I have been fiddling with a new camera, an instant film camera of all things, the Fujifilm Instax Square SQ6 – let’s check it out together.
Why the Fujifilm Instax SQ6
Fujifilm has a whole family of film cameras, and after pouring over reviews and videos I decided on the SQ6 because of its form factor, different shooting modes, and features. I wanted to use the camera in a variety of scenarios for selfies, landscapes, food, portraits, group shots etc. Let’s take a closer look at this instant film camera and my other recent camera purchase (DJI Pocket 2) doesn’t get jealous.
Instax square instant film
It comes in a variety of colours but those who know me know how much I love gray so no surprise I got it in graphite gray. This camera being an instant camera I needed film, so I got a 2 pack of their Instax square instant film, which gives me 10 shots each or 20 shots total. The film aspect of this camera is what I am most excited about as I feel like a kid in the 90’s again after shooting exclusively digital for the past 20 years.
Holding the camera in my hand with everything, I must say it does feel quite sturdy and not plasticky and toy-like as I feared. Seeing that lense extends when powering up is also satisfying.
Jiraiya is now a model
I recently unboxed and talked about my Jiraiya figure. Seeing that he is sitting on my desk at home I decided to make him the subject of the first shot. Fujifilm says it pictures should take about 90 seconds to fully appear depending on the temperature, atmospheric conditions etc. From my measuring, it took about 2 minutes indoors at room temperature on a spring day about 19 degrees Celcius.
More thoughts coming after more testing
The shooting modes on this camera are auto, selfie, macro, landscape, double exposure, light and dark modes. I will be doing a follow-up post and video as I take the Fujifilm Instax Square SQ6 out and about so leave a comment telling me what kinds of tests you want me to try and subscribe to my youtube channel for my follow-up video. Cheers.
