Head says Instax, heart says Polaroid :-)

If Fuji would make a Instax camera with a glass slr lens, ability to auto and manual focus, flash and exposure control, timer, Bluetooth control..that would be the new instant GOAT

How the hell don't you have tens of thousands of views? Your production quality is A+

Instax is objectively better. Better colors, faster development, better sharpness and half the price. But I still prefer Polaroid, tho.

Things I like about instax. 1. Cheaper 2.Perfect balance of good quality pic and retro vibe. 3.Tends to often have sales. 4.More cameras that fit with the same type of Film. 5..3 different directions on how to get pic out a.Analog b.Hybrid C. printer

There's no doubt the Instax is better but seeing how far the impossible project has come I continue to shoot Polaroid cause I know they'll get better and I don't want another film stock to die

Hey Chris, just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos! I just got into polaroids afew weeks back and your videos have helped me loads! Bought 2x 600 series cameras and loving it!

Dude, as a total newcomer to this hobby I really appreciate how helpful these videos are. Honestly amazing quality. I wanted to throw out that from my point of view I was kind of reticent to click on the video bc of the silly face on the front, I can see now that it’s something that you’ve done for most/all of your videos but it’s never too late to rebrand! I guess I was just worried that the video would be too silly or clickbait-y because of the thumbnail editing but I can see it’s excellent quality now that I’ve watched a few. Will keep coming back to the channel, thanks for all of the good advice on film!

Both are great. If you love the Polaroid brand history and are the experimental type, that might be the choice for you. If you are looking for a more affordable, more stable and more available option then Instax might be your choice. I tried the Impossible Project stuff years back with inconsistent results. I'm currently using all the Instax formats and love them all. Another great vid. Cheers.

Got my sx70 last month. Thnx to you. Hope you grow this channel. Really like the videos you make, thank you!

Wow this is crazy cause I used to look at older Polaroids my grandma had and I’m like wow these pictures are amazing , my Polaroid doesn’t do that! Wow nice to know :/

well, after having some of my best friends take pictures of our trips together this summer on Instax mini 9 cameras, I have decided to take part in the cult of Instax mini film, and I have purchased my very first instant photography camera. I will receive it someday this week, and I cannot wait to use it to capture some of the best memories with the ones I love ❤

Instax for color and consistency with the film...Polaroid for nostalgic images and an overall more enjoyable/engaging shooting experience (at least for me). Great video! :)

I like Polaroid because I love its history and camera design, but the thing of losing their know-how on making film it makes me recosider Fuji Instax. Additionally, the price difference definitely plays a role in the decision making.

Amazing videos and content man. Keep it up.

Great work, and great insights!

I have used polaroid since 1970 ... miss the original stuff, but am happy with the latest version from Polaroid, but I do prefer the Fuji constistancy!!!

Just bought my first Instax mini Just wanted to dip my toes into this hobby Didn’t want to spend too much if I am bad and also do not enjoy it but it’s a good start Subscribed like your videos mate

Its such a great video providing knowledge.

I have my Polaroid go camera and I noticed the colors are warmer and even faded since 1 year Fuji is always consistent cooler colors and works better I love both but with Fuji I can even guess how it will come out I hope Polaroid can make a better formula I use both

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I just bought a Mini 7s the other day and had no idea why, mainly cause its stupidly cheap. But shooting with it after a while, I learned the best way to utilize it is to shoot it horizontally so you get that W I D E shot makeing it like a mini wide film camera ( totally not ). So thats why it makes perfect sense that the first mini Instax camera has two shutter buttons, one placed in front as usual and the second on the side of the camera.

Personally, I couldn't decide on just one film type, so now I have both 😂 (Impulse AF, Supercolor 635CL, 1000 for Polaroids... And SQ1 and Lomo’Instant Wide for Instax)

I love my Instax mini 90. Shots usually come out clear and colorful. For an instax camera it has a lot of creative control too! Really curious about the new NONS SL660 tho. The larger format and extended creative options look promising.... Or maybe it's time to splurge on a 680 XD Thanks for another great video!

