I have been using the Fuji Instax film since they discontinued their pack film for the Polaroid Land cameras - but the camera Fuji made for their wide film was just not the camera I was looking for. So - in comes another company to throw shade and make a camera for the Instax film that makes it truly fun to take instant pictures again. Enjoy!
Fuji SQ6 Instax vs. Polaroid 330 Land Camera! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36foDX490Aw
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In the '90s or early 2000s, I had an instant film camera that took postage stamp sized photos…I think Polaroid made it….I have seen Instax cameras at Wally World….thought about getting one…
Instax is a stolen technology from Polaroid. Kodak stole it. They got partnered with Fujifilm. After Kodak lost the lawsuit, Polaroid presented Fujifilm with two choices. They stop producing the film, or they can continue the production, but only in Japan if they give their magnetic tape technology. They chosed the last possibility. After Polaroid get bankrupted and stopped producing film, Fujifilm turned out the only company that produces instant film, so they won the market to themself.
Polaroid had the best instant film technology, but the worst marketing…
Fuji was almost 800 instaxgrams, now it's just 400! 🙂
Lomo is packed with functionality but replaceable lenses with no prism/mirror or matching viewfinders mean you just have to imagine how a shot would look like… unless there's a scale on the viewfinder with different borders corresponding to the lenses.
I've never heard of lens caps integrated with remotes, it's very interesting. You could always hack a nice separable joint to make them more versatile.
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I missed out on getting an instax wide with 20 packs of expired film for $50 recently but thr lomo does look better, ill be looking for one of those
I loved my Land camera. I especially loved the B&W format. The peeling. The way it was a regular print. No chemical pouch.
I have been very interested in the Instax films for some time, I would love to get an Instax back for my Mamiya RB67 to combine instant film with real high quality camera and lenses and the possibilities (real control of focus and field of depth) of an SLR. Unfortunately Instax backs are kind of expensive so I haven't been able to justify getting one for myself yet. I believe the film material itself is capable of much better image quality than most cameras made for it.
I'm pretty sure Instax Wide has been out since 1999. I picked up a cheap used Instax 200 Wide back in 2011, wasn't impressed with the controls, and the offset viewfinder didn't help with closer shots. Looks like they didn't bother doing a decent upgrade with the 300 you have when they produced it in 2014, just shoved the same stuff in a new body. The Mini and SQ are the bigger sellers so have actually got new bodies and updates, i think Fuji have given up making a newer and better body for the Wide film.
Very cool new product
Have you considered using a jewelry clasp/closure to connect between the remote/cap and lariat to make it easier to connect/disconnect?
I was really grateful that Fuji made instant film that fit into the old Polaroid film holders, both 4×5 and 3×4. The film not only worked with Polaroid cameras, but with millions of others, since the film came in holders that fit into the backs of 4×5 cameras, or 4×5 adapter backs. I used them to test lenses, cameras, and lighting situations before using traditional film in my traditional cameras. When Fuji stopped making the film, it really had an impact on folks like me who like large and medium format film cameras.
Those old cameras built upon the nearly 200 years of camera , film, and lens evolution, and can still help create images that are not possible with digital technology. The cameras you show here are surprising to me in their lack of features from all that evolution that could have been included, since both companies have long histories of making cameras. It seems clear that these cameras are aimed at a certain price point, so I can understand some of the lack of features. But the Lomo looks like it does not even have lugs for a shoulder strap! It doesn't look like a camera I'd want to be carrying around in my hands for very long.
But this was an excellent look at what's currently out there, so thanks very much for the detailed looks!
I still prefer my SX-70, the SX-70 film they’re producing now is pretty good. Although it could of course be better.
I love reviews like this because they are unpretentious and as anti snob as you can get. Gordon Laing at Cameralabs has reviewed many of these and the fujifilm instax printer which is pretty cool too.
Instax Wide exists since before Instax Square. It has been around for at least 20 year. Not new at all.
Love the triple headshot made with the splitzer!
This makes getting an instant camera sound like fun.