Instax Camera Light Settings

I was in search of an Instax camera as a creative outlet and to put a retro spin on my photography hobby. I'd looked at the popular Fuji Instax line of cameras, and even had a Mini 90's in a cart, ready to purchase... but I kept having one nagging question in the back of my mind that kept me from pulling the trigger. This is pretty automatic, and you're stuck at F/12.7. Is this going to really give me the creative control I'm looking for, or would this be better for parties and grabbing quick-memories? Well, I'm not a teenager. I don't really go to too many parties, and the novelty to my friends of an instant photo is a great for sharing, but it doesn't really fulfill my personal goals. However... F/5.7 for lower light and/or shallow depth of field and Manual Focus, coupled with shooting a kind of camera that I'd never shot before? THAT sounds more like what I was looking for! First up... it's expensive. You could buy a Fuji Mini 90, a Fuji 300 wide, a Fuji SP-1 Instax Printer, AND more than 100 shots of film for less than you can buy this one camera by itself... and it doesn't even include a neck strap. That's straight-up daunting, if I'm being honest. On that fact alone, I couldn't recommend this camera for someone who just wants to shoot the Instax Mini format for fun. It took me a week to really mull that over. Am I glad I made the decision I did? Absolutely. This camera has taught me to slow down, compose, and consider. Each shot matters, so I care and think more on every one. This camera WILL take more skill/time and trial/error to get quick shots in focus than other automatic options. Vignetting occurs at high aperture settings. I'm running out of characters B&H will let me use, so let's wrap up this up with pros/cons: Pros: Manual Focus, f 5.6, glass lenses, fun bonus aperture (mine was a clover!), hidden flash, optional ND filters, close up filters, and lens hood Cons: Manual Focus, expensive, light-meter not very dependable in bright light

I've owned this camera for over a year now and really enjoy taking instant photos with it.� The extra lenses and ability to control aperture and exposure time allows me to be very creative with the photos I take.� The plastic lens also produces a wonderful vignette effect.� When compared to the photos taken with my Instax 50S, the Lomo'Instant photos have a much richer color saturation. I also appreciate the fact that this camera uses inexpensive AA batteries, rather than the more expensive CR2 batteries that some other Instax cameras require.� I think the weakest point of this camera is taking indoor photography in low light.� To get a good indoor photo, the subject needs to be within a couple of feet of the camera.� Or, use the "bulb" mode and extend the exposure time to allow more light to reach the film.

I love my Instax camera and the price for five of these was the most competitive I could find.

keeps stray light out..makes it easier to read the settings when the camera is up to your eye

Solid camera, good settings, light-weight/portable, easy to use.

Read the reviews.... authors missed the whole point, or are in 'lalaland'. This is an emergency stealth light, or a photographer's light to check camera settings in moon lid darkness when using 'Photopills'.... It will not hurt your eye at 1 lumen, and check all your settings. Personally, this is a great light to be kept in your camera bag. Love the 1 lumen setting!!

Amazing replacement for my original instax mini camera

Once you get all the settings right on your camera your off and running.

Great camera, settings are easy to use.

A great guide to help with camera settings.