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How to Take a Double Exposure: Instax Mini 90 and Square SQ6

June 18, 2018 By Heather 8 Comments

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One of the most interesting, and at the same time, most challenging modes you can find on the Instax Square SQ6 and Mini 90 is called Double Exposure, represented on both Instax models by an icon featuring two overlapping squares.

I’ve been playing around with this mode for a while now, so I thought I’d share some tips and tricks on how to use it most effectively.

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Fujifilm Instax Square SQ6 vs. Mini 90 Neo Classic – The 10 Main Differences

June 17, 2018 By Heather 19 Comments

fuji instax mini 90 vs sq6

When most people think of Instax cameras, the first models that usually come to mind are the extremely popular Mini 8 and its successor, the Mini 9. But they are far from the only Instax cameras on the market today.

Two models with more advanced settings than the Mini 8 and 9 are the Instax Square SQ6 and the Instax Mini 90 Neo Classic. The former is a brand new instant camera that uses the Instax Square film format while the latter is the premium model in the Mini range.

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Fujifilm Instax Mini vs Square Film – What’s the difference?

June 11, 2018 By Heather 2 Comments

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As of today, there are three film formats available for Fujifilm’s series of Instax cameras: Mini, Wide and most recently, Square. In this Q&A article, we’re going to be taking a quick look at how the Mini and Square formats compare!

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Fujifilm Instax Square SQ6 vs SQ10 – The 10 Main Differences

June 7, 2018 By Heather 4 Comments

Fujifilm has released a number of Instax cameras to date but so far there are just two with the SQ prefix: the SQ6 and SQ10.

The SQ6 is a fully analog film camera whereas the SQ10 is an instant “hybrid” in that creates prints from digital images.

Despite belonging to the same family, there are actually a lot of differences between these two cameras as we’ll find out in this article. In fact, the only thing they really have in common is that they both print images in square film format!

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How to put film into the Instax Square SQ6

June 2, 2018 By Heather 1 Comment

how to put film into instax sq6

The Instax SQUARE SQ6 is Fujifilm’s first analog instant camera to print in the square format and is on track to become one of the company’s most popular Instax models to date.

If you’ve just bought an SQ6 for yourself but aren’t sure how to load the film into the camera correctly, you’ve come to the right place. With the help of step-by-step visuals, I’ll show you how to put film into the camera and start taking pictures in no time at all! 🙂

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Say hello to the “beautifully square” Fujifilm Instax SQUARE SQ6!

May 15, 2018 By Heather Go to Comments

Today Fujifilm announced its first new Instax model of 2018 – the Instax SQUARE SQ6 – and it’s one I’m super excited about. Why? Because it’s the first analog Instax camera to print in the square format!

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Although I love the advantages of the Mini format, such as the fact you can store it inside a business card holder for example, I really grew to appreciate the larger, more traditional size of the 1:1 Square format while using the SHARE SP-3 printer last month.

So, besides the squareness of the prints, what else is new about the Instax SQ6? Well, as we mentioned above, it’s a proper analog camera unlike the SQUARE SQ10 that came before it, which was essentially a digital camera and film printer rolled into one.

It comes in three colour combinations – blush gold, graphite grey and pearl white – and quite simply, they’re all stunning. If I had to choose, I’d probably go for the gold version but it would be a tough call. The design crew at Instax definitely deserves a big pat on the back!

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As could only be expected, it comes with many of the modes found on the Instax Mini 70 and 90 such as selfie, macro, landscape, double exposure, self timer and light/dark. There is also automatic exposure control that brightens both the subject and background in dark rooms and at night. The handy selfie mirror on the lens has made its return too, which is great to see.

Included in the SQ6 pack are three new strobe colour filters that you can attach directly to the flash to change the colour and mood of the scene.

Unfortunately it looks like Fujifilm has gone with the same CR2 type batteries it used for the Mini 70, which aren’t as easy to find as the standard AA type. I had kind of hoped they would start giving their Instax cameras rechargeable batteries like the one used inside the Polaroid OneStep2 but it wasn’t to be, at least not on this model.

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The Fujifilm Instax SQUARE SQ6 will be available on May 25th 2018 at the approximate retail price of $129.95. As always, I’ll do my best to get my hands on one as soon as possible to review!

Update: my full review of the Instax SQ6 is now online!

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Fujifilm Instax SHARE SP-3 Review

April 28, 2018 By Heather 7 Comments

instax share sp-3 review

The other week, Fujifilm loaned us a sample of the X-A5 mirrorless camera to review, and it just so happened that the Instax SHARE SP-3 printer was included in the package along with the camera. Serendipitous, you might say, since I’ve been wanting to try the SP-3 for ages, and a few of you have been asking for feedback about it!

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Polaroid OneStep 2 Instant Camera Review

March 13, 2018 By Heather 4 Comments

Polaroid onestep2 review

So synonymous is the Polaroid brand name with instant film photography that many people colloquially refer to all instant cameras, including the Instax series from Fujifilm, as “polaroids”.

Although bankruptcy forced the Polaroid Corporation to cease production of instant film products in 2008, its legacy lives on in the form of Polaroid Originals, a Dutch company formerly known as the Impossible Project.

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Instax Mini 7s vs Mini 9 (and 8) – The Main Differences

March 3, 2018 By Heather 2 Comments

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The Instax Mini 9 may have been released nearly a decade after the Mini 7s but many people are still curious to know what the differences are between them.

In a way, the question makes perfect sense since many of their specifications, from the 60mm lens and aperture range to the basic brightness settings and the design, are almost identical.

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How Big Are Instax Mini Photos?

February 25, 2018 By Heather 1 Comment

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When people think of instant prints, the first thing that usually comes to mind is the traditional square-shaped Polaroid about the size of of a tea coaster.

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