Wondering what to do with all the digital photos that sit on your device for years and years? Start printing the best ones!
The new Fujifilm Instax Share printer arrived on my desk this week, and from the word ‘go’ it was a treat to try out. The Instax is truly pocket sized; it’s small and compact, but if you open it up and look at its guts, it looks just like a real full size printer.
The printer operates basically as you might remember a Polaroid camera operating; it spits out a small photo instantly that takes a couple minutes to fully develop.
So far the printer has been easy to use (after a bit of initial connection confusion, which I’ll detail in a full review later), and it’s getting well and truly addictive. I love being able to print favourite snaps on the spot, and it’s nice to be able to finally do something with all those pics cluttering up my smartphone.
The film paper sheets are sold in 20-sheet packs for about $20, so the cost of printing individual photos is about a buck apiece. Not cheap when you think about it, but that’s the price you pay for convenience and retro photo fun.
A photo as it develops
