Zinstax Review - A polaroid back for the Mamiya RZ67
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- In today’s episode, we review Zinstax - a polaroid back for the Mamiya RZ67 that uses Fuji Instax Square film. The RZ67 is one of my favorite cameras and I got really excited when I heard about this new option to shoot Instax film with it. The back costs 290 Euro and cleverly combines a disassembled Fuji Instax Square with a 3D-printed Mamiya RZ67 mount.
Zinstax was designed and created by Han Chen, who studies Business Administration and Engineering in Aachen - a small city close to Cologne, Germany. I sat down with him for an interview via Zoom and put the polaroid back through its paces.
Curious about the back and wondering where to buy it? Reach out to Han Chen via his website zins.tax or email at hello@zins.tax
Gear used:
Mamiya RZ67 Pro II
Mamiya Sekor 110mm f/2.8
Zinstax
Minolta Auto Meter IV F
Films used:
Fuji Instax Square black and white and color
If you'd like to get in touch or see some early behind the scenes footage, find me on Instagram: / analog_insights
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Thanks for having me, Max! Apologies for the bad audio, though. I'm a bit of a private person and have always been not happy with how I sound, so it actually took a lot for me to do the interview. I hope you find it interesting and I will definitely share more details on creating the Zinstax from start to finish in the future.
Thank you for taking the time to go through with the interview and share some insights into your process. Congrats on bringing it this far and looking forward to your future developments!
You did a great job on the interview, and great engineering on the Zinstax! I look forward to seeing more products from you.
You did great my dude! Sounded very nice & professional:)
Thank you so much Han!
You were great! Thank you for creating this and sharing your insights. Well done, bravo!
Outstanding review! Great to see Han is developing the Zinstax for the RB67.
I'm early! Thank you for uploading, Max. We all missed you!
probabily the most informative and comprehensive review that I've seen about this back
Thank you. I really appreciate this kind of feedback. We always try hard to put in the extra mile.
I’m so glad to see you guys making videos!
Thank you! :)
Another great video, Max! I always get excited to get the notification of a new AI video.
Incredible. Spoke to Mr Chen prior but this review is swaying me towards getting an RZ and this back over an alternative medium format system. Really informative and well executed as per!
those polaroid shots are amazing! Never thought I would see so much detail rendered with instant film
Thanks. Yes, I felt the same. :)
Fuji Instax film is awesome
What an interesting idea! Best of luck with your next projects.
Now I have to get an RB67.
Another great product!! I hope it kicks off and starts to become popular as I think that we've been missing the ability to use instant film with MF and LF cameras as much as it was able to be used in the past. With the loss of such films as FP100 and Polaroid pack film, instant film use with cameras like the RB/RZ67 and 4x5's, etc, has literally dwindled away to almost zero. With the few other instant films that can still be used, it makes out choices limited. But, having the ability to use a relative cheap instant film in Instax film, that should open up the market and use of these films greatly. Let's hope this project becomes a success!!!
Would love a RB67 version, your instax images are some of the best I have seen, love the bw the most. Awesome episode!
Hi Max, thanks for another cool video and also to Han, a really awesome project and I am eagerly awaiting the back for the RB67. 4 months ago I found the first Zinstax review here on TH-cam at NegativeFeedback and lastly at Willem Veerbeck, happy to see that it continues to get his attention.
Would love a back for Hasselblad!
Great episode, as always!
That's so cool. Don't forget Bronica! (((:
Yes, Bronica SQ please.
Thank you for sharing informative video.
I always enjoy waiting your channel.
RZ67(PROIi) became very popular among Japanese amateur photographers because Orie Ichihashi is using it as her main camera.
I like her works very much.
I thank you Mr.Han for making such a joyful attachment for the camera.
Thanks for the new video 👌
A reason to keep hold of my RB67 proSD :) Looking forward to it.
Thank you for the great Video...
That's great. If I owned an RZ then is would be a great addition.
Would love to see something like this for Hasselblad.
Great review. Just ordered the Fujifilm Instax mini evo. Very interesting new camera from Fujifilm. Happy shooting. Btw, it would be amazing if Fuji made an Instax camera made for adapting film era lenses.
How do I only find out about the Zinstax back now!?! Thank you Jules, Greg and Max for bring this to my attention. I've already contacted Han and am on his waiting list! I was down to my last 4 packs of Fuji peel-apart film.. and scratching my head as to how to keep going! Actually I've been waiting 2 years for the Hasselback, which is the same idea for Hasselblad, but the developers are in the middle of a Covid storm in HK and that back will only land sometime at the end of the year. Anyway guys, keep up the good work.
Awesome & Thanks :)
Thank you for your kind comment.
Max should start a separate channel all about his wardrobe! 👔
Haha. Good one. ;)
Great! Thanks for sharing! Would love to see same back for my beloved Contax 645.
Lit picture🔥🔥🔥
I’d love to see a studio shoot with flash using the zinstax. Great job guys!
I use my Zinstax for strobes quite regularly. I usually have to lower the intensity of the flash as the photos will come out overexposed
Amazing product Han! Would love to see one for the Rolleiflex SL66. Its pretty similar to a RB or RZ :)
I too would be interested, but if I understand what he said, it seems the SL66 would have the same limitations as Hassleblad, ie, the film sits too far forward (flush with the opening of the back)
What a wonderful product. Just a note about the prices shown in the Analog Insights video: this states $350 USD for the ZINTAX, but Han's website shows a price of $509 USD.