I have both and I like the instax a bit more mainly because I seem to get slightly better looking pics from instax and the film is a bit more affordable

Excellent video. I think Polaroid go a little far back than 70's ...in our family we have pics from me as a baby circa 64. The camera was the type that you had to pull the pic out. Thanks for all good info here.

instax in general is very forgiving to newbies! when i was just learning with using instax i stored an unfinished cartridge and used it in another instax and it still works just weird blue green tinge effect lol thats how i learned 😅

I personally love both Polaroid and Instax. I use Instax more because of the price tag. Also, the Instax SQ6 is one of the best cameras from Fuji's instant photography line up! ❤ I'm so sooooo sad it was discontinued. It was also my very first instant photography camera so it has a warm place in my heart. Can't wait for your review of it. 😊

Mate you’ve got me interested since I saw your Heaton vid this morning I think I’m gonna try the instax square for now. 59 years old been shooting photos since I was a young teen ya never stop learning 📸❤️ thanks for the inspiration

Great video thanks.

Just purchased a MINT slr680 from Canada for $315 cad! So cheap for what it is I hope it arrives in good shape and I don’t get a literal brick in the mail lol but it was worth the risk at that price I check every day and can’t wait to receive it lol says sept. 15th hoping that’s an over estimate 🤣 I have a spare sx-70 that I’m considering getting coated black then I would swap the slr680 into the metal shell and have a metal slr 680!!!! The iltimate instant camera imo! But I might instead wait for a broken sonar model to pop up so I can also retain my tripod mount hole

Hi! Thank you for the video! I wonder if you have something on : moving the image from the picture to a paper for instax? Thank you in advance 💚

Take away the “Polaroid Nostalgia” and there’s nothing it can hold up to Instax. Instax : Is Cheaper Has Better colors Can be shot in harsh weathers Has More photos per pack Has More formats Film last longer No need to babysit There’s printers There’s hybrid cameras There’s fully Manual Camera Options These are facts not opinions

Thank you Chris

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Great video 😊

Polaroids (600/SX70 vs Square) win in size, thickness, tangibility (see previous) true black and white, and has the one of the best camera's ever made. Instax is more consistent...I mean WAAAY more consistent pack to pack, batch to batch, and is cheaper. But even with my Frankenstax back for the RB67, the Monochrome Instax doesn't look right and can go green, the colors are a little to "FP100C" for me When you get a good batch of Polaroid color or BW, it's really hard to beat. I just wish they would get better consistency and maybe go to a less contrasty negative.

Which has finer grain?

this guy is the goat in making polaroid vids!

Nice video. "Best" is subjective. Ive tried multiple times and just can't get into Polaroid. Dont like the cameras and hate the film. You have to baby it before using it, while youre using it and after you've used it and they sill always look way off and not anywhere close to real colors. Some people do like them though. I have 2 Lomo and 3 Fuji Instax films and love them all.

I like Instax because of the printer option - I have a mini link 2 and can print from my phone or direct from my Fujifilm camera! The mini size is good for journaling. I will probably get the other two sized printers over time

in my neighborhood walmart has polaroid 600 i type and go film they also have polaroid go cameras and polaroid now

I started using Polaroid when it was the peel film. In the 80's I got an SX 70. I have SX photos than are now over 20 yeas old and they still look good. I still have that SX and it still works fine. I now also own the Polaroid I type camera. Nice they brought back the film but its not as good as the original. It's thicker (so only 8 vs. 10 pics) has to be out of sunlight to develop, and takes way longer to develop, and film does not store well. I don't know how long the images will keep but time will tell. I still use my SX70 but I also have an Instax Wide. I mostly use the Instax but I hope Polaroid will get better and lower their cost.

Love your videos.. It stopped me from getting a Polaroid Now+... 😂 Did you do a review on the Instax Mini Evo?

The instax is a better system. I pulled out my wide camera that i haven't touched in 15 yrs and shot a pic that turned out good. Didn't even put new batteries in it. Polaroid just has too many issues, super sensitive to light when it comes out of the camera, it's very temp sensitive and so on. But as time progresses on it will get better.... Side note, i watched a documentary about Polaroid and one of their chemists said temperature affects the film because it changes the thickness of the developing paste. Thinner and it favors one color and thicker it favors the other...hence why you get overly blue or pink images. Also side note just bought a Now Gen 2 so going to play with Polaroid again...last Polaroid i used was the Sun camera... My first camera (6 yrs old) was a Polaroid that you had wait 30 sec and then peal the negative and positives apart. That was a great camera. Further follow up. Used the new polaroid and not a single picture came out reasonable. Everything was very contrasty and with very little dynamic range. Gave up on Polaroid and moved onto a Instax SQ6 and an Instax Mini 90. I did contact polaroid and they say that my pics were normal.

