Instax Evo Wide Walk in the Park

I took the Instax Wide Evo for a walk this morning. It’s fast becoming one of my favourite cameras. Not for the absolute quality of the output, but for what it does with the images it captures. There are 10 different lenses and colour filters. The shots above were taken with the radial black and white blur, summer colour profile and collodion process (which I rather like).

One thing I don’t like about the camera though is the “official” case I bought with it. This is a triumph of miss-design. It is hard to put on, easy to put on the wrong way, hard to take off and the leather finish feels far too easy to scratch. What’s more, it’s difficult to use the camera with the case on, and you have to take the case off (which is hard - see above) to charge the battery, get at the microSD card or put a new film in. I’ve just invested in a rather nice clear transparent one.

This looks like it will do a great job of protecting the camera from scratches while it is in a bag (although I need to get a screen protector for the back of the camera) but I do worry that the case might shatter if I drop the camera.

The Instax Wide Evo itself is a really engaging proposition. You don’t need to print your pictures (although they do look good when you do) and you can transfer them to your computer if you are prepared to fiddle around with the MicroSD card. It’s pricey for an instant camera, but as a creative device it is a much more enticing device.