December 26, 2024

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Split image: Left shows a black large-format camera with "Smartflex" branding and "4x5" on the lens. Right displays five colorful Smartflex cameras in orange, black, green, blue, and gray on shelves.

This Very Versatile 4×5 Film Camera Shoots Instax Wide and Works with Smartphones

Zhuoyao Chen and her partner are both large-format camera enthusiasts from China, now living in Tokyo, Japan. The pair, who especially enjoy landscape and portrait photography, have found existing large-format camera solutions lacking in certain key areas, so like many enthusiasts, they began custom-making cameras -- and now one of these will be available to all as the Smartflex Camera.