Fujifilm INSTAX Link Wide PHOTO Printer review vs Mini vs Square vs CP-1300 

My Fujifilm INSTAX Link Wide review! The best portable photo printer! INSTAX Link Wide at Amazon: amzn.to/3nCK8Ev Buy Gordon a coffee: www.paypal.me/cameralabs Gordon's In Camera book: amzn.to/2n61PfI / Amazon uk: amzn.to/2mBqRVZ Cameralabs merchandise: redbubble.com/people/cameralabs/shop Gordon’s retro gear channel: ru-vid.com Gordon's Lunar Eclipse tutorial: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lx6daPmtiQQ.html Equipment used for producing my videos Sony A6400: amzn.to/3hul53c Sony e 24mm f1.8: amzn.to/2TqWNzk Rode NT USB mic: amzn.to/3AdHcUp Rode Wireless Go II mic: amzn.to/3xkCvGo Rode Lavalier Go mic: amzn.to/3ygzzKY Godox UL150 light: amzn.to/2VpVbXE Godox QR-P70 softbox: amzn.to/3yQfGdF MacBook Pro 13in (16GB / 512GB): amzn.to/3hrwMYD Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases

I can't believe that it has been six years since an official Instax Wide product came out. I hope my retailer (I work in retail) gets some of these to sell as I think it would make a good holiday gift. Also, that lunar eclipse photo with the tower was spectacular!

FINALLY ❤️❤️❤️ I super love your reviews 👍🏻👍🏻 I will be getting my preorder soon 🙏

Very thorough demonstration Gordon. 🙏👍 Like the outputs

I can’t believe they released it with microUSB and not USB-C 🤦 it’s 2021…

Great review Gordon! 👏🏻 The wide printer definitely is one I've been waiting for

Thanks! Been waiting years for one of these, had no idea they were out. Just ordered one!

Thank you! I'll order this in a few days.

Now that's a great review / overview! Big thank you!

Thanks for the detailed video, well done!

Thanks Gordon for yet a great review and excellent tutorial. If not mistaken, I remember you were asking Fujifilm for an Instax Wide printer in the review of the SQ1 instant camera, and here it is 😊.

Thank you for helping new buyers to make a choice ! I'll buy this printer today ... Such a professional program

Great video about this new product! I have been an Instax Wide camera user for more than a decade, and now finally Fujifilm gives Instax Wide film a printer which this instant film format deserves. I just saw this printer this afternoon in an electronic appliances store in Tokyo, and came to RU-vid to find review videos as I did not know such product was announced and released two months ago! (I did not expect Fujifilm to release any new products for Instax Wide at all) Now my struggle is... whether I should get this printer. I do have a decent and working Fujifilm 500AF but sometimes I did get some overexposed or underexposed photos which were basically a white picture or a dark-black picture... This printer makes sure the Wide films would not go to waste, but the camera gives the element of surprise and it feels great when a good result is obtained and captured on a film without knowing what the outcome would be. Just sharing my silly struggle. :) Hope you are having fun with this great printer!

Excellent review Gordon as always. This is something I would not use often, but at certain events I attend it would be a great addition to carry in my bag and have the option of printing off photos from my phone and giving them to people that are there. The colour reproduction on this model looks very good from the examples you showed in the 'Rich' setting. I will look out for this model becoming available here in France.

Thanks for your detailed review! Really helpful as I'm liking the option of being able to choose the print beforehand (oh my so many bad prints from the instax mini which wastes film).

I was beginning to worry that fuji would discontinue the wide format since they haven't had a new camera in 8 years. Im very glad this came out, I wouldn't buy a mini printer because I don't want my already good images from a digital camera to be so tiny, and I didnt get the square printer because of the price of the film being actually MORE than the wide. I'll definitely be picking one of these up

Excellent review, and interesting to see the addition of a QR code. I enjoy using my square format printer - how did the design of that end up being so ‘Batman’ compared to the other two?

great review and helped me decide to get a instax wide printer

Love your tech reviews!

FINALLY!!!!!! I've been asking for this printer for years!!!

Great presentation. You never lost my attention.

If video user manual is a thing for the future, manufacturers have to hire you for that, Gordon. No one does product demonstrations better than you.

Thanks for another thoughtful comprehensive review! Wondering your thoughts on pricier monochrome film? Thanks!

Absolutely fantastic presentation. I am ordering the wide now. I will order the square next month!

Thanks for the thorough review Gordon. Still a bit on the fence whether I would actually use this or if it's too much of a gimmick. Seems like one of those things you'll use a few times at the start, then rarely again.

