Lomography Lomo'Instant Wide Review - Best instax wide camera?

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[justsayapple]

Lomography consistently makes some really creative remote shutter buttons. That lens cap is GENIUS, and the lomo instant square too had one that slid into the camera body, like whoever thinks of these is so smart!

[jvbnpl]

Can you compare this with Instax 400 wide?

[andreagallo]

Hey Chris, your first video on the Lomo Wide is what helped me to decide and buy it. Thanks!! I am absolutely in love with it. Using it mostly for woodland photography on tripod, I am only missing a full manual mod like for Polaroid cameras (and a glass lens).
A couple of notes on the accessories, in case someone is interested in buying them. The "wide" lens reduce the max focus distance to 75cm, learned it the hard way with plenty unsatisfying images. For both the "Wide" and "Macro" lens it is possible to rig an empty film cartridge to work as a ground glass focus screen and calibrate all three lenses with intermediate positions (I can also give the distances from the minimum focus distance that I have found works on my camera if someone is interested). With that, I am getting much sharper and consistent images. And the 1/30sec mode is incredible. I shot images with up to 30 multiexposures at 1/30s to get the correct exposure after metering with a phone app.

Also, thanks for the suggestion of the Epson scanner - well worth it compared to scan with phone apps.

[GetinItDone]

i love your channel it feels almost like a clubhouse corner . Love the quality of your vids

[AinhoaElosegui]

I've gotten into photography recently and you're my favorite channel. Thanks.

[frankrappa]

I bought a Lomo Instant Square because I wanted to use all the cool features it has. After more than a year, I realized that I had never used those functions and therefore I preferred to get a Wide 300. In the future maybe I will try this one too because it also seems more compact and very beautiful

[FornaxTheHerald]

I rescued mine from the wilds of ebay for £95. This is her forever home, and worry not, she's happy and loved. 📸

The Lomo-wide is beautiful with great functionality and fun accessories. I have the instax wide too, but for me the lomo seems to produce images of greater clarity and colour accuracy (for instax film/instant film generally). Its lovely to see it getting some love on the internets. - Many thanks 💟

[patrickjclarke]

Other than the 500AF it is the best wide out there. But, I found the light meter to be inconsistent and mine never really is ever sharp. Fun fact, it's got 49mm threads so you can put a nice square lens hood and it looks great and helps decrease flare, AND if you want to be ultra steathly, flip it to double exposure even if you are only doing one shot (great for street), take your shot, walk away, then flip back to normal mode and it'll eject and no one will be the wiser!

[massfleming]

This is the best wide camera for modifying to shoot Mamiya Press glass. Their design mentality was so concise, everything’s where it needs to be & liberties with form serviced function without impeding it. Looks awesome and makes everything so much easier

[DerekDDAnderson]

Would you go instax wide 300 or the none glass lomo camera ? Just wondering

[InQuelPrecisoInstante]

Hi Chris! Today i buy this camera and i can’t wait to try it! I’m so excited 😊

[LottieLovesNails]

This is my favourite instant camera! However, I’ve had mine for a few years and since the batteries move around in their compartment it’s become very temperamental with actually staying on. So have to shake it to get it to stay on but then sometimes it’ll switch off mid print. I’ve stuffed some tin foil in there to hold them down but wondering if you had any better solutions?

[anacatarinarosa]

Hey Chris! Great content as always. Would you recommend the Fuji wide 300 or the Lomo wide as a camera for beginners?🤙

[chadhauze]

Hey Chris just watched this and your other video. I’m in Tokyo for a trip and saw one brand new in a shop (the white one) for 22, 000 JPY or about $140. Looking for a companion to my SX-70 and wondering if I should give it a try or save up for an I2. Any thoughts? Looks like the framing is the hardest thing to deal with.

[Bogaloo]

My main gripe with Lomo is that their quality control is ABISMAL, even lower than Polaroid’s. They cut costs using cheap materials (very soft plastics most of the time) and it shows after a few months of use.

A friend of mine used to be an official distributor for Lomo about 6 years ago and he told me that he had lots of returns because of quality control problems: shutters that became oily and stuck closed, covers that peeled off, rubberized covers that became sticky even before being taken out of the box for the first time… He ended up closing shop because it wasn’t possible to make a living with so many problems (that of course he had to deal with).

If their cameras were $100USD it would be a smaller issue, but they sell most of their stuff as “premium” and while they look good enough at first glance they’re not durable at all.

[ryanalexweisz]

sick video! Are you picking this one over the Fujifilm INSTAX Wide 300? Thanks!

[ManuelBianchiBooks]

just recently I acquired the William Klein special edition second hand from the UK. Was a little anxious about taxes, but nothing happened there (you know, Brexit and stuff). Haven't really used it yet, but everything seems to work. I also have a Lomo Instant Automat, the LIA, which is an update on the original Lomo Instant for Mini Film. Also has the same lens cap with remote. Never used it, but the LIA makes pretty good pics, maybe the best instax mini camera for under 200 bucks.

[michaelbell]

My favorite Instax camera ever. Wish there were more Wide cameras.

[thevoiceman]

I was never a Jock. Just a reformed Burnout. I love my Instax square 6. The Instax wide doesn't have any controls or bells and whistles. I don't know why the view finder isn't above the lens for centered photos. I am not a rangefinder lover and most instant cameras follow that pattern. The Sharper image is the only instant camera that has the view finder above the lens. If they can do it then Instax and polaroid can do the same. Since you can remove the view finder hold it above the lens and take a photo. It should be centered.

[chantelleocdamia]

Is the lomo’instant better than the instax wide 300?