With two weeks to go I wonder if they are allowed to shut it down ahead of time if it's TOO successful? Wouldn't want the orders to be of an impossible volume!
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With two weeks to go I wonder if they are allowed to shut it down ahead of time if it's TOO successful? Wouldn't want the orders to be of an impossible volume!
I will not be using my Shapeways 2X3 Crown Graphic 3D lens board, mainly because I got it sized Copal 1 and all my Copal 1 shutters are junk. I also ordered the wrong size. doh!
Tin Can
Ha, we would love to have that problem!Originally Posted by Roger Cole
The more parts we can run at one time, the better, because the cost drops. It's like when you're ordering business cards, and it's only a little more to do 1000 vs 500. Given the current volume, our first run will likely be 2500 pieces. Not so impossibly huge.
As long as they fulfill the orders in the same chronological sequence as people backed the project...
$100k
yay
Tin Can
When the kickstarter went live, I saw the $75K goal and really wondered if they could make it. I figured they could easily hit $20-30K, but thought it would be very tough to reach the goal. Here we are at $100K with two weeks to go--how crazy is that? I really wonder about the demographics, how many are new to LF? How many have a lens and how many will just use this as a pinhole camera?
I think a lot us, LFF subscribers invested. Someone said we have 2600 actives. We could do it all by ourselves.
That said, I would prefer non LLF people to get on board, so we have more film buyers and future people committed to our insanity.
It doesn't matter, we will survive!
I bet they have a few more ideas percolating, as does their competition. China must be going crazy, trying to copy...
Let's keep up with good old American innovation, the one thing we do well.
Tin Can
I seriously doubt that there have been many backers from outside the film community. For one, most of the news of the project has been through word of mouth on these forums and some mentions on a few blogs, such as The Online Photographer. I think it does point to a very vibrant film culture and for that at least we should be very grateful. It certainly gives a small picture of what can be done if you can get our community excited about something.
Now, if we could get a kickstarter project up and running to do some small runs of sheet film, maybe some ISO 25 stock.
The Viewfinder is the Soul of the Camera
If you don't believe it, look into an 8x10 viewfinder!
Dan
Now here is another crazy idea.
A single element, plastic 90mm f8 lens with waterhouse stops of 11 and 16 and a plastic shutter with 1/100 and 'B' speeds. This could be the same lens used on the Holga 6X12 panoramic. Freestyle sells that camera for $50. Of course the diagonal of 6X12 is only 125mm so a little extra fall off toward the corners.
A total plastic-fantastic 4X5. The art crowd would love it.
It would have to take a standard cable release. The lens focal length might have to be a bit more than 90mm to reach infinity on the TravelWide helical.
It would have to be produced and sold for not more than $30
The lens could be molded with an aspherical surface to slightly improve edge performance.
Probably at least 200 other backers have already thought of this.
OK, on further thought it might have to be retail priced at $40 (but no more, it would be too close in price to a real lens, used of course)
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