- Retro Compact does not have a rear LCD screen and digital film -style filters
- It offers an instant Wi-Fi transfer to a Cloud or mobile application button
- Kickstarter campaign Launch of “mid-June” according to the website
The next Echolens is a digital camera that stands out from the pack. Designed to recreate the shooting experience on an analog film, it does not have a rear screen and integrated film style filters to create warm and vintage photographs. And the double X100Vi will also be really, really affordable.
We have already seen cameras like Les Echolens. We do not mean compact, fixed and costly cameras like the imperious Fujifilm X100VI, the superb Leica Q3 43 or even the recent Fujifilm X oriented fun, although there are certainly a little of the three in the hooking -catching retro style. We hear in a point of view of tip point and shots like the Snap camp, which does not have a screen either and a refreshing and simple approach to shooting.
Although the details on its objective, its sensor and other specifications are still to be revealed, the strokes seem to be a little more advanced than the cliché of the camp. On the one hand, he has an LCD indicator on his upper plate to take into account your blows.
After 54 snaps have been captured, you will have to unload them on your smartphone or the cloud via the integrated Wi -Fi of the camera – a functionality which is supposed to “echo” to change the roll of the film in your analog camera. This unloading apparently takes only one button press and no time at all.
Stripped
The Echolens website promises a minimalist approach to photography, undressing a large part of the DIY that can be done between the photographer and their subject.
This means simplified commands (there is a shutter button, an image transfer button and a dial to activate and deactivate the flash, and this seems to be the case), a composition viewfinder and nothing in the way of improving the image or overload. Instead, the user can choose from a range of digital “film” styles designed to reproduce the colored profiles of classic 35 mm stocks.
A USB-C port is also present for recharging, and Echolens manufacturers claim that the battery will last several days on a full load.
Although we really need more details before we can excite too much for this camera – and all the usual crowdfunding warnings always apply – we will only have to wait a long time. Echolens is planned for a launch on Kickstarter in mid-June 2025, with a full version to follow on an unpertified later date.
What we know, at least at least is the price: the Echolens site FAQ indicates that the camera will be around $ 150 (or about £ 110 / $ 230 in), but donors for the first birds on Kickstarter can get a pre-order for less than $ 100 (around £ 75 / $ 155. Which seems to be a brilliantly affordable price if this thing is up to its invoicing.
Of course, donors sometimes have a long wait for the finished product after closing a Kickstarter campaign, so we contacted Echolens to try to find out more about their camera and their campaign. We will update this story when we have more information.