I shoot with both of them and I can't answer this question. I appreciate both.

I have both. Polaroid is fun but in my experience fujifilm is more reliable.

I got a fujifilm instax 210 wider camera for my birthday in july. Like brand new box and plastic still amd everything! I am looking for a Polaroid one step plus the one with bluetooth/the red button on top- willing to trade!!

Great video! What are your thoughts on ZINK? New to all of this so interesting to see the pros and cons of these different film types.

I've had quite a few disappointments with how my polaroids turned out (most likely bc of cold temp exposure and the film itself being expired) so I bought instax square to see how it goes. I still love polaroid tho, I got a vintage one from my parents, their pictures have way better quality than mine tho😭

Don’t forget instax has the solarization issue with bright lights

Now a harder question 😅: I bought the Goose! So now with buying the right back , I can shoot either of these 😊 So now all variables are gone and it only comes down to the quality of the film 😅 So now should I get a Polaroid back for it or an Instax back !!! ( imagine I scan them and play with shadows etc too ) Emily Soto is using Polaroid back , I assume she does extensive testing and decided but yeah

I went to every rtv agd supermarket in my city, everyone of them carried instax film (mini and square, no wide) and none of them had any type of polaroid film. Only one shop had polaroid camera - one step 2 (with very nice price - 320pln, 75-80 euro). In my country (Poland) instax film is at least x2 cheaper than polaroid itype if you buy polaroid in the biggest pack and it can get to x3 cheaper if you want to buy film one pack at a time. So now I only have to choose which instax I'm gonna buy - easily available sq1 or hunt for sq6 that is at least x2 more expensive for both cameras used.

Thats why you have both. Dont get why people feel the need to chose. If you can only afford one, look at some pics and see wich ones you prefer is my best tips ❤❤

There isn't even a contest, Instax wins. Better color, less susceptible to heat or cold, better cameras, better formats and it's cheaper and ubiquitous. It's such an easy question, bish bash bosh. lol Also better control with Polariod cameras PUH-LEAZE, Lomography, Nons SLR, and Mint make cameras with glass lenses and waaaaay more control than any Polaroid camera offers. I've even got an old Polaroid 110A that's been converted to Instax Wide and the colours and sharpness is honestly mind boggling for an instant format. Plus being able to do long exposure with an Instant camera (which any Lomography Instax camera can do or any of the other ones I listed) is incredible. That honestly was what really sold me on the slightly more expensive Lomo cameras, that and glass lenses. Also don't me wrong I have two Polaroid cameras on my shelf but personally I'm not really into pinkish photo's that are always a bit underwhelming so they tend to just sit on my shelf. I used to have a regular old One-Step boxy 600 camera when I was younger though and I mean you said it yourself the new stock just doesn't compare. If new Polaroid would sort out their formula and start offering 10 shots a pack for a slightly more reasonable price then maybe I'd shoot it more but until then I only break it out for special occasions because the film is so unreliable and expensive.

Have you done (or will do) a comparison between Polaroid instant film and shooting with iPhone and printing with Instax printer?

First polaroids were in the late 60s, but were black and white and you had to roll a chemical substance over the exposed film.

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You let me down, take a risk and pick a side. That’s why we came here, to see if someone can actually reach his own conclusions and pick which one is better

When you said people are very anal about film storage I bursted out laughing I haven’t heard that in so long LOLLLLLL

Why doesnt my itype film pack not fit into my slr680? I even cut the tabs on the bottom. I put a battery on the pack but thats not whats preventing it from going in.

Neither film is more superior than the other, I think it comes down to the hardware. The SX-70/680 will be the most optimal experience for Polaroid. Either the Lomograflok, Mint RF70, or a modded Polaroid 110, FP-1, or Konica instant press will be the best way to shoot instax.

