William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J. Alling"
Subject: Re: OT -- Instant pictures aren't quite dead yet.
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.
The only real technical difference (and it's a big one) is the
exposure through the back rather than the front, which was the
Polaroid way. I'm sort of presuming that there was a technology deal
of some sort between Fuji and Polaroid simply because Fuji has been
using instant print technology for 15 or so years with nary a peep
from Polaroid.
Battery placement and aspect ratio are details, not technology.
William Robb
I have another reason to believe that the Fuji process for this
particular camera is related to the Kodak system. In the 1980's Fuji
produced a pair of Kodak Instant Film compatible cameras and a Kodak
Instant Camera compatible Film. It appears these products died at the
same time Polaroid won their patent infringement case against Kodak.
If you want to read about the Fuji products there's a description at the
bottom of this page, with pictures...
(The author agrees with my assessment of the new Fuji product, but
that's beside the point. It's more speculation than actual knowledge in
any event).
http://www.rwhirled.com/landlist/nonland.htm
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