A new film camera is on the horizon but is it worth it? Today, I dive deeper into the controversy surrounding the Smartflex 4x5 Large Format Camera and see if the critics are right or wrong.
Check out their Kickstarter & Socials below!
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smartflexcamera/smartflex-camera-slr-4x5/description
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smartflexcamera?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
Website: https://smartflexcamera.com/
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Chapters:
00:00 We have A New Camera
00:48 Is It Expensive?
03:11 So It lacks Movements... And?
04:48 Why Not Buy A Graflex RB?
05:56 My Argument For it
08:30 Closing Thoughts... We Need To Be More Self Aware