r/Rewindpix

is there any one else in italy waiting for his RP?

Hi, we want to complete the fulfillment for Kickstarter backers as fast as possible and move on to customer service, more filters, fix UI/UX issues.

current ship status: 4800/7900 orders out.

In the past 1 week, we are expediting EU orders. A new rule just implemented in EU custom will delay the EU shipment if we are not shipping most of the EU orders out by the end of this week.

Backer in the rest of the countries, a bit patience, thanks. Will ship yours next week

I’ve had my Rewindpix for a few days now and it I had my expectations low, given this is a novelty camera, but first impressions are… pretty rough.

First, the good: I love the form factor, super lightweight. The feel of shooting and not being able to review the photos immediately is liberating. Connectivity is pretty easy and has been reliable. Transferring photos to phone is fast. The app is useable, nothing amazing but does the job. The film sims are neat and don’t look half bad.

Now, the bad: The viewfinder is dogshit and the frame lines are laughably inaccurate. It doesn’t even matter that they’re barely visible in standard lighting conditions because they’re not anywhere close to representing the framing, either through centre position or through overall FOV. It’s almost comical how inaccurate they are. And setting aside the frame lines, the focal length of the lens isn’t close enough matched with the viewfinder that you can even comfortably ballpark it from just the coverage of the viewfinder itself. I’ve used a bunch of rangefinders over the years, so I’m quite used to having an offset viewfinder and I wasn’t expecting miracles given the price point, but you may as well not even look through the viewfinder for how inaccurate it is. Do not buy this camera if you have even the slightest care for how your photos are composed, it’ll just be an exercise in continuous disappointment. I might try set up some reference shots just so people who are on the fence know what they’re in for if they take the plunge.

As for the QC, I’m already running into issues with the “film advance” wheel. It feels way too crunchy / coarse and extremely cheap. It also has a tendency to jam, which locks up the shutter button, so then you have to wiggle the wheel stiffly until it releases.

Metering is also an issue. I shot 36 photos on a walk this afternoon and about a quarter of them were unusably overexposed. I’d understand if the shooting conditions weren’t ideal or the type of light that would confuse your average meter, but it was almost perfect late afternoon light, not harsh, not dramatic light and shade, and there was no pattern as to which shots were overexposed or properly exposed.

I knew this was a gamble, and I wasn’t expecting the world based on the relatively reasonable price, but sadly this is barely even usable as a novelty.

I was a very early backer and switched to become a backer of the aluminum, so I won't get mine for a while. I'm impressed with the color rendering of this camera from the example shots I've seen posted. However, what is concerning me is that in nearly every one of the shots I am noticing a general overall softness and/or lack of overall focus of really anything in the shot. I'm not a pixel peeper, but when you zoom in, nothing in any of the shits appears to be sharp and in focus. Everything in the frame seems to be just out of focus. Now, when the pics are viewed as small shits in Instagram or in a reddit post, you can't really tell. But, so far at least, it seems like they will lose clarity and fidelity if the size gets much larger than that. Or, am I simply seeing compressed Reddit examples? Can someone that's received one link to an uncompressed full shot or two so we can see the overall clarity and focus this thing is capable of? So far, color me concerned.

I received my Rewindpix and was pretty excited to give it a couple of test snaps. However, it won't turn/stay on unless plugged in. It does as soon as I unplug it from the USB.

Anyone else encountering this problem?

I don't feel like the camera is communicating with the phone accurately (android note 10+)

It connects, but I've changed the 3 films in the app, it does not reflect that on the camera (I assume the film names should change )

I've taken 39 photos on the camera, showing film remaining 36 shots... I've attempted to unload and reload a handful of times .

im super annoyed, please help.

Also, can someone explain to me how the strap is supposed to function? thanks