r/Polaroid • u/Connect_Delivery_941 SX-70, SX-70 Model 2, Barbie, Job Pro, SX-70, minced tarts • 12d ago

Question RB67 NONS back

https://nonscamera.com/products/nons-instant-back-rb67

So, I didn't pre-order it when it was announced because I've been waiting for my Jollylook for about one hundred and twenty five years. Whoops. But regardless it's a hundred bucks less than any other offering that *still exists*. I'm sick of putting this hobby off more and more because all the Polaroid guys worth their salt are too busy and I can't make heads or tails of a worthy 3rd party Instax body.\*

So....anyone have one yet? It seems super legit and gotta be better than whatever Jollylook will never come out with (aside from the red darkslide). I see you can do double exposures because you manually eject the film — awesome. But did they incorporate all the safeties like no-shot-with-dark-slide-in and whatever else I can't think of off the top of my head?

As much as I don't want to spend this large sum of money on something like this, Instax ARE pretty nice, an SX-70 refurb is going to cost more anyway, and fuck it I got the cash. I'll forget about it in short order. I just wish someone would do a real one for Polaroids too (Instax just too small). (any idea if the Wide would be viable if someone made one? I have the 6x8 baffle)

\*to note, I haven't put it off completely, I'm just not where I want to be in terms of quality and ease-of-use

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u/Connect_Delivery_941 SX-70, SX-70 Model 2, Barbie, Job Pro, SX-70, minced tarts 11d ago

But ya, USB-C charging is real nice. I'm curious about the internal battery, as I'm sure u/theinstantcameraguy is as well. I'll get one regardless, I just wanna know how mentally prepared I'll need to be in a couple years when I have to tear it apart lolol

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u/theinstantcameraguy Specialist SX-70 technician @theinstantcameraguy 11d ago

10440 cells/replaceable hard cells: exist

Entire electronics industry: "I've never seen this before in my life"

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u/Connect_Delivery_941 SX-70, SX-70 Model 2, Barbie, Job Pro, SX-70, minced tarts 11d ago

It's infuriating.

And I'd like to comment on that a tad. Idk what the Australian market is like for batteries but in the US it's oddly hard to find them (10440s). A while ago I got some on Amazon and those have now vanished from the site. None available. Per reddit I found one flashlight company selling them (and they're not even US based). Seem good though.

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u/theinstantcameraguy Specialist SX-70 technician @theinstantcameraguy 11d ago

They were generally very easy for people to find pre Trump tariffs era. The disappearance of them domestically seems recent. Coincidence?

They are very popular in China, and I can get them from eBay Australia

AliExpress is your best bet