IMHO it's a feature that instant photography users are not interested at all.

superchroma · on Sept 10, 2023

I know but this is a huge amount of money for a niche product. I'm not sure they're equipped to run their business like Teenage Engineering or another niche thing targeting the very wealthy

Finnucane · on Sept 10, 2023

Anybody who can afford the film can afford this camera. And it’s already the top seller in its category at B&H.

0_____0 · on Sept 10, 2023

They have a 'regular' one that's $120. Maybe this is the Teenage Engineering model.

copperx · on Sept 10, 2023

Teenage Engineering stuff seems completely impractical. Is that the appeal?

Take the record player. It looks cool. But only plays 7" records. Through built in speakers. You can use external speaker, but through a 3.5mm plug?

What's the use of something like that? Maybe the idea is to use it as decoration? I don't get it.

All their products are like that.

objclxt · on Sept 10, 2023

> Take the record player. It looks cool.

It's not even their product, it's just a white labelled version of an existing Japanese toy!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234642185324

spookie · on Sept 10, 2023

Woah! Wait, do they do the same thing for other products as well?

dagw · on Sept 10, 2023

Maybe the idea is to use it as decoration?

Basically. If you look at Teenage Engineering as a high end fashion brand, it makes a lot more sense.

iNerdier · on Sept 10, 2023

The I-1, the model previous to this was designed by teenage engineering. They know what they’re doing.

0_____0 · on Sept 10, 2023

Oh no kidding? That's super cool, I didn't know that. And agreed!--

ricardobayes · on Sept 10, 2023

Don't bet against nostalgia though. There are loads of 30-somethings that grew up with this, have a family of their own now, and can afford this.

primordialsoup · on Sept 10, 2023

It's like someone asking for a gasoline version of Tesla.

nntwozz · on Sept 10, 2023

Everything old is new again, nostalgic for those old enough and exciting and hip for the (cool) kids who never knew Polaroid before digital.

ricardobayes · on Sept 10, 2023

You could probably say the same about a certain brand of personal computer too. It costs an absolute fortune, then misses some of the basic features "computers do". Upgrade the RAM? No. "people don't want that". Play video games? Nah (or maybe). Have an all around dumbed down garbage UX that literally does things opposite "just because"? Yep.