William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J. Alling"
Subject: OT -- Instant pictures aren't quite dead yet.
Looks more like a copy of Kodak's system than Polaroid's.
http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003874.php
I', pretty sure that Fuji is using Polaroid technology. A number of
years ago we were given a Fji Pictrostat printer. What it was, in
essence, was a flatbed scanner attached to an instant print camera.
The system used two pieces of material, a doner and a reciever to make
the image. It was uncannily like a Polaroid peel apart print. This was
just after Kodak had to pay Polaroid that huge settlement for
infringing on their patent.
I have strong doubts that the Fuji instant print technology has
anything to do with anything Kodak has ever done.
William Robb
The film exposes through the back like the Kodak system, the battery is
separate from the film cartridge like the Kodak system. Then there's
the traditional 3:2 image ratio. Now the Fuji peal apart film is
probably quite a bit like Polaroid product, but since Kodak was forced
from the instant film market by Polaroid, I wouldn't be at all surprised
if Fuji and Kodak didn't indulge in some kind of technology trade.
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