I will admit that technical image quality is not the only criterion that people use to choose a camera.
On June 12, 2018 1:07:56 PM PDT, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: >On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 2:31 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >> Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote on 6/12/18 9:15 AM: >>> >>> I'm always entertained by silly photo stuff that might make >interesting >>> photographs. >>> >>> Got a Nikon, Leica M, Pentax, Olympus, or whatever film camera >taking up >>> space on your shelf? These guys are working on a back replacement >that will >>> allow you to shoot Fujifilm Instax Square instant film with it. >>> >>> >https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ninmlab/instant-magny-35-an-instant-back-for-135-slr-and-r >>> >>> Ground floor pledges for some cameras are still available at about >$100. I >>> hope they make their funding and actually produce the gizmo; it >would be >>> fun. :) >> >> Interesting. I'm guessing 2-3 stops loss of light due to the greater >> magnification ( don't know the size of the instant film ) and a fair >amount >> of loss of detail due to the optics to get the image to the instant >film. >> It seems that big thing hanging off the back of the camera would make >things >> rather awkward to hold, or even see through the viewfinder. But, >apart from >> ease of use and image quality, that looks like it could be fun. > >Instax square film is 2.4 inches on a side. > >They claim that light loss is 3 stops so you treat the ISO 800 film as >ISO 100 to get correct exposure. The attachment also flips the image >because of that internal mirror. The front surface mirror is supposed >to be super reflective and clear. > >The internal optics limits max aperture to f/4. > >I have to wonder about the viewfinder issue, too, Larry. Looks like a >problem to me. > >Cute but pointless, imho. Won't stop them from reaching their >Kickstarter target though! :-) > >-- >-bmw > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.