Some, and including me in the past, called this cheating. Missing the true essence of an Instant print. The precious 1:1 original shot there and then.
Fuji did do what they could to make it as analog as possible in that you have to make all your adjustments in terms of film effects and lens effects before pressing the shutter. You cannot make changes after the photo is done with the exception of altering the brightness of the image and a bit of zoom.
So the die hards will still say it's not really an instant print.
I thought it over for a bit. Dr.Land wanted to remove all distractions between you and the image. The Polaroid (Instant photography) is a physical artifact of the moment the photo was taken. This is indeed the major reason why Polaroids or Fujiroids are so special.
So to stay true to the art, I make it a point that if the image has some special significance or need to have it forever locked to the time and place - I PRINT right away. That image is now my artifact and that years from now when I pick up that print, I will have this attached forever to the time I took the image.
So why not just shoot pure analog versus using this camera?
A few reasons.
It's a crappy digital camera - crappy in that any cellphone will out gun this.
The digitalness allows me to pick and choose between color and black and white. Impossible unless I carry two cameras - 1 with color and the other with black and white.
I can get closer and snap a photo faster with this Evo. Even if I leave the Polaroid, Mint or Fuji on it's automatic mode.
I can shoot in poor lighting without the need of a flash - most of the time.
I can also do that horrible thing and print copies to hand out.
The fun of instant photograph is sharing the image. This is something that is hard to achieve with any other medium. Sharing the image that is PHYSICAL and not another digital image.
So for right now.... this Fujifilm Instax Mini EVO works.
Tomorrow my new Fujifilm Instax Wide EVO arrives.... can't wait !!!!
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