My Instax adventures

[lynnb]

Picture #43 with the Instax Mini 9

Instax Mini Monochrome ISO800 film

An early experiment with Instax Mini Monochrome ISO800 film. Exposed in bright daylight without filtration, the results are disappointing - almost all detail in the white water is lost despite some digital burning-in in the white water areas in LR6. I put it aside, but now I think there's a moodiness and vintage feel to this that I like.

1/60 @f/32 ISO800

 

[Pál_K]

Picture #43 with the Instax Mini 9...

Instax Mini Monochrome ISO800 film

... I put it aside, but now I think there's a moodiness and vintage feel to this that I like.
...

You're right about that!

Looking at that - it takes me back to when I was a teenager, late 1960's, looking at photography books in the library which even then were at least 20 years old. They'd have a full page photo looking just like that on thick off-white paper - a copy of a 4x5 print. Such a feeling looking at those photos and here you've duplicated the effect.

 

[robert blu]

Picture #43 with the Instax Mini 9...

the results are disappointing - almost all detail in the white water is lost despite some digital burning-in in the white water areas in LR6.

I had the same experience a few years ago with the Impossible B&W film, never managed to get some detail in the whit water even using manual exposure controls.

And you are correct, there is "something" in this photo.
Suggestion never throw away an instant photo!

 

[Out to Lunch]

Again, you have opened up my eyes to the use of the instax film, both mini and wide. Cheers, OtL

 

[lynnb]

Again, you have opened up my eyes to the use of the instax film, both mini and wide. Cheers, OtL

Glad to have been of service!

Picture #091 with the Instax Wide 300

This morning was a cold, clear dawn - I woke early and decided to catch the sunrise on the coast. Glad I did. As always, I love the Instax colors.

 

[Shab]

So beautiful... I have waken up and I've found this... thank you!! Is it a long exposure photograph? It seems an impressionist paint... Well done!

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[lynnb]

So beautiful... I have waken up and I've found this... thank you!! Is it a long exposure photograph? It seems an impressionist paint... Well done!

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Hi Xabier, good morning! It's ISO800 film and the lens is f/14, so I'm guessing the shutter speed was somewhere between 1/125 to 1/250 in this early morning light (the sun was just over the horizon). It was cold! There is snow in the distant mountains to the south and west of the city.

 

[Shab]

Hi Xabier, good morning! It's ISO800 film and the lens is f/14, so I'm guessing the shutter speed was somewhere between 1/125 to 1/250 in this early morning light (the sun was just over the horizon). It was cold! There is snow in the distant mountains to the south and west of the city.

Thanks Lynn! I appreciate your explanations!

Hope you would taken a hot coffe/tea after the cold walk...

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[robert blu]

Glad to have been of service!

Picture #091 with the Instax Wide 300

This morning was a cold, clear dawn - I woke early and decided to catch the sunrise on the coast. Glad I did. As always, I love the Instax colors.

Colours are special! Super!

 

[Mackinaw]

Hope Lynn doesn't mind me adding some Instax pics to his thread. I took these this past Sunday at a local Community Gardens. Instax SQ6. Instax color really is excellent.

Jim B.

 

[lynnb]

Hope Lynn doesn't mind me adding some Instax pics to his thread. I took these this past Sunday at a local Community Gardens. Instax SQ6. Instax color really is excellent.
Jim B.

Nice, Jim! Thanks for sharing.

 

[lynnb]

Picture #112 with the Instax SQ6

The Pacific ocean in a gentle mood at Dee Why beach, Sydney, winter 2020.

 

[lynnb]

Picture #115 with the Instax SQ6

Fuji really knows how to do blues. The edge of the cliff in the bottom right hand corner of the picture was not in the viewfinder - I tried to frame to exclude it, knowing that the viewfinder understates the field of view, but still underestimated the coverage. However I like the resulting picture, which I titled "the edge of the world".

 

[robert blu]

Lynn and Jim, the colour of your Instax are beautiful. Maybe I should give a try...

 

[lynnb]

I have neglected this thread for a while.. but I have continued to play with my Instax cameras whenever I have the opportunity - usually once a day when I get out for a coffee 🙂. I am lucky to live in a photogenic part of Sydney where there are cafes next to the water.

Time to catch up a little!

Picture #124 with the Instax Mini 9

Cabbage Tree Bay, late summer 2020. A short walk from Manly Beach, Sydney. Cabbage Tree Bay is a marine reserve and is popular with snorkellers and scuba divers. Fairy Bower rock pool and Shelly beach can be seen in the background. It's popular to swim laps between Manly and Shelly beaches, about 1km. Overexposure in bright light produces lovely pastel colours.

 

[lynnb]

Picture #164 with the Instax Mini 9.

Dee Why beach, Sydney, autumn 2020. The print was lighter than this - I have reduced the exposure in Lightroom to try to get more highlight detail. This is one of my favourite pictures taken with the Mini 9 so far.

 

[lynnb]

Picture #206 with the Instax Mini 9

Sydney rock fishing during the pandemic. Risking a fine... taken at 1/60 @f/32, the sky is exposed OK but the narrow film latitude shows in the darker areas of the image.

 

[lynnb]

Pictures #242 - #244 with the Instax Mini 9

A warm autumn day at Shelly beach near Manly, Sydney. I like the way Instax film renders the bright light we get in Sydney. Sometimes in pictures like this I find it desirable to lift the shadows a bit. See the shadows on the girl's back in the third picture (#244).

#242

#243

#244

 

[lynnb]

Picture #236 with the Instax Mini 9

I love the way the film and camera rendered this scene. During COVID this family had escaped to a small local beach. The girl was chasing the seagulls. One is in flight, with some motion blur. 1/60 f/32.

 

[lynnb]

Using the accessory filters

The Instax Mini 9 comes with a set of color filters for "creative effects". Unfortunately no ND filter is supplied. The first three pictures were taken with the blue filter, which helps to reduce exposure enough to avoid blown highlights in bright conditions. However I try to avoid using it because adjusting the color balance in post creates extra work masking the white print border. The last picture was taken with the light orange filter. No color adjustments.

Picture #254

Picture #259

Picture #312

Picture #313