Topic: Instax wide rangefinder -Instantkon RF70 from mint

[jojonas~]

There was a leak!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9MGpcBgbvI&feature=youtu.be&t=7m57s
Looks a bit like the Konicapress rangefinder something or other, if I remember correctly we had some fans of that here?


You can get more info here:
https://mint-camera.com/about-instantkon-rf70
I guess they want to not have a totally open site so it doesn't leak out too fast/much/I dunno

either way -cool! I've been wondering why no one stepped up to make a more serious camera for the Instax films. LSI Instax square offering was getting there but this is terrific!

[cs1]

Incredible! This InstantKon is absolutely fabulous. I'm pretty sure that this may be the first instax camera that I seriously consider buying. I like rangefinders and all about that camera (despite the fact that you can see only glimpses of it) appeals to me so far. I'm very curious how this will turn out.

[Francois]

This had me wondering too when I saw it on Taco's channel.
At first I thought it was something like the Voigtlander Bessa folder but things about it kept bugging me until I saw the film come out. I still wonder what the film advance lever is for?

[cs1]

Could it be a "refurbished & repurposed" medium format rangefinder? If so, the advance lever probably does nothing. I agree that it has many similarities with the Voigtländer Bessa III, however, the rangefinder unit looks somewhat different (though among the medium format rangefinders that I've seen so far, the Voigtländer Bessa III looks the most like this Instankon RF70).

[Francois]

I downloaded the 1080p version and got some screen shots of the camera

[Francois]

And some more

[jojonas~]

Nice going, Francois!

[Francois]

Definitely looks like this thing is made from scratch.
The images are bigger when you click on them.

I still wonder if the winder is just for show or not?
Maybe they made it into the latch to open the back?

[Bryan]

The wind lever could be for winding up a spring motor for ejecting the film or a trigger to eject the film. 

[Francois]

I just hope it's built more robust than the name ring around the lens
It's missing on the last photo 


BTW, the lens is a 93mm f/5.6 with an aspheric element and glass optics...

[Faintandfuzzy]

Thanks for photos.  Looks interesting.

[zapsnaps]

RF Instax wide -  gotta love that idea. I could easily be tempted, as my original Wide is broken, so I wouldn't technically be adding to the camera count.

[Francois]

I just hope it's going to be somewhat affordable...

[jojonas~]

I just hope it's going to be somewhat affordable...

from what they wrote I don't think they're aiming for affordable as one of the main selling points for this.

by the way, here's a look at a bit of the insides. and look -the box seems to be done already. btw, that is one interesting instagram account if you're into instant cameras and conversions