Thanks

For me, Instax is a better option My reasons: Cheaper (more obvious reason) It only takes about a minute for the picture to develop I prefer the practicality in film that doesn't need to be babysat and just works

i wonder what most of the people in the comments get out of instant photography. while yes, fuji is better in looks and ease of use if i wanted fuji looking photos i would take the photos with my phone and print them out later, that'll give me the same results. for me polaroid is better because of out temperamental it is and how much care needs to be put into it plus the photos look more vintage which is the main selling point to me, fuji photos look TOO good. in todays day and age why would i want a perfect looking photo when i can get that in several other ways? thats not the point of instant photography to me. only thing ill 100% agree with is the price point, fuji is way better on that front

I'm trying to put a Kodak brownie hawkeye lens on a canon EOS M3 And I'm trying to figure out how to sucer it to the canon Do you have any suggestions

IMO the point of instant photography is the imperfections of it. Normally I'd say that's a bad thing, but that's why I also have a DSLR. Instax looks too much like digital to me, while Polaroid has so many quirks that affect how the photo will turn out. I love how temperature can influence the color for example, or what you do while it's developing. It really embraces the playful aspect of film photography.

How do you baby Polaroid film in the field in Florida in July?!

How do you get the digital of your Polaroid / instal photos?

I think the color saturation and accuracy of Instax beats Polaroid hands down, and this is coming from someone who worked for Polaroid in camera repair back in the late 70's!

What do you think about instax mini 11, is it worth buying?

The big thing about the Polaroid was that you didn't have to sent the film out to be developed. In that way it was "instant." So if you didn't get the shot the first time you had a change to get it again. The advent of digital cameras brought about it's downfall.

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Would you recommend the Instax mini 9 or 11?

is the polaroid film also iso 800?

no better. both = perfect!1111

I‘d like to go for instax because of the price, but I just hate the size so bad

Guys I have a polaroid go but I just got it and I was wondering if I can only use polaroid film in it or I can put other brand's films.. For the amount of film you get The price of polaroid film is very expansive

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Instax wide is my favorite But I always preferred Fuji's Films

Film photography is so interesting but prohobitively expensive for me so I'm just sticking with my phone camera...

I shoot polaroid, buuttttt thats mainly because I have a polaroid sx-70 camera which I found in a dumpster and had restored so now I'm to emotionally invested into to shoot a different film lol

I hate instax film because I had a photo of me with instax and it started to turn black and my photo of me ona. Poloroid is still there

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Fuji film is more expensive than Polaroid in my area I can get a 600 count Polaroid for 20 bucks and 120 count a Fujifilm for $100

I have the same opinion as many of the comments, Both are great. I do find it is easier to get good images with the Instax than with a polaroid. For shooting Instax, I currently only have an Instax mini, would like to get a camera that shoots Instax wide. Any suggestions?

I just want the polaroid size in a fuji camera😭😭😭😭😭😭

Current state, it’s instax. Without a doubt.

Do the photos fade through time? I read some rant online that instant photos, is it true?

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Instax is better film, but the polaroids are better cameras. 😢😢😢 The polaroid film actually is in progress of upgrade but isn't very good. Vamos que la peli instax se pasa por la piedra a la peli de polaroid pero la sx70 de polaroid sigue siendo la mejor camara instantanea que hay ( excepto la leica) es una pena.

Muy caro.

That polaroid film is not from the og company but a rebrand of impossible project. I ditched their film packs when they were first introduced due to it being unstable. Ugh! Do they ever fade after sometimes now? Do they still promote their gimmicks to people to be creative such as adding additional accessories such as nd filters or frog tongue to shield or keep it warm or cool for different results? Its a waste of money. I suppose they still havent figure out how to put 8 exposure in a pack still to this day.

Gotta disagree here. There is an answer. Instax film is just better. It's temperature stable, it's less expensive, it's more predictable, and it develops faster. But Polaroid cameras are absolutely superior pieces of equipment. (Also, I dislike that you can't write on the back of Instax prints.)

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That phrase dont make no sense why cant fruit be compared

aaa so that's why modern Polaroid film does not look the same as the original one. They got their hands on the factory and name but not the formula

Instax is cheaper and better