Esquire UK’s review of the Instax Mini Evo, the latest hybrid instant camera from Fujifilm with a 28mm lens, smartphone printing and a microSD card slot.
April 7th, 2021
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Fujifilm s Instax Mini 40 is an instant film camera much like last year s Instax Mini 11 but with a new retro look and $30 higher price tag. It s as easy to use as the Polaroids of yore (once you get the film in), with only two buttons, a built in flash and a pop-out closeup lens.
As with the Instax Mini 11, you load the film cartridge in the back and press the button under the lens to pop out the lens and turn the camera on. Once you hit the shutter button to snap a photo, the camera does the rest, selecting the proper exposure to optimize shutter speed and flash output. That helps beginners (including kids who are big Instax users), take photos easily in most situations. It also offers both Normal and Selfie modes. For the latter, you simply pull the lens out an extra half inch and that s supposed to make closeup photos sharper. It has a small mirror on the front to help compose shots.