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! :-)
>
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