When Digital Meets Instant Film: A Hands-On Test

What happens when modern digital meets instant film? 

In this test, I put the Canon EOS 5D Mark II head-to-head with the legendary Polaroid SX-70.
1972 vs 2008. These two cameras are 36 years apart, but how different do their images really feel?

To keep things fair, I matched them as closely as possible. The SX-70's ~46mm lens lines up nicely with a 50mm on the Canon, so I paired the 5D with a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8. Both were shot at f/8 (the SX-70 doesn't give you a choice), while shutter speed on the Canon was adjusted to match exposure.
I tested both setups in studio lighting and out in daylight to see how they handle different environments. For the SX-70, I used Polaroid 600 film with an ND filter to tame the higher sensitivity and keep things comparable. The outdoor shots were taken around my neighborhood in Maastricht, capturing scenes along the Maas River and a nearby chapel.
To keep the comparison honest, I didn't apply any post-processing to the digital images. The photos from the Canon are shown exactly as they came out of the camera—the only adjustment was cropping them to match the SX-70's aspect ratio.

Two cameras. Two eras. One question: where do digital and instant meet and where do they refuse to?