Kodak releases Snapic A1 film camera for $99

[MattKing]

The auto-flash will go a long way to improving a lot of the results from usage of this camera.

 

[pentaxuser]

Why A1?

pentaxuser

 

[MattKing]

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?

Similar to the rationale behind razors and razor blades.

 

[Milpool]

Another lo-fi not lo-fi thingy with a repurposed brand on it. Yay.

 

[MattKing]

Makes me think of one of these:

 

[xkaes]

Why A1?

pentaxuser

They're competing with the Sony A1:

 

[warden]

The lens is too wide!

The lens is not wide enough!