yay huburts * sulley wishes he was as scary as me* future home* yes I'm that tall*
this dress * carslandcarslandcarsland* THEY MAKE GLITTERY EARS* it glowed. that's all.
I love this camera like a child.
As I have previously mentioned,
I have wanted a mini instax since B.o.B released his "Airplanes" video.
'sup 2010
When Fujifilm offered me one to review,
I burst into a celebratory dance moment to the song
It was completely worth the wait.
This camera is everything I hoped it would be.
I initially was worried that the shape
(it's the Fat Amy of cameras)
would make it a bit cumbersome to carry around,
but it's actually super light,
and easy to slip into everything but a clutch.
Or if you're not a purse person,
and have strong faith in thick pieces of string,
there's a wrist strap for you to precariously dangle it from.
The prints are adorable, and turn out way clearer then I expected.
They're the perfect size, and more rectangular than square,
which is good for shooting stuff like people and castles and ice cream cones.
I took it with me on vacation, and so can vouch for it's Justina-proofing.
I dropped it,
several times,
in a pile of sand,
on a boardwalk,
into a palm tree.
don't ask.
The plastic shell a. absorbed it and b. was really easy to clean off.
The only thing I had an issue with was the settings
but that was more due to me being a bad judge of high sunlight v. low sunlight
I think it's really cool how polaroid cameras have evolved in the important ways,
while still retaining what makes them a classic.
They've also come fast and hard as an "old" thing
into fashion blogging, which is a relatively new industry.
Even the way the camera looks takes it from being just a tool to making it an accessory.
It's an amazing way to capture moments and make them physical.
You can look at a print a week later, a month, a year, and it all comes flooding back:
the sounds, the lights, the laughter.
It's a special kind of man-made magic.
Now I just wish I could work some magic on my wallet.
The one true con of this camera is that the film is rather pricey,
running for about $13-$20 for 10 color prints.
I recommend factoring in at least two "practice" shots.
(see: settings)
To top it off, it makes a really satisfying "rrrrRRrr" noise while it's printing your photo.
Total package.
xx,
Justina
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