Very informative thanks

Hey Gordon, I just saw your review, thanks a lot for the clear information! Still torn between the sp-3 for the square format and the wide version though.. Aside from the dimesonsion, isn't the wide way better because of the mobile app which is better & the 'rich' mode? Thanks!

What a great product and very usefull review.

i'm waiting for instax wide digital camera to complete my collection...also square link printer is good idea

What resolution do you use to output to your phone?

I’ve been considering buying one of these for when I shoot weddings, ever since a RU-vidr named Magic Wedding Photographer suggested it.

Good to hear that the firmware has provided a way to print to the mini link via Bluetooth too - I’m hoping this firmware update makes it to my older X-E3. I agree with you that I prefer the Square format, and so I hope a mini link square is right around the corner

great review. I saw that there are b&w cartriges out and I wish somebody would show how they come out in the print

Excellent, thank you.

Woah! I already have the mini link, definitely gonna buy this

Hey Gordon, was the image for the Instax wide in the Mini-Square-Wide-Polaroid comparison printed or shot? Noticed it has a different rendering of the water’s colour to the rest

Hello Gordon! Perfect video, very informative I could say! But I could use some of your experience here. You see, I want to go for the wide model as the size really matters for me here, but I'm not sure whether to choose this laser/led technology over the thermal of the mini + square. I could use your comments on this! Thanks in advance! Cheers!

Great review Gordon and a great printer. I have a question, if I a took a photo vertically with my mobile, how will it be printed?

Question: If you shoot in portrait mode, can you flip the pic in the app and get the full frame to print? Thanks Gordon!

Thanks for the, as usual, great review! Just wondering if the edited photos for printing are saved digitally for printing at a later date later or for use in other applications?

Thanks for the video.

Questions for anyone who may own this device. can one remove the Color film cartridge for the B&W on the fly or must the current cartridge in the device be completely finished before replacing with the next? also is there anything comparable to the intax wide ?

Can you print multiple images at once? Like if I wanna use it for an event and print 100 photos, should i manually go and pick one at the time or can i select them all and send them to print?

I hope Fuji will next do a camera/ printer for the wide film. Much like the evo.

Do I have to register my printer?

Hi Gordon! Great review! I’m debating between the instax wide or the selphy CP-1300 as a present for someone, which would you go for? Thanks!

Thanks for a super demo. Currently need to decide between this Instax Link WIde or the Canon selphy square qx10. Have not managed to find an independent review or demo of the canon model. If anyone can give me any comments re the canon model, it would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

Dear Gordon do you know if this instax wide can be paired with the new Fuji x-h2? If you can help me to fix this point it would be very appreciated :)

Very tempted. Now we need a Wide-Square format.

How does it deal with the black and white cartridges they offer? Can it auto identify it and make adjustments?

When will it work for my X100V, Xpro3 and GFX? I also se that the my SP2 printers haas been discontinued (Dec 2021). The Instax Mini primer only works on smartphones and I don't want to use the SP3 because I don't want square prints.

Great video, lots of detail, nice job! 🎉 Where did you mention the CP-1300? I can’t find it, looking for the comparison. As an aside, the cp1300 to the 1500 looks like a downgrade. Though both seem better than this instax wide that I just bought for a secret Santa.

Hi Gordon, as much as I love the idea of printing photos relatively quickly, I typically have issues pairing and transferring images from my X-H2 to my Note20 Ultra 5G, do you know if the X-H2 is compatible for printing straight from camera? Or maybe a 3rd party printer that allows this? I've not been able to find an answer on Google and Fuji generally don't reply to Emails, in my experience. Thanks in advance!

The QR codes seem cool, but printing text and emojis onto the prints looks so wrong 🤨

Doesn’t it connect with the Fujifilm cameras for direct print?

Good One Sir

Does it allow you to put the QR code, small text, etc on the white border so it isn’t on the picture itself?

I recently got one of these Something strange happened when i was setting mine up, after putting in the film cartridge, it sounded like it was ejecting the protective sheet, but nothing came out (I very carefully opened and closed the door, and it came out on the second try, and i then did a test print, which came out perfect) I am thinking about getting a Mini and a Square printer, so that i can print to any of the sizes

Can it connect direct from camera? What camera are compatible?

Is the Instax SP-3 square series discontinued??? I'm also confused on if I can still print directly from my X100V to the instax wide.

Can you print vertical photos on the wide printer?

How does the printer make the image on the film? I can understand paper and ink printers, but this printer with film has me puzzled!

