Review for: Fujifilm Instax Mini 9 instant camera and film.
I purchased this camera and film for use at a wedding reception. The camera, and the instant photos, were an incredible success! I spent the night getting to know everyone at the reception by photographing and gifting the instant photos to everyone there. Guests were excited and very appreciative. I also took additional photos of everyone as gifts for the bride and groom. I brought along some fine-point sharpies for folks to notate the photos, but that would have slowed me down, so ended up not using the pens.
Some things to consider when using this camera:
* Your best, indoor, photos will be a distance of no more than 3-4 feet. Any farther than 4 feet and the resulting photo really isn't big enough for details. Closer than 3 feet and you'll likely need to use the close-up lens (but the photo really won't be as good as without the lens at the 3-4 foot distance). I haven't yet taken any daylight photos, but I'm sure when I do they will turn out as well, if not better, than those using the flash (as long as I maintain the proper distance).
* Refrain from action shots. This camera really can't focus and snap fast enough for motion shots. So try to stick to posed photos, you'll be glad you did.
* Use the viewfinder as much as you can (to help position your shots). I found, as the evening progressed, folks were not always willing to stand still while I lined them up in the viewfinder, so a quick point-and-shoot photo, without using the viewfinder, worked well. Take enough photos and you will eventually get a feel for where to point for the best photo.
* If you do use the close-up lens, remember to get closer to your subject, and also remember to center the subject in the lower-left corner of the viewfinder for the best photo, as the close-up lens is slight offset.
* Have plenty of film on hand. You only get 10 shots per film pack, and then you're switching to a new pack. With a lot of guests to photograph, you'll be switching packs a lot. Remember, when you start a new pack, you must first eject the film cover sheet (a black sheet; not a photograph). You'll get used to telling folks why you're seemingly taking a picture of your shoes after every 10 shots.
I've seen other reviews where problems with the film were reported (all photos black, colors bad, etc.). I had absolutely none of those problems. In fact, both the camera and film performed flawlessly.
The 'official' wedding photographer was quite enamored with what I was doing. She was taking photos with a very nice digital camera with powerful flash, and I'm sure her photos will be treasured by the bride and groom forever. My photos, using the Instax camera, were not digital quality, but everyone had a lot of fun seeing the results instantly. I was accumulating photos - collecting photos in my pocket as I roved around the room, returning every few minutes to drop them off at my table) - and I found the wedding photographer on more than one occasion taking photos of the instant photos on my table.
Everyone at the reception loved the instant photos that I was handing out, and the bride and groom loved the stack of about 75 photos that I presented to them the next day. Great memories of a wonderful occasion.
This is a great camera and I highly recommend it for fun photography.
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| model name | Mini9 Clear Yellow | 16806286 | 16806262 | Mini9 Clear Purple | instax | FJFMINI12HB |
| film format type | Instant | Instant | Instant | Instant | Instant | Instant |
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| exposure control type | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| min shutter speed | — | 1/2 seconds | 1/2 seconds | — | 1 seconds | — |
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Fujifilm Mini 9 Instant Camera with Clear Accents (Yellow)
The Fujifilm Instax Mini 9 is a compact and easy to use instant film camera. The camera uses the widely available Fuji Instax instant film paper to provide quality credit sized prints, so you can capture and share printed images in an instant and wherever you go. The Instax Mini 9 features a sleek design and incorporates a small selfie mirror on the front of the lens to accurately frame selfies, as well as a macro attachment lens to provide a minimum focus distance of 35cm for taking pictures of close subjects.
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