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Gudak Cam — Disposable film camera in your iPhone
Do you miss your analog disposable camera? Gudak Cam is the app that brings it back to 21st century. Transform your iPhone into a 24-film-roll camera and feel the thrill of waiting 3 days for print pictures.
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Thanks @brendonbigley for referring me to this! Am waiting for my photos to be developed. 😇
In the meantime, here are a few examples (from Brendon's camera roll)
I really liked how Product Hunt sent me a push notification to a launch PR post followed by a wall of Korean followed by a paid app 😉 I see what you did there
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It's funny, Hipstamatic did something like this with DSPO. Funny how these ideas come back around time and again.
So I've been using this app obsessively, as in: I don't really use the iPhone's camera app any more.
At the core of it, the idea may seem silly: Take a bunch of photos (24 to be exact), have them pretend to be developed, then see them three days later masked by a bunch of fake light-leaks and film-grain. But in actuality, I find that having a limited amount of photos I can take in a "roll" makes me more selective about the moments I intend to capture, and waiting multiple days to see them means I don't spend time in my Photos app checking to make sure the framing is just right or any of the myriad nitpicks I would normally use as an excuse to go back and take the photos again. I just snap and move on.
I understand that Gudak isn't for everyone, but it definitely is for ME, and that's cool.
Nothing new here, I've seen apps doing this years ago. Even some taking it to the next level where you had to pay around $10 to develop the pictures and get them delivered before you can see them (WhiteAlbum, hunted here 2 years ago https://www.producthunt.com/post...)
I really like the idea of this app. Limit the time to take a pic and move on with your life. Makes you just accept that you took a pic instead of retaking yo get that ‘perfect’ photo. #oldschool. I like it!
Brilliant concept. Awesome app. Take 24 photos and wait three days for them to develop. Oh, the excitement :)
I'm a big fan of Gudak. Taking a step back to emulate our more complicated days of analog has been excitingly refreshing.
It's weird to think that there will be kids downloading this that have never seen or held a disposable camera before 👶
Next feature: only allow the photos to become available when the phone detects you are geographically at a CVS or other film processing store ;)
Purely and utterly pointless; flies in the face of reason; distorts the essential purpose of technology--it's absolutely brilliant. Big upvote.
@rueter that's exactly how i felt too. maybe i should build an app that sends email after 3 days. or a trans-national uber-like service that takes 3 weeks to get you from new york to california.
@rueter best comment too 😀. Great idea guys I feel this kind of thing is going to fly, what with all the noise out there. This is were things are trending! Upvote.
@rueter I agree with the "distorts the essential purpose of technology." I believe technology should be a mean and not an end, and it can be used to solve actual issues. This right here is a fun side project, but I don't see more.
People are using analog cameras more and more these days, and there's a reason for it, besides hype.
Amazing! And yes @prayersparkmd I believe so! Although digital physical is at a point right now. So maybe not. : )
I'm tormented that this strikes a nostalgic chord with me. If we upvote this, are we "oldheads"?
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