New Film Camera

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Lots of design DNA borrowed from the much-loved Rollei 35s:

Mint Finalizes The Design of Its Premium Compact 35mm Camera

Mint's premium compact 35mm camera has been in the works for years and it is getting closer to being released.

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Interesting. Price seems on par with the times but I wonder about warranty.

 

[cgw114 140]

Interesting. Price seems on par with the times but I wonder about warranty.

Agree. "MiNT products emit a kind of scratch-built/replica odor. I mean their instant cameras look great in the shop case or on the shelf but fall a bit short in my hands. I bought NOS/Mint gear 10-15 years ago when prices had cratered. I went on a bender then, admittedly, but believed stuff like that would run out and give way to stuff I wouldn't touch even then. That's what friends are dredging up on the used film camera market now and consider junk as "finds." So it goes...
All reminiscent of the "new" facsimile early Mustangs, Cobras, Ford GT40s?
I remain skeptical that our film "ecosystem"survives intact beyond isolated pockets. Not talking mail order film sales/labs but stores that sell and process film materials professionally like yours.