Kodak releases Snapic A1 film camera for $99

benderscameracorner said:

I have wondered that myself. Perhaps not a loss-leader per se, but definitely willing to take more of a hit on margins for the camera in lieu of (presumably) healthy margins on film packs, than anyone attempting to sell a 35mm camera these days. It may explain the lack of a middle-weight affordable option.

Or just maybe an electronically controlled leaf shutter costs a lot more these days when they're only being made in the 1000s, rather than millions as would have been the case throughout the 1980s and 1990s?

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pentaxuser said:

Why A1?

pentaxuser

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George Mann said:

The lens is too wide!

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