Huss
Veteran
Look at how mad people here get when Lomography always blows past their goals!
I'm all over the place with this thing. I'll wait to see how the actual production item pans out.
Well, dead in the water has earned them some loot...
rcubed
Canadian
True, but $730K USD after 24 hours is nothing to laugh at.
BillBingham2
Registered User
I doubt that the goal is arbitrary at all. These folks are excellent at marketing and have found the perfect time to execute.
My bet is that their goal covered their costs for the product and a reasonable profit. Costs will go down as the volume of cameras go up. And the numbers sold are still are going up.
This has shown that at the right time, for the right product type, older names have some value. I would not be surprised if we see a plastic Yashica TLR come to Kickstarter some time within the next month. If they try after they ship they will miss a window. I expect they will have more of an uphill battle in selling once their product/quality/value is know.
It is the prefect price point to capture the demand from a wide range of consumers. Hand made straps, I wonder if the cows were fed GMO-free grain?
B2 (;->
Dpingr1
Established
I don't know if this will sell, but I would love to have been in on some of the marketing team sessions when this "digifilm" thing was introduced. It almost seems like a parody of hipsterism. Well, good luck to them!
YouAreHere
Established
Maybe I missed it - when or how is the print made?
froyd
Veteran
Well, YouAreHere, I hear Epson is coming out wit a digiLarger to go with this camera, however the plans have been leaked and it's quite easy to build a home-made version by gluing a desk lamp on top of an inkjet printer.
Jokes aside, the Y35 uses SD cards, so printing is the same as other digital cameras.
Jokes aside, the Y35 uses SD cards, so printing is the same as other digital cameras.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
It seems that two halves do make a whole!
It's a digital camera...
JoeLopez
Well-known
Corran
Well-known
In an update they announced a stretch goal at 9 million HKD, or 1.15m USD.
The stretch goal is increasing the aperture to f/2, a new aperture-priority mode, and a 5-step EV control.
Very interesting. I wonder if the marketing team had this ace up their sleeve already. Regardless, at almost 850k there's little doubt it blows past this goal now.
The stretch goal is increasing the aperture to f/2, a new aperture-priority mode, and a 5-step EV control.
Very interesting. I wonder if the marketing team had this ace up their sleeve already. Regardless, at almost 850k there's little doubt it blows past this goal now.
santino
FSU gear head
"parody of hipsterism" is the best I've read so far 
BillBingham2
Registered User
My guess is that Polaroid will build a printer using Fuji Instant Film.
Instant Gratification!
B2 (;->
BillBingham2
Registered User
AlTheKiller
Established
Looks fun! Kind of pointless but for the price, it makes for a great toy camera.
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
There is something contrived about this whole thing, I can't fully put my finger on it, just a gut feeling , even the camera sample they show looks like a poorly made white-metal cartoonish mock-up worthy of NASA space capsule fakery.
Maybe they will see how much money this whole kick-start escapade will draw in and if it goes real good they will announce the ultimate stretch-goal: the full frame digital Yashica with the M mount
Maybe they will see how much money this whole kick-start escapade will draw in and if it goes real good they will announce the ultimate stretch-goal: the full frame digital Yashica with the M mount
Disappointed_Horse
Well-known
There is something contrived about this whole thing, I can't fully put my finger on it, just a gut feeling , even the camera sample they show looks like a poorly made white-metal cartoonish mock-up worthy of NASA space capsule fakery.
Maybe they will see how much money this whole kick-start escapade will draw in and if it goes real good they will announce the ultimate stretch-goal: the full frame digital Yashica with the M mount
What makes it seem contrived to me is that I searched craigslist and found vintage Electro 35 GSNs going that take real 35mm film going for less than this thing.
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
Its more than that, there is something comically bizzare about this whole thing, like a spoof of a product that the 1970s SNL skit with Dan Akroyd and Jane Curtain would do on TV.
JoeLopez
Well-known
Not sure how the price of a vintage Electro is relevant to this new camera really
YouAreHere
Established
Millenials don't print photos, except maybe via Instax. So, all joking aside,Yashica shows prints, why buy this if the printing function is no different than any other digi-cam?