The Phoblographer featured a piece on the eight reasons photographers should shoot instant film. To summarize, you should, it will teach you things as a photographer, and its cool. Check it out. Embedded in the article is the video of the author of these eight reasons, New York City-based photographer Josh Katz, listing these items with his take on why each is important to you. Like all Youtube videos there is the rabbit hole at the end where Youtube lists possible videos of interest.
Here are a few of those videos that might be worth watching, for when you pick out your new to you Polaroid or Instax camera:
- Instax Wide Shootout! This 20+ minute video covers the two leading Instax Wide format cameras in great detail with comparison shots from each camera. Summary: Lomo Wide for creativity and features, Fuji Wide for ready out of the box and gets the job done. Worth the time.
- Polaroid 600 vs. Fuji Wide 300. This video covers in depth pros and cons of Polaroid vs. Instax in under 8 minutes.
- How To: Getting Started with 8x10 Instant Film An overview of Large Format instant film. The core of which is the Polaroid 8x10 film processor, without which one has no final image. Polaroid Originals (formerly Impossible) makes colour 8x10 instant film.
- Fuji Instax Mini: Mini 8 vs. the new Mini 9 The Mini 8 is no longer made. This 8 minute video gives an overview of the new Instax Mini 9 format camera.
- The Ultimate Fuji Instax Camera Comparison 2017 The Ultimate comparison of the Fuji Instax lineup. Just over 21 minutes.
- 12 Mistakes to Avoid with Instant Photography Lauren and Rob list the pitfalls of instant photography and how to avoid them in ten-ish minutes. Instant film is $1 a frame and up, mistakes can be costly!
- Polaroid Originals The modern Polaroid fim maker. Maker of the I-Type and OneStep2, and also sells vintage, restored Polaroid cameras, such as the Type 600, Spectra and SX-70.
