My Instax adventures

[lynnb]

Picture # 101 with the Instax Wide 300. A spring cold front moves up the Sydney coast, October 2020.

Storm clouds off the Sydney coast, October 2020 #101 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[lynnb]

Picture # 100 with the Instax Wide 300. A spring cold front moves up the Sydney coast, October 2020.
Conditions like this favour the film's low dynamic range to give dramatic results. It's similar to working with transparency film.

 

[Pál_K]

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That is spectacular and dramatic!

 

[Out to Lunch]

I recently found my stash of Instax Wide and Mini which I bought on the cheap in Germany many moons ago and I'm loving it. I'll post some when I find my scanner which is hiding in one of the many boxes in the garage. Cheers, OtL

 

[lynnb]

I recently found my stash of Instax Wide and Mini which I bought on the cheap in Germany many moons ago and I'm loving it. I'll post some when I find my scanner which is hiding in one of the many boxes in the garage. Cheers, OtL

Great! Looking forward to seeing some pictures when the scanner surfaces 🙂

 

[lynnb]

Picture # 571 with the Instax Mini 9. Dee Why beach in autumn, May 2022.
Taken with shortest exposure possible, 1/60 f/32 ISO800 so probably +1.5-2EV

 

[lynnb]

Picture # 114 with the Instax Wide 300. Sunset off the Sydney coast 09 September 2022.

 

[lynnb]

Picture #370 with the Instax SQ6 square. Rainy day at Warriewood beach, Sydney, December 2022.

Warriewood beach, Sydney, December 2022 #370 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[Godfrey]

Lovely work, Lynnb!

 

[lynnb]

Lovely work, Lynnb!

thanks Godfrey!

 

[lynnb]

Picture #359 with the Instax SQ6. Dee Why beach, Sydney, summer 2023.
+2/3EV exposure compensation.

Summer, 2023 #359 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[Pál_K]

Picture #359 with the Instax SQ6. Dee Why beach, Sydney, summer 2023.
+2/3EV exposure compensation.

Summer, 2023 #359 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

That is absolutely a gem! To me it is a bit impressionistic - the figures, the colors.

It does illustrate one control aspect of the SQ6 that differentiates it from the Mini-90: on the Mini-90, focus is independent of exposure (as it should be). But on the SQ6 if you choose exposure compensation (lighten/darken), then you cannot choose closeup or infinity focus: the camera uses its mid-range setting. In practice, I’ve not found this to make too much of a difference on distant shots - specifications show the lens is equivalent to 32mm and f/66.

Overall, I like my SQ6 better than my Mini-90 - not only are the larger images more satisfying, but there’s a lot less button pushing to get the settings you want.

 

[lynnb]

thanks Pál_K!

Picture #118 with the Instax Wide 300. North Narrabeen rock pool on the Sydney coast, summer 2023:

Summer, Sydney, January 2023 #118 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[JoeV]

thanks Pál_K!

Picture #118 with the Instax Wide 300. North Narrabeen rock pool on the Sydney coast, summer 2023:

Summer, Sydney, January 2023 #118 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

Fantastic image! Well done!

 

[lynnb]

Fantastic image! Well done!

Many thanks Joe! Here's another picture taken at the same time, a short distance away.
Picture #117 with the Instax Wide 300. Narrabeen lake and beach on the Sydney coast, summer 2023:

summer by the lake, Sydney, January 2023 #117 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[lynnb]

Picture #585 with the Instax Mini 9. Threesome at Dee Why beach, Sydney, January 2023 (summer).
Taken at minimum exposure 1/60 f/32, which results in an approx +1.5-2EV overexposure.

threesome, Sydney, January 2023 #585 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[Godfrey]

Lovely. You've really got this Instax medium down pat. 🙂

G

 

[lynnb]

Lovely. You've really got this Instax medium down pat. 🙂

G

Many thanks Godfrey, much appreciated. I get out of the house for a short break most days, and usually carry an Instax with me... I like them for their point-and-shoot simplicity, and I like the Fuji instant film colours and rendering.

Picture #387 with the Instax SQ6. Manly beach, late afternoon with the usual hungry seagulls, January 2023. I didn't keep an eye on the horizon when I bent down to grab this shot.

Manly beach, Sydney, summer 2023 #387 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[lynnb]

Picture #391 with the Instax SQ6. North Narrabeen beach, summer 2023. I lifted the tone curve a touch in LR6.

North Narrabeen beach, Sydney, summer 2023 #391 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[lynnb]

Picture #386 with the Instax SQ6. Dee Why beach, summer 2023.

Dee Why beach, Sydney, summer 2023 #386 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr