It is no surprise that I got another camera and that it's the Fujifilm Instax Wide 300. You'd have realized by now or if you don't know yet - I have a little bit of an obsession with instant film photography. I got this one as a steal though or I wouldn't have gotten this so soon after my Mini 90. It's all thanks to Nick buying a Dell XPS 15 9550 from their website. He got a credit back from Dell for $130 that we could use on their website and there's no need to guess what we used the credit for. I only had to pay about $38 extra to get this! WHAT A STEAL, amirite?
I was like a kid on Christmas day the day I received this huge package. I actually did an unboxing video of it, which I may or may not upload. That's why there's a selfie shot - not because I'm vain, mind you, but for the purpose of doing a demo. Otherwise, it's such a waste to use that ginormous film for a face that's not even made up (eep).
I haven't used this as much as I would like mainly because its film is expensive and I keep thinking I'm using two instax mini films for one shot - which is true. And dare I say it? Getting this, I think, is anticlimactic after owning and playing with the Instax Mini 90 with all its amazing features for an instant camera. With the 300, you can't force the flash off. It will, however, gauge the surrounding to check if the flash needs to go off or not. You can turn it on to make sure it goes off in case you're not sure if it will. Does that make sense?
From the few photos I've taken, I can't come to a solid conclusion of the quality of photos it takes. But really, if you're into instant film or polaroids, you don't care much about quality but rather its vintage films. Its boxy and black and gray style definitely gives it that retro look that I like and the shots I've taken all have that dark old photo feel. Though it may be too dark at times as Nick's hair got lost in the dark background it created (and the place was pretty well lit too).
Also, ginormous film means an equally ginormous camera and as you can see from the photo (taken during our impromptu trip to Seattle), it can almost cover my face. Oh and when shooting with this, you may want to hold it with both hands to make sure you have a steady hand when taking a photo.
The Wide 300 also tends to easily turn on so you need to be careful or you may end up taking a photo even when you're not using it. It's accidentally turned on for me so I make sure to also remove one of the batteries when I'm not using it to avoid wasting a film.