As a photographer who mainly does family pictures I do have the occasional customer who needs a passport picture (immediately). At the moment I only have a common office printer and some photo paper which seems to be enough for the purpose but the quality isn't exactly stellar. I'm looking for something small and simple but with a better quality. Do you think one of these printers could be the solution or is it more of a gimmick for hipsters?

awsome review but im still torn which is better the Instax wide or mini link!

A few years ago I decided to refrain from buying any more product with a micro USB interface, after having experienced repeated failures with them, and in order to make the switch to a USB-C-only electronic arsenal. The release of this product makes it tempting to revoke that decision, since I also own a Fuji camera, which I'd love to pair this with (and which has USB-C, by the way!), but since I really just got rid of my last micro USB-infested piece of electronic, I likely won't. It's a shame I'd have to let this one go just because of the interface... Why, Fuji? :'(

Could I print directly from an XT4 ?

Do you know about the print quality? Is it 300 dpi like the liplay or 600 like the evo?

Great video. How does it compared with the kodak retro mini 3 printer?

Which one do you prefer between wide link and cp1300?

@gordon what's ur opinion on the instax evo?, I'm trying to decide if this is a better investment, as I can print from my phone and olympus camera, (which I can from the EVO too), but the extra $50 for a crappy camera,,,, strapped to the printer and also mini not wide.... makes me think twice about it, although I LOVE THE LOOKS of the camera

Got mine. Much happier now.

Hi, are these films for instant cameras Matt or glossy?

Says 'can not connect' on the fuji x-s10. on version 2.4. maybe it only worked on 2.1?

wait why can the instax link wide have rich photo mode, and they cant implement that in the mini

Is there monochrome for the wide printer

I bought the intax link wide around 2 years ago and printed about 60 photos the first year all came out fine had it on my shelf for a good while and when I went to print the photos this year every single one is completely black I would NOT recommend buy this as its fairly pricey and warranty it 12 months and mine stopped working not long after at first I thought it must be the film so I bought more and from a different store still just black photos also these are bright pictures not dark. Just wanted to let you know my xp with this product (while I've been looking for any videos' on fixing the issue all are for white pictures being printed )

So after 2 years, when i scan the audio qr code, it wont work anymore?

Which has the best picture quality ? I am deciding on the wide and square model

checked the QR code on the Sandwich, it went to a coordinate location, likely the correct one, but doesn’t give the name though. Cool feature though it went to your website, no problem

I keep thinking. instax wide link printer....get a reasonable cheap phone or tablet...fix together. Hybrid Instax wide camera that could be better than the evo/sq10/20? Maybe make a fancy wood case that looks like a camera.

Would be fun to do some street portraits with this and then give them to people.

But how does the quality compares to the 300's ?

Image crop on screen is not exactly what comes out on the printed photo. Using iOS app V1.0.2 on iPad.

The codes work fine ha ha

Doesn’t it overheat?

sharing the printer among friends, only one app / device can be connected (?) need to shut app down before another person can connect.

I'm gonna buy one of these and take pictures of people in my downtown area. Sell them for 8 bucks and 10 for the digital photos as well. A pack of 20 would make me 140 bucks. I will keep doing until it dies and if it can print 100 photos on one charge thats a potential of 800 dollars a night if the only buy the physical and not digital as well.

Amazing review! I bought it day one but I've noticed it crops my Sony A7C photos by about 15% by default which is super frustrating. My SP2 also crops but not nearly as much. Have you found any way around this? Or am I doing something dull? 🤔😆

The battery for the cp1500 is stupid expensive 😢

I see, that this printer is mainly aimed people who take pictures with their mobile phone, but I wouldn't wait a second, if it could be used with my laptop via a usb cable.

Also groovy.

A great review and don't get me wrong, but that's such a weird product. Why would you use instant film in a portable printer? The prints lack the charm of an actual Instax picture, but look worse than a proper print. They're also less convenient and more expensive. Adding text or emoticons makes me physically cringe. If you like this product, go for it, seriously. As long as you are happy, I'm too. I just want to get it.

Great Review 💕 And Please send me a 250d canon if you can.i really need it.

Could you please give me that one as free

I’m watching this on my iPad, as indeed I watch most RU-vid videos. And I simply can’t see the details. I assume you record in 4K? Don’t! You’ll lose many viewers in that way, and there’s no real benefit. As a webmaster for my chess club (about 15 years ago) I learned that at the time most people didn’t even use 1080, so I had to take that into account. Always cater to the ones with the oldest equipment, and you stand a good chance to please everyone. Oh yes, 4K does have its place, but not in presenting to a wider audience.