Re: An amuzing Kickstarter: Instax Square with your Pentax, Nikon, Leica, etc.

2018-06-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 14/6/18, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >I received a campaign message this morning that the Instant Magny 35 >campaign has already achieved their funding goal, and they're going >ahead with the finish development to production.

Re: An amuzing Kickstarter: Instax Square with your Pentax, Nikon, Leica, etc.

2018-06-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Woo Hoo! I received a campaign message this morning that the Instant Magny 35 campaign has already achieved their funding goal, and they're going ahead with the finish development to production. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ninmlab/instant-magny-35-an-instant-back-for-135-slr-and-r

Re: An amuzing Kickstarter: Instax Square with your Pentax, Nikon, Leica, etc.

2018-06-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
An update went to backers this morning. It had pictures showing the optics—which look good! all glass, multicoated and such—and fitment on a Leica M (very easy to do). The device is not as bulky as many seem to fear ... and, particularly on a Leica M, it looks like there will be no problem at

Re: An amuzing Kickstarter: Instax Square with your Pentax, Nikon, Leica, etc.

2018-06-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
You guys are funny! - Consider that the standard lens on most Instax cameras has an f/11 maximum opening, I don't think light losses are much of an issue with any 35mm camera used as a host. Even an f/2.8 lens will net f/8 anyway with a three stop light loss. And even an f/8 lens on 2.4x2.4

Re: An amuzing Kickstarter: Instax Square with your Pentax, Nikon, Leica, etc.

2018-06-12 Thread Darren Addy
https://media.giphy.com/media/3og0INyCmHlNylks9O/source.gif On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 11:13 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > 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

Re: An amuzing Kickstarter: Instax Square with your Pentax, Nikon, Leica, etc.

2018-06-12 Thread lrc
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 wrote: >On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 2:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote on 6/12/18 9:15 AM: >>> >>> I'm always entertained by

Re: An amuzing Kickstarter: Instax Square with your Pentax, Nikon, Leica, etc.

2018-06-12 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 2:31 PM, Larry Colen 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?

Re: An amuzing Kickstarter: Instax Square with your Pentax, Nikon, Leica, etc.

2018-06-12 Thread Larry Colen
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

An amuzing Kickstarter: Instax Square with your Pentax, Nikon, Leica, etc.

2018-06-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
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

An amuzing Kickstarter: Instax Square with your Pentax, Nikon, Leica, etc.

2018-06-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
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