Fujifilm Instax Wide Film Review: Instant Film's Enduring Appeal
Fujifilm's Instax Wide film is experiencing significant popularity, celebrated for its reliable image quality that yields vivid, saturated photographs. Rated at ISO 800, it performs exceptionally well with built-in flashes, unlike its competitor, Impossible Project film, making it adaptable for different photography techniques. The development process takes approximately five minutes. Many users favor the Wide format due to its image size of 3.9 inches by 2.4 inches, which aligns with the golden ratio. Instax cameras are updated biennially and are designed as straightforward point-and-shoot models. While Lomography provides cameras with enhanced creative features, Fujifilm has launched printers that connect to smartphones. Instax Wide film is vibrant, affordable, and available at Blue Moon Camera and Machine in Portland, Oregon, which offers a 10% discount to PetaPixel Members.
Key facts
- Fujifilm Instax Wide film is reviewed in a Film Friday feature
- Instax film is rated ISO 800 and develops in about five minutes
- Instax images are described as bright, saturated and crisp with consistent results
- The Impossible Project film was Instax's early competitor, known for muted colors and finicky performance
- Instax Wide images measure 3.9in by 2.4in with a white border and a golden-ratio-inspired aspect ratio
- Instax Wide cameras receive new versions roughly every other year but retain largely unchanged core functionality
- Lomography offers cameras with exposure control, multiple exposure and bulb mode
- Fujifilm Instax printers sync with smartphones or digital cameras to print digital photos as Instax images
- Color Fujifilm Instax Wide film is on sale all day at Blue Moon Camera and Machine in Portland, Oregon
- PetaPixel Members receive 10% off all lab services with Blue Moon
Entities
Artists
- Zeb Andrews
- Fran Browne
- Annie Buckles
Institutions
- Fujifilm
- Impossible Project
- Polaroid
- Lomography
- Blue Moon Camera and Machine
- PetaPixel
Locations
- Portland
- Oregon
- United States