70, beautifully restored. I took it home to show my mom and she cried too; we are a bunch of criers in my family. -and it was in terrible shape when I sent it out; it had gone through the latter half of a childhood, deep storage for the years when there was no film, rough handling through every college move, beach trips with sand, -everything harsh. The focus wheel was stuck at 7 feet, it folded up wonky, things were bent... The 680 was not much better. Now they both look amazing and function like new and I just could not be any more pleased or satisfied. I am so deeply grateful for the exquisite magic that Retrospekt performed on my cameras.
Kid B.
The polaroid, sx70, 221 close up lense attachment glass is a lot of fun. Came to me inside the small plastic clasp-box with padding ! Looking like new, no scratches or smudges. Make sure to grab the 313 holster for your sx70, this is just the glass piece !
