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Instant photo thread.
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One of my kids wants Santa to bring one of these (Fuji Instax 9) this year
What do people that own them think?
My understanding is that you take a pic, it prints there and then. But I would like for the child to have something that they could mess around with by adding frames or funny editing filters .
It also seems to be somewhat expensive comparedto heading to Tesco or Harvey Norman's to print pictures.
In saying that the camera looks nice and funky, but I just don't know about not being able to store pics.
Someone help me out here.
A 7 year old child. Get this or a digital camera?
Btw vtechs camera isn't an option. I've been told that the cousin's have one , and "it's for kids"
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One of my kids wants Santa to bring one of these (Fuji Instax 9) this year
What do people that own them think?
My understanding is that you take a pic, it prints there and then. But I would like for the child to have something that they could mess around with by adding frames or funny editing filters .
It also seems to be somewhat expensive comparedto heading to Tesco or Harvey Norman's to print pictures.
In saying that the camera looks nice and funky, but I just don't know about not being able to store pics.
Someone help me out here.
A 7 year old child. Get this or a digital camera?
Btw vtechs camera isn't an option. I've been told that the cousin's have one , and "it's for kids"
Wondering the same myself. Young fella is super interested in taking pictures like I do when we're out and about. Was looking at a Coolpix S33 because it can take damage. Would a 7 year old be able to resist snapping away? Instax film adds up when you start buying two or three packs.0 -
One of my kids wants Santa to bring one of these (Fuji Instax 9) this year
What do people that own them think?
My understanding is that you take a pic, it prints there and then. But I would like for the child to have something that they could mess around with by adding frames or funny editing filters .
It also seems to be somewhat expensive comparedto heading to Tesco or Harvey Norman's to print pictures.
In saying that the camera looks nice and funky, but I just don't know about not being able to store pics.
Someone help me out here.
A 7 year old child. Get this or a digital camera?
Btw vtechs camera isn't an option. I've been told that the cousin's have one , and "it's for kids"
I've not gotten one - wanted a square format... the Instax Square doesn't look great... planning on getting the OneStep 2 soon.
What I can say to you is this though. Your kid will probably get a lot more enjoyment, fun and learning out of an instant camera than a digital one. Not that the primary objective of the camera is to learn life lessons but with the dependence on physical cartridges, he/she will quickly learn the value of each shot. This will make them more aware of not "wasting" shots and therefore make them a better photographer. Plus, you have the ongoing excitement of getting new cartridges (possibly) with their own money, which makes them more invested in the whole process. On the fun side of things, instant print is far more fun than a trip to the pharmacy, spending half an hour at one of those machine rummaging through 50 photos of a plate, followed by another 50 blurry shots of the family dog, etc.
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I've not gotten one - wanted a square format... the Instax Square doesn't look great... planning on getting the OneStep 2 soon.
What I can say to you is this though. Your kid will probably get a lot more enjoyment, fun and learning out of an instant camera than a digital one. Not that the primary objective of the camera is to learn life lessons but with the dependence on physical cartridges, he/she will quickly learn the value of each shot. This will make them more aware of not "wasting" shots and therefore make them a better photographer. Plus, you have the ongoing excitement of getting new cartridges (possibly) with their own money, which makes them more invested in the whole process. On the fun side of things, instant print is far more fun than a trip to the pharmacy, spending half an hour at one of those machine rummaging through 50 photos of a plate, followed by another 50 blurry shots of the family dog, etc.
I would disagree here. A 7 year old will not appreciate the cost of film, or worry too much about wasting film.
I would wonder if an instax printer would be better, they would be able to mess around with any photo they've taken with a phone/tablet and be able to print them on the same film as an instax camera. It cuts out the wasted shots when you forget to change the focus from close to infinity (happens me all the time). And when the flash fires when you don't want it etc. EDIT:I just checked the price of the printer... pretty high, and the camera is less than the last I checked...
I have an instax wide camera, bought it for 20eur on adverts. It's good fun for me to use, for the reasons Bacchus mentions. No editing, limited exposures, only taking the shots I really like etc. But the film is crazy expensive, and I wouldn't use it often as a result.
I do appreciate that getting Santa to convince someone to change their mind might be difficult!0 -
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