Hipstamatic’s America Hipstapak Available Now and Other HipstaNews

Submitted by Marty Yawnick on February 16, 2012 – 10:36 pm 12 Comments

Hipstamatic 235 iPhone The new America Hipstapak is available now as an in-app purchase in Hipstamatic. The pak is $0.99 and contains the same lens and case from the now-discontinued Made In America FreePak as well as two new films. I got an extra week to shoot with the Americana lens. I would have bought the Hipstapak regardless.

And in the other big Hipsta news of the day, the Soho Hipstapak is being pulled off the Hipstamart soon. This is the first time Hipstamatic have deleted one of the regular Hipstapaks, so grab it now while it’s still available.

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The new America Hipstapak adds two new films to the previously released Made In America Freepak. From the press release, the full Pak includes:

Americana Lens: Oh say, can you see, by this lens’ soft blurry light.

Old Glory Camera Case: Pledge your allegiance to the United States of Awesome with Red White and Beauty.

US1776 Film: This black and white classic is the biggest thing since John Hancock’s signature.

Blanko Freedom 13 Film: From the lack of border, to the triple stripe corner, this film was made for you and me.

We’ve covered the lens and the case in a previous post. The faux-Bakelite case is pretty sweet with its 50′s retro look and fake chrome trim. The lens adds a little aged blue and a slight blur around the edges to your photos.

The new Blanko Freedom 13 film is a straightforward and basic color film. It’s also Hipsta’s first borderless film. The new US1776 film is black and white and creates a gorgeous high contrast photo. This one has a great looking, rough film-positive looking frame. Overall, I think this is an excellent Hipstapak.

Hipstamatic again partnered with New York fashion photographer Chiun-Kai Shih to create the pack. “Chunky” collaborated with Hipstamatic last year to create the Soho Hipstapak, which will be deleted soon. The Soho pak contains the very nice Chunky lens with its warm yellow tones, Cano Cafenol and Blanko Noir films, and the very fun Mr. Bling camera case.

The America Hipstapak is now live in Hipstamart as an in-app purchase.

If you don’t already have Hipstamatic, the basic app is $1.99 and comes with plenty of films and lenses as standard equipment. There are plenty of addictive add-on Hipstapaks. You’ve been warned.

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Marty Yawnick

Marty is a self-employed graphic designer in the Fort Worth/Dallas Metroplex. He is an avid Rangers baseball, Chicago Cubs, Packers and Highbury Arsenal fan. In addition to capturing random moments with whatever camera is close by (usually his iPhone), his other interests include coffee, film, music, and traveling in seats 5E and 5F with his fiancé.

Karen

In the Hipstamatic Field Guide it says that the Blanko Freedom color film “does not affect the image”. Perhaps it just allows one to use a lens without mixing it with a film Or having a border?? The black and white film is lovely… Like photos out of the 1940s!!
- Bart
  
  It's like the other Blanko films – it doesn't apply an additional effect to the image beyond the effect from the lens. Contrast that with, say, the Alfred Infrared film, which adds an additional effect to the one provided by the lens.
Kato

The only nice thing about this Pak is the case and the BW film. That’s it. Notice that I said nice, not great. Otoh, I just don’t see the point of the Blanko freedom film.

It’s been awhile since a Hipstapak genuinely impressed me.
Bart

I'll need to see more examples of the new B&W film in action before I add it to the rotation.
http://twitter.com/jaboss1969 @jaboss1969

I think this is a very solid effort. The case if very distinct, the lens is subtle, the B&W film is always welcome, and the borderless color film further expands on the great, basic line that Blanko is known for. Personally, I don't think this is meant for the casual user, but for the Hipsta junkies who are looking to further expand their range. Or, rather, this is a very "serious" Pak.
Dennis

I really like the new blanko freedom film’s lack of frame, but I could do without the 3 stripes (though they are rather unobtrusive, so I’ll take what I can get). It may be plain, but I’ve often wished a lot the films didn’t have frames… On multiple occasions I have ended up cropping off a photo’s frame just because it didn’t match the feel of the photo (I don’t know what other hipstamatic users feel about this, but for me shooting with it is often just a first step that rarely produces something I don’t tweak at least a little bit after it hits my camera roll).

Also, sadly, I do not believe it works well with the John S lens – at least for me, it appears as if that combo expects a frame and leaves a shadow frame of sorts on the results (who knows, some people may like that). Besides that quirk, for $.99, not a bad addition to your hipsta camera bag – and let’s be honest, if you have all the other hipstapaks, you’ll end up dropping that buck regardless.
http://twitter.com/Peakofelephants @Peakofelephants

For me, I have a lot of problems with the new lens. In fact, the app crashes almost constantly when I use it (also seems to be linked to the case, which sucks because I really like it), and the shots take significantly longer to process. Not sure what gives, or if others have experienced this. It was a real disappointment.
Kato

Whoever praises this Pak by arguing that it is not for a "casual user" is wrong. Quite the contrary, I'm sort of a "Hipsta Junkie" as opposed to a "casual user" and I own every Hipsta Pak they ever released. However, I fail to see why this particular one is a "very serious Pak". As much as I like Hipstamatic, that shouldn't stop me from being critical and unreflectingly praise just about everything they churn out.

Like I said, it's been awhile since I was genuinely impressed by a Hipstapak, probably since the Soho Pak (when was that?). If you take away all the marketing hype and stick to the filter quality, apps like Cameramatic, ClassicInsta or Pictureshow have been releasing new, better filters (for free). In comparison, for me, many of recent Hipstapaks are subpar and mediocre particularly in the filter quality department.

As to the latest Pak, the Americana lens takes forever to process, the Blanko Freedom is rather pointless, and the case is nice but it's merely a visual masturbation. Again, it's rather difficult for me to see why this particular pak is a solid effort.

Of course, some would disagree, but I know for a fact that I'm not the only one with this view.

We shouldn't drink the kool aid — It makes the developer lazy, thinking that we would put up with it.
http://twitter.com/jaboss1969 @jaboss1969

Haters gonna hate.

Kato, I didn't mean to step on your toes.

Still think this pak is a nice effort. (And, yes, this is simply my opinion. So, you may disagree with it, but it isn't wrong.) The pak certainly isn't groundbreaking, but, I think what we get fills a few holes in the Hipstamatic camera bag.

Alright, off for a refill on the kool aid!
Kara

Hi everyone,

I was talking to a couple of people on Synthetic’s site, & I mentioned the “red, white & blue” stripes on Blanko Freedom 13 being in keeping with the theme of the Pak- & I was told by 2 people that they see red, YELLOW, & blue! I’m just dying of curiosity to see what anyone *here* sees in the corner. When I zoom in on the stripes, I clearly see a white stripe in the middle, no matter what the lens is or what the subject is, even though the stripes are a bit translucent.
What do you guys see?
Thanks for every answer that I can get!

~Kara
Zoë

Am i the only one that only has the made in America FreePack? i want those 2 films so so bad but i can't buy them anywhere.. is it maby because i bought hipstamatic in the dutch appstore? please someone help me..

thanks alot!
Zoë
- http://www.facebook.com/nainz Naina Iqbal
  
  I'm having the same problem!! Did you find a solution yet?