No, I'm not affiliated with zluxtech. I don't have a website and I'm currently only accepting orders on Instagram.
@@haan_chen I see... then I will message you again on Instagram. I would like to buy one.
I wondered how you got such good exposures! I've been shooting Instax on large format and exposure is very challenging. I've found that an ISO 200 worked pretty well allowing for no more than 4 stops of dynamic range. Beautiful results though!
Sehr schöne Bilder.😍
Surprising to see a Texas license plate in Germany! One of my friends from Germany had a father that dressed in cowboy garb everyday and loved Texas even though he'd never been here. Is there a kind of Texas subculture in Germany?
With Fuji Instax being so popular, it does appear that a variety of backs are being developed to make use of medium and large format cameras. I saw one group that makes the camera mount and Instax back separately so you can buy the mount that fits your camera. It's sort of like the Adaptall 2 mounts where you bought the lens and mount to your specific body separately. Eventually, I see these being mass produced in China to bring the price down.
I would like one for my RB67 pro s....nice job thanks
Would love to see a back for Bronica SQ.
Which film stock do you suppose has greater dynamic range - Polaroid or Fuji?
Max, would you describe the latitude of instax as being more like slide film than negative, meaning you want to expose for the highlights so as not to blow them out?
Yes, definitely. And you are probably right. Looking at my results, the highlights are blowing out fairly quickly. I’ll try metering for the highlights next time and hopefully find a good formula that works best.
Hello.
Can it be used for mamiya rz67 pro 2d?
Great work by Han Chen producing such a polished and elegant solution to the problem of creating modern instant film backs. Highly commendable.
I love instant film, and Instax is my main film now that FP-100C is defunct, but a word of advice to anybody trying it out for the first time: exposures over 1 second are subject to significant reciprocity failure, more so than negative film stocks, so you may need to increase your exposure significantly in low light. Good thing the Mamiyas have true Bulb and Time settings on the lenses!
And as always, an excellent review.
Super review, thank-you! Will the Zinstax back work with the meter finder on my RZ67 Pro? Thanks!
Yes, the back doesn’t affect the functionality of the meter finder.
Danke dir.! @@AnalogInsights
Tolles Video, wie immer! Frage.. planst du auch Kameras aus der USSR Zeit vorzustellen? die FED-1 zb? als Leica II gegenstück, oder eine ZENIT? Gerade diese Kameras erwecken in mir speziell ein noch größeres vintage Gefühl und Verständniss für Geschichte, als viele andere Analoge Produkte auf dem Markt.
LG Nico
Hallo Nico, vielen Dank für deinen Kommentar. Ja, solche Kameras stehen durchaus auch auf dem Programm. Aktuell haben wir noch eine recht volle Pipeline. Deinem Impuls folgend, sehe ich mal, was wir hier zeitnah machen könnten. Danke!
Beste Grüße,
Max
Greetings from mumbai🇮🇳
Im hobbiest photographer & quite a beginner in field of film photography
I have query regarding image quality & clearity
If i want to print my photographs in A2 or A1 size then which format i should pick between 6X4.5 & 6X6..?
A very nice Instax back for the RZ67 . But there is no ISO connection with the AE finders from the RZ67 .......
Sad that there can be no Hasselblad version. :( When is the Hasselblad review releasing? Thanks for the amazing content as always!
We are currently working on two Hasselblad reviews but it'll take a bit longer. :)
@@AnalogInsights No problem, I gleefully await its release.
Careful with the crank. I’ve heard people breaking it.
Presumably, the RB version will be the Binstax.
Where's your light meter bro?
Would love a Polaroid RB back. I dont trust fuji to keep making film.
Fuji never went out of business. Polaroid did.
Indeed, but now they seem to be back and supporting more product.
@@m3rple none of the new products seem to be as good as the originals from my use of the new stuff.
@@tomjanowski8584
Well, they're not as good as the original because they had to start from scratch, and the original formula for the film and chemicals was lost when Polaroid shutted down.
Fuji has had their Instax formula made in the early 1990's, as Kodak helped them, and introduced in 1998.
So they never stopped, and the film is the same as back in the day, as good as the old Polaroid film.
It will take today's Polaroid film probably another decade to improve, since Polaroid themselves in the mid 1960's took more than a decade to develop the SX-70 and the integral film, in 1972.
@@Ryan-lc4bl You just told me everything I already know. Thanks. Businesses still shouldn't sell crap. Businesses should sell products that still need improvements.
Love the idea Since Impossible Project is very Impossible to re-create Peel Apart film once again as this is there reason: "We DO Not Have The Method in Making the FIlm" Bullshit, They are making their other Polaroid films, So I am hoping, and praying that he makes, and design backs for the Hasselblad, Bronica, (S2A, and ETR, and SQ series), Graflex XL, and Mamiya Press. I know that he is not the only person creating a back for the RZ they will be others to make a universal instant back for the models that I have mentioned, Hey look at the Lomo Graflok Back for the 4x5 since I have one on order....
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