Polaroid SX-70 How-To

HOW THE SPLIT CIRCLE HELPS YOU FOCUS
The split circle is most helpful in dim light and for flash pictures.
Place the circle over a vertical line in your subject. The front seam of a
shirt
or dress, a necktie, a scarf, a lapel, a piece of jewelry, the line
between light and dark areas, are all good examples.
Choose a line which is the same distance from you as the point you want
sharpest in your picture, not behind it or in front of it.
When the line through the circle is broken ESj , your subject
is
out of focus.
Roll the focus wheel until the line becomes continuous
ffi .
Now your subject is in focus.
The split circle helps you to focus, not to frame or to view.
It is placed low
in the viewfinder
so it will not interfere with viewing. That means that you
may have to reframe your picture when you
use the split circle to focus.
After focusing, check to
be sure you see in the viewfinder just what you
want in your finished picture. Reframe
if necessary. If you placed the
circle somewhere
on a face - the nose, the jawline or an eyeglass frame -
you will have to reframe to center the face in the picture.
Don't change your distance from the subject after focusing.
You can
move the camera up and down or from side to side, but don't move it
closer to or farther from the subject.
When the line is broken
ESj,
your subject is out of focus.
When the line is continuous
ffi,
your subject is in focus.
After focusing, you may have to
reframe to center your
subject.
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Polaroid SX-70 Specifications

General

Film Format	SX-70 Instant Film
Lens	116mm f/8
Focus	Manual
Aperture	f/8
Exposure Control	Automatic
Flash	Optional
Weight	680 g
Viewfinder	SLR
Power Source	Battery
Dimensions	180 x 108 x 44 mm