Recent content by kitspics

Was this a recent message? Their social media doesn't seem updated either, and online stores seem to be mostly out of stock

When is a feature not a feature? Or, put another way, are you posting from Linux?

are you going to warranty the $50 ricoh auto half I get off ebay? so if the CdS cell is dead or dying after fifty years I'll get a CLA/replacement 😁

finally we know what a new pentax half frame camera might look like

if they wanted something to spy on them they could just use instagram...

just got my p33 in the mail, I looked at a roll and it has number 00002275, which says it's a roll of P30 from September '22, and the DX code is covered with a Ferrania branded sticker, presumably so if your camera automatically reads the speed you don't actually shoot at ISO1000. Indeed the top...

What a coincidence, there's one of those coming out this year, too. https://www.analogforevermagazine.com/features-interviews/mint-camera-the-rollei-35-af Maybe there's a market segment that doesn't currently have a camera that these two could fulfill

mshchem is right, the market segment this is for is young enough they've never owned a dedicated camera before an instax, and they only got that because they were sick of instagram. Young people don't even know the meaning of the word warranty, no product they've ever owned except maybe their...

I see some heartburn sometimes (usually on other photography forums) that no one wants a half frame, but I think you're exactly right and this is a savvy move by pentax, instax is hugely popular with young people and having something that convenient and fun in a form factor similar to what...

Just got my rolls, lets see how long stock lasts. It's encouraging that the ferrania store is perpetually out of most stuff, looks like p30 in 135 and orto in 120 is all they can keep in stock

oh interesting, what was the number if you don't mind me asking? I haven't gotten one in a while but from their form it seems like they haven't updated it past about 00007A00

has anyone seen if someone will have their bulk rolls in stock? I tried to order the p30 bulk roll but it was already sold out. Would love a p33 or 36 bulk roll too

As I understand the economics, they've really prioritized being a functional and sustainable business over putting out color film asap which says to me they're shooting for p30 in 160 and 320 before anything with color. Especially considering hype around color has burned them in the past...

Looks like whoever printed it got the speed row backwards, if you read it from right to left it properly encodes 160. Did this roll come with the who am I serial number? I've always found their production numbers interesting