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Lomography just launched an Instax Wide camera with a 90mm š8-22 coated glass lens for under $300: LomoāInstant Wide Glass.
Iām very happy that Fujifilm allowed its film format to grow far beyond its in-house cameras, with many options available for advanced photographers, including the MiNT InstantKon rangefinder, back for large format cameras, and even a gingerbread camera with the help of the Jollylook manual processor (analog.cafe/r/building-theā¦, unfortunately just 1 of 1 for now).
However, quality glass options for Instax film are not cheap. InstantKon currently sells for $900, NONS SLRs (which accept a variety of vintage lenses with Instax Square) are $500, and backs for medium and large format cameras (while relatively affordable) still require the said pricey cameras.
LomoāInstant Wide Glass, on the other hand, is $279. Though this camera comes short of full manual controls, āthe worldās sharpest instant cameraā comes with a 90mm (35mm equiv.) š8-22 coated glass lens with a 0.3m/1ā close focus (zone focusing), 8ā1/250s leaf shutter with Bulb and a fixed 1/30s option, +1/-1EV exposure compensation control, multiple exposure control, flash & remote flash (PC), and wireless shutter trigger.
The camera is available for sale on the Lomography website: shop.lomography.com/us/lomā¦
Iāll add samples to this thread shortly.
Close focus may be tricky to nail while zone focusing. Even at š8 (the same aperture as the famed Polaroid SX-70ās widest, analog.cafe/r/polaroid-sx-ā¦), itās hard at 0.3m with a 90mm lens.
I think Christine Turek did a wonderful job here with her portrait of Mila.
Zone focusing guide: analog.cafe/r/how-to-zone-ā¦
