{"product_id":"kodak-magimatic-camera","title":"Imperial Camera Corp. Magimatic X50 Camera","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT CONDITION THE CONDITION IS IN: AS IS. Not film tested. This Magimatic X50\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis in remarkably good condition for its age. Perfect candidate for display, maybe even shooting. Scroll down to learn why this camera thinks it’s remarkable. Spoiler: it has a point.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Magimatic X50 arrived in 1974 not with fanfare, but as a bank premium. It was the kind of thing handed across a teller's counter alongside a toaster or a savings bond, as if to say: here, have some memories with your modest interest rate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSold by Imperial Camera Corp., Costa Rican by manufacture, anonymous by design and built to be mistaken for a Kodak. A brushed aluminum faceplate whispers serious instrument while the 43mm meniscus lens, optimized for four to ten feet, has strong opinions about where you should stand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1\/100 shutter doesn't negotiate. It simply clicks, shallowly, with the conviction of a man who has already made up his mind. That mechanical firing pin striking its Magicube's percussion primer like a tiny, determined hammer? Battery-free, thank you very much.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 126 cartridges it feeds on were killed by Kodak in 1999, and yet here the X50 remains. It’s beloved by those patient enough to hand-load 35mm film into its vintage shell in a darkroom, which tells you everything about human nature: we will go to extraordinary lengths to use a tool that never expected much from us in the first place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kodak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48201918611643,"sku":"BROW-KODA-35MM-F1.8-FILM-126-100191","price":8.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/6960\/6331\/files\/download_cbae5bfa-4104-4bd5-9c5d-e81c559c31d9.jpg?v=1785966567","url":"https:\/\/www.foxandtalbot.com\/products\/kodak-magimatic-camera","provider":"Fox and Talbot Cameras","version":"1.0","type":"link"}