As someone who's spent an inordinate amount of time converting a Mamiya Press camera to shoot Instax Wide to have exactly these kinds of controls over my composition, I am now seriously considering buying one of these as a lightweight alternative for fun/travel use.
It was your review of the original Instant Wide that convinced me to buy one, and now I want this one too! Thanks for the great review, your channel is always fun and entertaining to watch!
But my question is if I already have the original lomo'instant wide. Is it worth it to upgrade to the glass? I'm not at all a pro and really only use the camera at party's
Having the manual controls is great, Lomography does it again! I fully agree with the point about the viewfinder: parallax compensation like that is a pain, I wonder if, in a pinch, you càn actually compose by just peeking over the top plate. Hope this one has a smaller fail rate to the og model (those seemed to break a bit too easily).
The lomo instant wide is one my FAVORITE cameras to use!!! I got it back in 2017, and unfortunately now occasionally has problems in ejecting the film out through the rollers…. I’ve dreamt of buy myself a RF70, but as a dad of three girls, I can’t bring myself to spend that much money on a camera when there are other bills around the house. In comes this lomo glass version and I’d be lying if I’m not super excited for it. Inside price range✅ My favorite camera, but with a glass lens ✅ Instax wide✅ The only thing that has me worried is, will down the line I encounter the same issues with the rollers…..?? Who knows. (Rhetorical question, not actually looking for this answered) Either way, I’m super happy to see that there is now an affordable option available for a format I love so dearly.
I got the wide after seeing your video! I loved it until it started jamming. After a bit of searching it seems the fuji packs changed shape slightly and i needed to add a peice of foam to fix the issue. I hope they fixed that as well with this update! Im currently saving for the I-2 so ill be sticking with what i got for now.
Ben, the lack of a hot or cold shoe IS annoying but I’ve had good success on another plastic camera with a stick on shoe . Glued down a flat piece of plastic 3 times the width of strong plastic to the shoe base (to reduce the risk of the glued on shoe cracking out a chunk of the camera body if accidentally pressure was applied) and glued the shoe onto that . Used an old “watameter” rangefinder
You could also use a screw-on cold shoe and use the tripod mount on the base of the camera. It creates a fun flipping motion you do with the camera. Stick on always makes me nervous and it’s kinda destructive to the fleather
Looks like you were visiting Untermyer. Does that viewfinder come out non-destructively and securely go back in? Might be a way to 3D print some kind of custom bracket to glue on to the top (without blocking the film slot). Keep it low profile when transporting, pop the viewfinder out and attach when using.
I keep hoping someone will produce larger sized Polaroid film packs. There are several old MF cameras that have Polaroid backs no one has been able to use in forever. These cameras prove there’s a market.
That’s a great setup! I’ve recently been using the Binstax on the RB67 and I think it has the Nons kit beat (no side pod or black borders). Both are amazing tho for square, tough to measure up anything for wide though.
@@InAnInstant Ya I would like to try that but I don't have an RB. Still it's great and it's brought my hassy back to life. Would be nice to see a back for these big vintage bodies that worked on wide.
Today I was talking to a B&H Rep to pick out a good flash for my nonssl660 and I said the phrase "this camera usually let's in a dump truck amount of light, but I'd still like to have a flash on hand" ..dumptruck..where on earth did I pick up that slang 🤔
As I am loving shooting with manual exposure would have loved to see more exposure time choices (not many, but maybe 1/250, 1/100 and 1/50). Good to know that Lomography is not stagnating like Fujifilm, but will stick to the Wide Plastic for now.
@@InAnInstant They would get my money in no time. I love the LomoWide. With some tinkering is just amazing. I managed to calibrate the distance scale for the Macro and Wide attachment, and started using GND filters to deal with landscape with bright skies and it is so much fun to use. The Multiple exposure mode in combination with the 1/30sec also allow to shoot at any of its multiple (on tripod, of course) when light is scarse - with additional time settings it would crush the Fujis for those who wants more control.
Appreciate this insight Ben on this Lomo... Have you test Fuji film Instax wide film with this Lomo Wide? and how do you compare this to the newer Fuji Instax Wide 400? or even the Fuji 300 Wide? which some still prefer over the new 400 Wide..lol thanks
My plastic wide has an issue with the film ejector getting stuck up and not only refusing to eject the next frame but also getting on the bottom of the image.
every time a new camera comes out I always wonder how difficult it can be to get the viewfinder in the center. Is there something we don't understand or is it something they don't want to do?
If you want essentially the same type of picture every time (direct depiction of a scene or a flash photo of a person), then the 300. If you want a creative tool, the Lomo would be my choice.
How does the build quality on this bb feel? I loved the OG but I had two models where the batter door gave out before my love for the camera did. I resorted to duct taping it secure a number of times and eventually they just gave up the ghost. RIP those two. I hope this one feels like more of a tank!?
@@InAnInstant Copy that! Thanks for the intel! To be fair that thing was a daily carry for a minute, but I didn't feel like I was doing anything to warrant that door giving out on me multiple times! Appreciate you, player!
I have an instant wide 200 - very frustrated at how "infinity focus" is actually exactly 20ft, and the lack of aperture adjustment and really limiting shutter speeds. Easiest way to get wrongly exposed blurry photos out there, but I suppose I got what I paid for at £4 from a charity shop. To see that this has zero focussing aids is pretty annoying, honestly.
Great video, as always! The sharpness and the lack of distortion on this camera look amazing! 😍 The Lomography website claims it is "the sharpest instant camera on earth". Is it, though, when compared to the Polaroid I-2, SX-70, and the MiNT cameras? 😬
Haha, I don’t know, hard to say there. It’s as sharp as it needs to be, and at this point there’s no real use in pixel peeping the titans of instant film cameras as they’re all great.
@@InAnInstant Actually, I rewatched your video, and I am seeing the distortion now 😄 Also, Lomo is being sneakily clever by saying "Achieve excellent depth of field with an additional manual f/22 aperture stop" on the camera's page on their website... As you said, f/22 would make images overall sharper due to a deeper depth of field. But we can already get that with Fujifilm Instax cameras. My impression is that most photographers would appreciate a manual f/8 stop for a narrower depth of field. But using f/8 at a maximum shutter speed of 1/125 would be impossible outdoors without and ND filter 😁
How much would people who’re really into Wide be willing to pay for a camera with a really really good lens and maybe a rangefinder? Like $2000 lens alone?
Why couldn't they at least put the finder on the left side like a Leica? It's just annoying to have to cram your face in your hand just to see through the finder... 🙄
I think I will pass on this. With a glass lens it should be sharper images . And yes. The viewfinder should be above the lens for centered photos. Sharper image instax camera is the only instant film camera with the view finder above the lens.
