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Photography

hunter

(39,056 posts) Thu Nov 14, 2024, 03:34 PM Nov 14

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I'm having a crazy amount of fun with a $35 toy instant camera that prints on B&W thermal receipt paper.

Thermal receipt paper is cheap.

The camera also saves the native 8 MP color images to a micro SD card. The quality is about what you find on inexpensive cell phones.

I can make 4X6 inch color prints from those on my Canon G3260 for about five cents each.

I sill like to play with my Polaroid and Fuji instant cameras but those are expensive hobbies.

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I'm having a crazy amount of fun with a $35 toy instant camera that prints on B&W thermal receipt paper. (Original Post) hunter Nov 14 OP

Picture of camera please, I'd like to see it or a link.... wcmagumba Nov 14 #1

here CurtEastPoint Nov 14 #5

Thanks... wcmagumba Nov 14 #6

Mine has a screen and looks like a toy Polaroid OneStep. hunter Nov 14 #7

People who keep journals use those..stick the pics into the days page Demovictory9 Nov 14 #2

Sounds like fun, my dear hunter! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 14 #3

Most of my pictures are of people so I won't post them here. hunter Nov 14 #8

Here's a photo, better late than never! hunter Dec 1 #9

My daughter loves hers. Great fun. blm Nov 14 #4

wcmagumba

(3,247 posts)

1. Picture of camera please, I'd like to see it or a link....

Reply to hunter (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 03:44 PM

Nov 14

CurtEastPoint

(19,226 posts)

5. here

Reply to wcmagumba (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 04:19 PM

Nov 14

https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Zero-Ink-Printing-Viewfinder-Compatible/dp/B09H6DYKCQ

wcmagumba

(3,247 posts)

6. Thanks...

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 04:51 PM

Nov 14

hunter

(39,056 posts)

7. Mine has a screen and looks like a toy Polaroid OneStep.

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 07:59 PM

Nov 14

It spits out the picture in the same place too.

Demovictory9

(33,965 posts)

2. People who keep journals use those..stick the pics into the days page

Reply to hunter (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 03:45 PM

Nov 14

Memory keeping made easy

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,451 posts)

3. Sounds like fun, my dear hunter!

Reply to hunter (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 03:51 PM

Nov 14

I'd love to see some of your work with this toy instant camera.

hunter

(39,056 posts)

8. Most of my pictures are of people so I won't post them here.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 08:10 PM

Nov 14

Maybe I'll go on a walkabout and take some photos of common objects.

It'd be good for me.

hunter

(39,056 posts)

9. Here's a photo, better late than never!

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 1, 2024, 12:23 PM

Dec 1

Thanksgiving Still Life

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blm

(113,852 posts)

4. My daughter loves hers. Great fun.

Reply to hunter (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 03:52 PM

Nov 14

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