Lomography Lomo'Instant Square Review
We're swimming in a world of full-frame shooters with ultra high pixel counts, incredible low-light performance, and jaw-dropping video features. But what if that's not what you want? Instant film has enjoyed a renaissance in our digital world, giving creatives a more artistic outlet for their work, one that delivers a tangible result and is rife with unpredictable results. No cameramaker embraces that style of imaging more than Lomography, which strives to develop analog tools and imperfect lenses. Its first square format instant camera, the Lomo'Instant Square ($199), is a fine example of this, and a lot of fun to use. It's got a sharp lens, a folding design, and gives you the nostalgic, square instant format at a much more affordable cost per image than you get from Polaroid Originals (formerly the Impossible Project).
Design
The Lomo'Instant Square is a striking example of design. It's retro chic, with a folding body that adds to the aesthetic, but also serves the practical p...
The Lomography Lomo'Instant Square is the first true analog camera to use Instax Square film. It also has a nifty folding design and a seriously sharp lens.
Purely analog instant camera; Glass lens; Folding design; Automatic exposure; Multiple exposure support; Built-in flash; Includes wireless remote
Tricky viewfinder parallax; Some trial and error; Instax Square film costs more than other formats; CR2 batteries aren't as common as AA